Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Sorry to Bother You
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,493,096Details
International Box Office $792,464Details
Worldwide Box Office $18,285,560
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $429,558 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $598,132 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,027,690
OpusData ID: 313690100
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Synopsis

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$727,266 (4.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,200,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/1,050 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,717,552

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,263 $17,493,096
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,457 $792,464
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,009 $18,285,560
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $17,493,096
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,632 $792,464
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $18,285,560

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 2018 (Limited) by Annapurna Pictures
International Releases: November 30th, 2018 (Wide), released as Sorry To Bother You (Australia)
December 7th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
February 1st, 2019 (Wide) (France)
August 25th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: October 9th, 2018 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and drug use
(Rating bulletin 2528 (Cert #51561), 5/23/2018)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Detention of the Dead
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Keywords: African Americans, Telemarketer, Unemployed, Set in Oakland, CA, Set in California, Surrealism / Absurdism, Satire, Corporate Life, Corporate Malfeasance, Sundance Film Festival 2018, Black Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Significant Productions, MNM Creative, Macro Media, Cinereach Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 42 $2,863,420 Jul 20, 2018 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 12 $4,208,881 Jul 13, 2018 10
Top 2018 Theater Average 14 $45,454 Jul 6, 2018 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 94 1,034 Jul 6, 2018 0

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,263 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,018 $21,717,552
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,569 $17,493,096
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2018 (Rank 101-200) 110 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $21,717,552
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 3 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,263 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,771 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 75 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $17,493,096

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2018 16 $727,266   16 $45,454   $727,266 1
Jul 13, 2018 7 $4,208,881 +479% 805 $5,228   $5,273,833 2
Jul 20, 2018 10 $2,863,420 -32% 1,050 $2,727   $10,292,624 3
Jul 27, 2018 12 $1,373,791 -52% 802 $1,713   $13,275,212 4
Aug 3, 2018 17 $802,152 -42% 404 $1,986   $14,908,754 5
Aug 10, 2018 20 $419,714 -48% 204 $2,057   $15,800,118 6
Aug 17, 2018 23 $253,968 -39% 143 $1,776   $16,297,953 7
Aug 24, 2018 28 $146,401 -42% 88 $1,664   $16,600,523 8
Aug 31, 2018 27 $273,778 +87% 505 $542   $16,964,391 9
Sep 7, 2018 34 $86,201 -69% 72 $1,197   $17,250,185 10
Sep 14, 2018 43 $56,440 -35% 47 $1,201   $17,353,268 11
Sep 21, 2018 49 $28,268 -50% 18 $1,570   $17,412,790 12
Sep 28, 2018 61 $22,473 -21% 30 $749   $17,449,042 13
Oct 5, 2018 63 $10,398 -54% 11 $945   $17,474,288 14
Oct 12, 2018 68 $5,074 -51% 9 $564   $17,485,298 15
Oct 19, 2018 81 $1,328 -74% 3 $443   $17,490,603 16
Oct 26, 2018 94 $795 -40% 2 $398   $17,492,890 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 6, 2018 - $274,827     16 $17,177   $274,827 1
Jul 7, 2018 - $245,820 -11%   16 $15,364   $520,647 2
Jul 8, 2018 - $206,619 -16%   16 $12,914   $727,266 3
Jul 9, 2018 - $88,115 -57%   16 $5,507   $815,381 4
Jul 10, 2018 - $87,519 -1%   16 $5,470   $902,900 5
Jul 11, 2018 - $93,848 +7%   16 $5,866   $996,748 6
Jul 12, 2018 - $68,204 -27%   16 $4,263   $1,064,952 7
Jul 13, 2018 7 $1,489,096 +2,083% +442% 805 $1,850   $2,554,048 8
Jul 14, 2018 8 $1,505,857 +1% +513% 805 $1,871   $4,059,905 9
Jul 15, 2018 8 $1,213,928 -19% +488% 805 $1,508   $5,273,833 10
Jul 16, 2018 7 $534,762 -56% +507% 805 $664   $5,808,595 11
Jul 17, 2018 8 $651,104 +22% +644% 805 $809   $6,459,699 12
Jul 18, 2018 7 $518,867 -20% +453% 805 $645   $6,978,566 13
Jul 19, 2018 7 $450,638 -13% +561% 805 $560   $7,429,204 14
Jul 20, 2018 10 $796,951 +77% -46% 1,050 $759   $8,226,155 15
Jul 21, 2018 10 $1,123,985 +41% -25% 1,050 $1,070   $9,350,140 16
Jul 22, 2018 10 $942,484 -16% -22% 1,050 $898   $10,292,624 17
Jul 23, 2018 11 $416,427 -56% -22% 1,050 $397   $10,709,051 18
Jul 24, 2018 10 $493,273 +18% -24% 1,050 $470   $11,202,324 19
Jul 25, 2018 11 $421,784 -14% -19% 1,050 $402   $11,624,108 20
Jul 26, 2018 10 $277,313 -34% -38% 1,050 $264   $11,901,421 21
Jul 27, 2018 14 $429,105 +55% -46% 802 $535   $12,330,526 22
Jul 28, 2018 12 $546,072 +27% -51% 802 $681   $12,876,598 23
Jul 29, 2018 12 $398,614 -27% -58% 802 $497   $13,275,212 24
Jul 30, 2018 12 $196,626 -51% -53% 802 $245   $13,471,838 25
Jul 31, 2018 13 $240,406 +22% -51% 802 $300   $13,712,244 26
Aug 1, 2018 12 $217,382 -10% -48% 802 $271   $13,929,626 27
Aug 2, 2018 12 $176,976 -19% -36% 802 $221   $14,106,602 28
Aug 3, 2018 - $233,674 +32% -46% 404 $578   $14,340,276 29
Aug 4, 2018 - $328,128 +40% -40% 404 $812   $14,668,404 30
Aug 5, 2018 - $240,350 -27% -40% 404 $595   $14,908,754 31
Aug 6, 2018 - $128,604 -46% -35% 404 $318   $15,037,358 32
Aug 7, 2018 - $135,114 +5% -44% 404 $334   $15,172,472 33
Aug 8, 2018 - $120,158 -11% -45% 404 $297   $15,292,630 34
Aug 9, 2018 - $87,774 -27% -50% 404 $217   $15,380,404 35
Aug 10, 2018 - $113,256 +29% -52% 204 $555   $15,493,660 36
Aug 11, 2018 - $179,584 +59% -45% 204 $880   $15,673,244 37
Aug 12, 2018 - $126,874 -29% -47% 204 $622   $15,800,118 38
Aug 13, 2018 - $59,369 -53% -54% 204 $291   $15,859,487 39
Aug 14, 2018 - $74,029 +25% -45% 204 $363   $15,933,516 40
Aug 15, 2018 - $57,652 -22% -52% 204 $283   $15,991,168 41
Aug 16, 2018 - $52,817 -8% -40% 204 $259   $16,043,985 42
Aug 17, 2018 - $70,660 +34% -38% 143 $494   $16,114,645 43
Aug 18, 2018 - $103,226 +46% -43% 143 $722   $16,217,871 44
Aug 19, 2018 - $80,082 -22% -37% 143 $560   $16,297,953 45
Aug 20, 2018 - $35,881 -55% -40% 143 $251   $16,333,834 46
Aug 21, 2018 - $43,909 +22% -41% 143 $307   $16,377,743 47
Aug 22, 2018 - $38,630 -12% -33% 143 $270   $16,416,373 48
Aug 23, 2018 - $37,749 -2% -29% 143 $264   $16,454,122 49
Aug 24, 2018 - $42,570 +13% -40% 88 $484   $16,496,692 50
Aug 25, 2018 - $61,610 +45% -40% 88 $700   $16,558,302 51
Aug 26, 2018 - $42,221 -31% -47% 88 $480   $16,600,523 52
Aug 27, 2018 - $22,761 -46% -37% 88 $259   $16,623,284 53
Aug 28, 2018 - $23,942 +5% -45% 88 $272   $16,647,226 54
Aug 29, 2018 - $22,418 -6% -42% 88 $255   $16,669,644 55
Aug 30, 2018 - $20,969 -6% -44% 88 $238   $16,690,613 56
Aug 31, 2018 - $69,543 +232% +63% 505 $138   $16,760,156 57
Sep 1, 2018 - $101,791 +46% +65% 505 $202   $16,861,947 58
Sep 2, 2018 - $102,444 +1% +143% 505 $203   $16,964,391 59
Sep 3, 2018 - $93,706 -9% +312% 505 $186   $17,058,097 60
Sep 4, 2018 - $39,907 -57% +67% 505 $79   $17,098,004 61
Sep 5, 2018 - $35,372 -11% +58% 505 $70   $17,133,376 62
Sep 6, 2018 - $30,608 -13% +46% 505 $61   $17,163,984 63
Sep 7, 2018 - $21,497 -30% -69% 72 $299   $17,185,481 64
Sep 8, 2018 - $38,699 +80% -62% 72 $537   $17,224,180 65
Sep 9, 2018 - $26,005 -33% -75% 72 $361   $17,250,185 66
Sep 10, 2018 - $11,118 -57% -88% 72 $154   $17,261,303 67
Sep 11, 2018 - $13,339 +20% -67% 72 $185   $17,274,642 68
Sep 12, 2018 - $11,204 -16% -68% 72 $156   $17,285,846 69
Sep 13, 2018 - $10,982 -2% -64% 72 $153   $17,296,828 70
Sep 14, 2018 - $16,336 +49% -24% 47 $348   $17,313,164 71
Sep 15, 2018 - $24,528 +50% -37% 47 $522   $17,337,692 72
Sep 16, 2018 - $15,576 -36% -40% 47 $331   $17,353,268 73
Sep 17, 2018 - $6,788 -56% -39% 47 $144   $17,360,056 74
Sep 18, 2018 - $9,505 +40% -29% 47 $202   $17,369,561 75
Sep 19, 2018 - $8,569 -10% -24% 47 $182   $17,378,130 76
Sep 20, 2018 - $6,392 -25% -42% 47 $136   $17,384,522 77
Sep 21, 2018 - $8,574 +34% -48% 18 $476   $17,393,096 78
Sep 22, 2018 - $12,251 +43% -50% 18 $681   $17,405,347 79
Sep 23, 2018 - $7,443 -39% -52% 18 $414   $17,412,790 80
Sep 24, 2018 - $3,168 -57% -53% 18 $176   $17,415,958 81
Sep 25, 2018 - $4,354 +37% -54% 18 $242   $17,420,312 82
Sep 26, 2018 - $3,154 -28% -63% 18 $175   $17,423,466 83
Sep 27, 2018 - $3,103 -2% -51% 18 $172   $17,426,569 84
Sep 28, 2018 - $7,488 +141% -13% 30 $250   $17,434,057 85
Sep 29, 2018 - $8,637 +15% -29% 30 $288   $17,442,694 86
Sep 30, 2018 - $6,348 -27% -15% 30 $212   $17,449,042 87
Oct 1, 2018 - $3,558 -44% +12% 30 $119   $17,452,600 88
Oct 2, 2018 - $3,960 +11% -9% 30 $132   $17,456,560 89
Oct 3, 2018 - $4,513 +14% +43% 30 $150   $17,461,073 90
Oct 4, 2018 - $2,817 -38% -9% 30 $94   $17,463,890 91
Oct 5, 2018 - $2,875 +2% -62% 11 $261   $17,466,765 92
Oct 6, 2018 - $4,759 +66% -45% 11 $433   $17,471,524 93
Oct 7, 2018 - $2,764 -42% -56% 11 $251   $17,474,288 94
Oct 8, 2018 - $1,437 -48% -60% 11 $131   $17,475,725 95
Oct 9, 2018 - $1,221 -15% -69% 11 $111   $17,476,946 96
Oct 10, 2018 - $1,692 +39% -63% 11 $154   $17,478,638 97
Oct 11, 2018 - $1,586 -6% -44% 11 $144   $17,480,224 98
Oct 12, 2018 - $1,334 -16% -54% 9 $148   $17,481,558 99
Oct 13, 2018 - $2,147 +61% -55% 9 $239   $17,483,705 100
Oct 14, 2018 - $1,593 -26% -42% 9 $177   $17,485,298 101
Oct 15, 2018 - $866 -46% -40% 9 $96   $17,486,164 102
Oct 16, 2018 - $1,465 +69% +20% 9 $163   $17,487,629 103
Oct 17, 2018 - $853 -42% -50% 9 $95   $17,488,482 104
Oct 18, 2018 - $793 -7% -50% 9 $88   $17,489,275 105
Oct 19, 2018 - $393 -50% -71% 3 $131   $17,489,668 106
Oct 20, 2018 - $519 +32% -76% 3 $173   $17,490,187 107
Oct 21, 2018 - $416 -20% -74% 3 $139   $17,490,603 108
Oct 22, 2018 - $345 -17% -60% 3 $115   $17,490,948 109
Oct 23, 2018 - $132 -62% -91% 3 $44   $17,491,080 110
Oct 24, 2018 - $347 +163% -59% 3 $116   $17,491,427 111
Oct 25, 2018 - $668 +93% -16% 3 $223   $17,492,095 112
Oct 26, 2018 - $10 -99% -97% 2 $5   $17,492,105 113
Oct 27, 2018 - $645 +6,350% +24% 2 $323   $17,492,750 114
Oct 28, 2018 - $140 -78% -66% 2 $70   $17,492,890 115
Oct 29, 2018 - $50 -64% -86% 2 $25   $17,492,940 116
Oct 30, 2018 - $88 +76% -33% 2 $44   $17,493,028 117
Oct 31, 2018 - $43 -51% -88% 2 $22   $17,493,071 118
Nov 1, 2018 - $25 -42% -96% 2 $13   $17,493,096 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2018 16 $1,064,952   16 $66,560   $1,064,952 1
Jul 13, 2018 7 $6,364,252 +498% 805 $7,906   $7,429,204 2
Jul 20, 2018 10 $4,472,217 -30% 1,050 $4,259   $11,901,421 3
Jul 27, 2018 12 $2,205,181 -51% 802 $2,750   $14,106,602 4
Aug 3, 2018 17 $1,273,802 -42% 404 $3,153   $15,380,404 5
Aug 10, 2018 21 $663,581 -48% 204 $3,253   $16,043,985 6
Aug 17, 2018 22 $410,137 -38% 143 $2,868   $16,454,122 7
Aug 24, 2018 29 $236,491 -42% 88 $2,687   $16,690,613 8
Aug 31, 2018 27 $473,371 +100% 505 $937   $17,163,984 9
Sep 7, 2018 35 $132,844 -72% 72 $1,845   $17,296,828 10
Sep 14, 2018 40 $87,694 -34% 47 $1,866   $17,384,522 11
Sep 21, 2018 48 $42,047 -52% 18 $2,336   $17,426,569 12
Sep 28, 2018 60 $37,321 -11% 30 $1,244   $17,463,890 13
Oct 5, 2018 64 $16,334 -56% 11 $1,485   $17,480,224 14
Oct 12, 2018 66 $9,051 -45% 9 $1,006   $17,489,275 15
Oct 19, 2018 79 $2,820 -69% 3 $940   $17,492,095 16
Oct 26, 2018 97 $1,001 -65% 2 $501   $17,493,096 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/30/2018 $21,926 4 8 61 $155,521 8/29/2022
France 2/1/2019 $93,528 55 55 110 $161,345 2/16/2019
United Kingdom 12/7/2018 $319,292 147 147 147 $319,292 12/12/2018
 
Rest of World $156,306
 
International Total$792,464 8/29/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,457 $792,464
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,272 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,278 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,450 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,632 $792,464

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,009 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,094 $18,285,560
Top 2018 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 228 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,284 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,262 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 487 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 97 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $18,285,560

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 28, 2018169,414 9,414$187,899$187,8993

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Lead Ensemble Members

Lakeith Lee Stanfield    Cassius “Cash” Green
Tessa Thompson    Detroit
Jermaine Fowler    Sal
Omari Hardwick    Mr. Blank
Terry Crews    Sergio Green
Steven Yeun    Squeeze
Armie Hammer    Steve Lift
Danny Glover    Langston

Supporting Cast

David Cross    Cash’s “white voice”
Patton Oswalt    Mr. Blank’s “White Voice”
Steve Buscemi    Langston’s “white voice”
Kate Berlant    Diana DeBauchery
Robert Longstreet    Anderson
Michael X Sommers    Johnny

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

Production and Technical Credits

Boots Riley    Director
Boots Riley    Screenwriter
Nina Yang Bongiovi    Producer
Kelly Williams    Producer
Jonathan Duffy    Producer
Charles D. King    Producer
George Rush    Producer
Forest Whitaker    Producer
Michael Y. Chow    Executive Producer
Gus Deardoff    Executive Producer
Philipp Engelhorn    Executive Producer
Poppy Hanks    Executive Producer
Caroline Kaplan    Executive Producer
Kim Roth    Executive Producer
Michael K. Shen    Executive Producer
Doug Emmett    Cinematographer
Terel Gibson    Editor

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


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Synopsis

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$727,266 (4.2% of total gross)
Legs:4.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,200,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/1,050 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $21,717,552

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,263 $17,493,096
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,457 $792,464
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,009 $18,285,560
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $17,493,096
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,632 $792,464
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $18,285,560

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 2018 (Limited) by Annapurna Pictures
International Releases: November 30th, 2018 (Wide), released as Sorry To Bother You (Australia)
December 7th, 2018 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
February 1st, 2019 (Wide) (France)
August 25th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: October 9th, 2018 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, graphic nudity, and drug use
(Rating bulletin 2528 (Cert #51561), 5/23/2018)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Detention of the Dead
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Keywords: African Americans, Telemarketer, Unemployed, Set in Oakland, CA, Set in California, Surrealism / Absurdism, Satire, Corporate Life, Corporate Malfeasance, Sundance Film Festival 2018, Black Comedy
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Significant Productions, MNM Creative, Macro Media, Cinereach Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 3rd Weekend Limited Release 42 $2,863,420 Jul 20, 2018 17
Biggest 2nd Weekend Limited Release 12 $4,208,881 Jul 13, 2018 10
Top 2018 Theater Average 14 $45,454 Jul 6, 2018 3
Widest Expansion Limited Release 94 1,034 Jul 6, 2018 0

Lead Ensemble Members

Lakeith Lee Stanfield    Cassius “Cash” Green
Tessa Thompson    Detroit
Jermaine Fowler    Sal
Omari Hardwick    Mr. Blank
Terry Crews    Sergio Green
Steven Yeun    Squeeze
Armie Hammer    Steve Lift
Danny Glover    Langston

Supporting Cast

David Cross    Cash’s “white voice”
Patton Oswalt    Mr. Blank’s “White Voice”
Steve Buscemi    Langston’s “white voice”
Kate Berlant    Diana DeBauchery
Robert Longstreet    Anderson
Michael X Sommers    Johnny

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

Production and Technical Credits

Boots Riley    Director
Boots Riley    Screenwriter
Nina Yang Bongiovi    Producer
Kelly Williams    Producer
Jonathan Duffy    Producer
Charles D. King    Producer
George Rush    Producer
Forest Whitaker    Producer
Michael Y. Chow    Executive Producer
Gus Deardoff    Executive Producer
Philipp Engelhorn    Executive Producer
Poppy Hanks    Executive Producer
Caroline Kaplan    Executive Producer
Kim Roth    Executive Producer
Michael K. Shen    Executive Producer
Doug Emmett    Cinematographer
Terel Gibson    Editor

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

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,263 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,018 $21,717,552
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,569 $17,493,096
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2018 (Rank 101-200) 110 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $21,717,552
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 3 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,263 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,771 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 398 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 75 $17,493,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,546 $17,493,096

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2018 16 $727,266   16 $45,454   $727,266 1
Jul 13, 2018 7 $4,208,881 +479% 805 $5,228   $5,273,833 2
Jul 20, 2018 10 $2,863,420 -32% 1,050 $2,727   $10,292,624 3
Jul 27, 2018 12 $1,373,791 -52% 802 $1,713   $13,275,212 4
Aug 3, 2018 17 $802,152 -42% 404 $1,986   $14,908,754 5
Aug 10, 2018 20 $419,714 -48% 204 $2,057   $15,800,118 6
Aug 17, 2018 23 $253,968 -39% 143 $1,776   $16,297,953 7
Aug 24, 2018 28 $146,401 -42% 88 $1,664   $16,600,523 8
Aug 31, 2018 27 $273,778 +87% 505 $542   $16,964,391 9
Sep 7, 2018 34 $86,201 -69% 72 $1,197   $17,250,185 10
Sep 14, 2018 43 $56,440 -35% 47 $1,201   $17,353,268 11
Sep 21, 2018 49 $28,268 -50% 18 $1,570   $17,412,790 12
Sep 28, 2018 61 $22,473 -21% 30 $749   $17,449,042 13
Oct 5, 2018 63 $10,398 -54% 11 $945   $17,474,288 14
Oct 12, 2018 68 $5,074 -51% 9 $564   $17,485,298 15
Oct 19, 2018 81 $1,328 -74% 3 $443   $17,490,603 16
Oct 26, 2018 94 $795 -40% 2 $398   $17,492,890 17

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 6, 2018 - $274,827     16 $17,177   $274,827 1
Jul 7, 2018 - $245,820 -11%   16 $15,364   $520,647 2
Jul 8, 2018 - $206,619 -16%   16 $12,914   $727,266 3
Jul 9, 2018 - $88,115 -57%   16 $5,507   $815,381 4
Jul 10, 2018 - $87,519 -1%   16 $5,470   $902,900 5
Jul 11, 2018 - $93,848 +7%   16 $5,866   $996,748 6
Jul 12, 2018 - $68,204 -27%   16 $4,263   $1,064,952 7
Jul 13, 2018 7 $1,489,096 +2,083% +442% 805 $1,850   $2,554,048 8
Jul 14, 2018 8 $1,505,857 +1% +513% 805 $1,871   $4,059,905 9
Jul 15, 2018 8 $1,213,928 -19% +488% 805 $1,508   $5,273,833 10
Jul 16, 2018 7 $534,762 -56% +507% 805 $664   $5,808,595 11
Jul 17, 2018 8 $651,104 +22% +644% 805 $809   $6,459,699 12
Jul 18, 2018 7 $518,867 -20% +453% 805 $645   $6,978,566 13
Jul 19, 2018 7 $450,638 -13% +561% 805 $560   $7,429,204 14
Jul 20, 2018 10 $796,951 +77% -46% 1,050 $759   $8,226,155 15
Jul 21, 2018 10 $1,123,985 +41% -25% 1,050 $1,070   $9,350,140 16
Jul 22, 2018 10 $942,484 -16% -22% 1,050 $898   $10,292,624 17
Jul 23, 2018 11 $416,427 -56% -22% 1,050 $397   $10,709,051 18
Jul 24, 2018 10 $493,273 +18% -24% 1,050 $470   $11,202,324 19
Jul 25, 2018 11 $421,784 -14% -19% 1,050 $402   $11,624,108 20
Jul 26, 2018 10 $277,313 -34% -38% 1,050 $264   $11,901,421 21
Jul 27, 2018 14 $429,105 +55% -46% 802 $535   $12,330,526 22
Jul 28, 2018 12 $546,072 +27% -51% 802 $681   $12,876,598 23
Jul 29, 2018 12 $398,614 -27% -58% 802 $497   $13,275,212 24
Jul 30, 2018 12 $196,626 -51% -53% 802 $245   $13,471,838 25
Jul 31, 2018 13 $240,406 +22% -51% 802 $300   $13,712,244 26
Aug 1, 2018 12 $217,382 -10% -48% 802 $271   $13,929,626 27
Aug 2, 2018 12 $176,976 -19% -36% 802 $221   $14,106,602 28
Aug 3, 2018 - $233,674 +32% -46% 404 $578   $14,340,276 29
Aug 4, 2018 - $328,128 +40% -40% 404 $812   $14,668,404 30
Aug 5, 2018 - $240,350 -27% -40% 404 $595   $14,908,754 31
Aug 6, 2018 - $128,604 -46% -35% 404 $318   $15,037,358 32
Aug 7, 2018 - $135,114 +5% -44% 404 $334   $15,172,472 33
Aug 8, 2018 - $120,158 -11% -45% 404 $297   $15,292,630 34
Aug 9, 2018 - $87,774 -27% -50% 404 $217   $15,380,404 35
Aug 10, 2018 - $113,256 +29% -52% 204 $555   $15,493,660 36
Aug 11, 2018 - $179,584 +59% -45% 204 $880   $15,673,244 37
Aug 12, 2018 - $126,874 -29% -47% 204 $622   $15,800,118 38
Aug 13, 2018 - $59,369 -53% -54% 204 $291   $15,859,487 39
Aug 14, 2018 - $74,029 +25% -45% 204 $363   $15,933,516 40
Aug 15, 2018 - $57,652 -22% -52% 204 $283   $15,991,168 41
Aug 16, 2018 - $52,817 -8% -40% 204 $259   $16,043,985 42
Aug 17, 2018 - $70,660 +34% -38% 143 $494   $16,114,645 43
Aug 18, 2018 - $103,226 +46% -43% 143 $722   $16,217,871 44
Aug 19, 2018 - $80,082 -22% -37% 143 $560   $16,297,953 45
Aug 20, 2018 - $35,881 -55% -40% 143 $251   $16,333,834 46
Aug 21, 2018 - $43,909 +22% -41% 143 $307   $16,377,743 47
Aug 22, 2018 - $38,630 -12% -33% 143 $270   $16,416,373 48
Aug 23, 2018 - $37,749 -2% -29% 143 $264   $16,454,122 49
Aug 24, 2018 - $42,570 +13% -40% 88 $484   $16,496,692 50
Aug 25, 2018 - $61,610 +45% -40% 88 $700   $16,558,302 51
Aug 26, 2018 - $42,221 -31% -47% 88 $480   $16,600,523 52
Aug 27, 2018 - $22,761 -46% -37% 88 $259   $16,623,284 53
Aug 28, 2018 - $23,942 +5% -45% 88 $272   $16,647,226 54
Aug 29, 2018 - $22,418 -6% -42% 88 $255   $16,669,644 55
Aug 30, 2018 - $20,969 -6% -44% 88 $238   $16,690,613 56
Aug 31, 2018 - $69,543 +232% +63% 505 $138   $16,760,156 57
Sep 1, 2018 - $101,791 +46% +65% 505 $202   $16,861,947 58
Sep 2, 2018 - $102,444 +1% +143% 505 $203   $16,964,391 59
Sep 3, 2018 - $93,706 -9% +312% 505 $186   $17,058,097 60
Sep 4, 2018 - $39,907 -57% +67% 505 $79   $17,098,004 61
Sep 5, 2018 - $35,372 -11% +58% 505 $70   $17,133,376 62
Sep 6, 2018 - $30,608 -13% +46% 505 $61   $17,163,984 63
Sep 7, 2018 - $21,497 -30% -69% 72 $299   $17,185,481 64
Sep 8, 2018 - $38,699 +80% -62% 72 $537   $17,224,180 65
Sep 9, 2018 - $26,005 -33% -75% 72 $361   $17,250,185 66
Sep 10, 2018 - $11,118 -57% -88% 72 $154   $17,261,303 67
Sep 11, 2018 - $13,339 +20% -67% 72 $185   $17,274,642 68
Sep 12, 2018 - $11,204 -16% -68% 72 $156   $17,285,846 69
Sep 13, 2018 - $10,982 -2% -64% 72 $153   $17,296,828 70
Sep 14, 2018 - $16,336 +49% -24% 47 $348   $17,313,164 71
Sep 15, 2018 - $24,528 +50% -37% 47 $522   $17,337,692 72
Sep 16, 2018 - $15,576 -36% -40% 47 $331   $17,353,268 73
Sep 17, 2018 - $6,788 -56% -39% 47 $144   $17,360,056 74
Sep 18, 2018 - $9,505 +40% -29% 47 $202   $17,369,561 75
Sep 19, 2018 - $8,569 -10% -24% 47 $182   $17,378,130 76
Sep 20, 2018 - $6,392 -25% -42% 47 $136   $17,384,522 77
Sep 21, 2018 - $8,574 +34% -48% 18 $476   $17,393,096 78
Sep 22, 2018 - $12,251 +43% -50% 18 $681   $17,405,347 79
Sep 23, 2018 - $7,443 -39% -52% 18 $414   $17,412,790 80
Sep 24, 2018 - $3,168 -57% -53% 18 $176   $17,415,958 81
Sep 25, 2018 - $4,354 +37% -54% 18 $242   $17,420,312 82
Sep 26, 2018 - $3,154 -28% -63% 18 $175   $17,423,466 83
Sep 27, 2018 - $3,103 -2% -51% 18 $172   $17,426,569 84
Sep 28, 2018 - $7,488 +141% -13% 30 $250   $17,434,057 85
Sep 29, 2018 - $8,637 +15% -29% 30 $288   $17,442,694 86
Sep 30, 2018 - $6,348 -27% -15% 30 $212   $17,449,042 87
Oct 1, 2018 - $3,558 -44% +12% 30 $119   $17,452,600 88
Oct 2, 2018 - $3,960 +11% -9% 30 $132   $17,456,560 89
Oct 3, 2018 - $4,513 +14% +43% 30 $150   $17,461,073 90
Oct 4, 2018 - $2,817 -38% -9% 30 $94   $17,463,890 91
Oct 5, 2018 - $2,875 +2% -62% 11 $261   $17,466,765 92
Oct 6, 2018 - $4,759 +66% -45% 11 $433   $17,471,524 93
Oct 7, 2018 - $2,764 -42% -56% 11 $251   $17,474,288 94
Oct 8, 2018 - $1,437 -48% -60% 11 $131   $17,475,725 95
Oct 9, 2018 - $1,221 -15% -69% 11 $111   $17,476,946 96
Oct 10, 2018 - $1,692 +39% -63% 11 $154   $17,478,638 97
Oct 11, 2018 - $1,586 -6% -44% 11 $144   $17,480,224 98
Oct 12, 2018 - $1,334 -16% -54% 9 $148   $17,481,558 99
Oct 13, 2018 - $2,147 +61% -55% 9 $239   $17,483,705 100
Oct 14, 2018 - $1,593 -26% -42% 9 $177   $17,485,298 101
Oct 15, 2018 - $866 -46% -40% 9 $96   $17,486,164 102
Oct 16, 2018 - $1,465 +69% +20% 9 $163   $17,487,629 103
Oct 17, 2018 - $853 -42% -50% 9 $95   $17,488,482 104
Oct 18, 2018 - $793 -7% -50% 9 $88   $17,489,275 105
Oct 19, 2018 - $393 -50% -71% 3 $131   $17,489,668 106
Oct 20, 2018 - $519 +32% -76% 3 $173   $17,490,187 107
Oct 21, 2018 - $416 -20% -74% 3 $139   $17,490,603 108
Oct 22, 2018 - $345 -17% -60% 3 $115   $17,490,948 109
Oct 23, 2018 - $132 -62% -91% 3 $44   $17,491,080 110
Oct 24, 2018 - $347 +163% -59% 3 $116   $17,491,427 111
Oct 25, 2018 - $668 +93% -16% 3 $223   $17,492,095 112
Oct 26, 2018 - $10 -99% -97% 2 $5   $17,492,105 113
Oct 27, 2018 - $645 +6,350% +24% 2 $323   $17,492,750 114
Oct 28, 2018 - $140 -78% -66% 2 $70   $17,492,890 115
Oct 29, 2018 - $50 -64% -86% 2 $25   $17,492,940 116
Oct 30, 2018 - $88 +76% -33% 2 $44   $17,493,028 117
Oct 31, 2018 - $43 -51% -88% 2 $22   $17,493,071 118
Nov 1, 2018 - $25 -42% -96% 2 $13   $17,493,096 119

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 6, 2018 16 $1,064,952   16 $66,560   $1,064,952 1
Jul 13, 2018 7 $6,364,252 +498% 805 $7,906   $7,429,204 2
Jul 20, 2018 10 $4,472,217 -30% 1,050 $4,259   $11,901,421 3
Jul 27, 2018 12 $2,205,181 -51% 802 $2,750   $14,106,602 4
Aug 3, 2018 17 $1,273,802 -42% 404 $3,153   $15,380,404 5
Aug 10, 2018 21 $663,581 -48% 204 $3,253   $16,043,985 6
Aug 17, 2018 22 $410,137 -38% 143 $2,868   $16,454,122 7
Aug 24, 2018 29 $236,491 -42% 88 $2,687   $16,690,613 8
Aug 31, 2018 27 $473,371 +100% 505 $937   $17,163,984 9
Sep 7, 2018 35 $132,844 -72% 72 $1,845   $17,296,828 10
Sep 14, 2018 40 $87,694 -34% 47 $1,866   $17,384,522 11
Sep 21, 2018 48 $42,047 -52% 18 $2,336   $17,426,569 12
Sep 28, 2018 60 $37,321 -11% 30 $1,244   $17,463,890 13
Oct 5, 2018 64 $16,334 -56% 11 $1,485   $17,480,224 14
Oct 12, 2018 66 $9,051 -45% 9 $1,006   $17,489,275 15
Oct 19, 2018 79 $2,820 -69% 3 $940   $17,492,095 16
Oct 26, 2018 97 $1,001 -65% 2 $501   $17,493,096 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 11/30/2018 $21,926 4 8 61 $155,521 8/29/2022
France 2/1/2019 $93,528 55 55 110 $161,345 2/16/2019
United Kingdom 12/7/2018 $319,292 147 147 147 $319,292 12/12/2018
 
Rest of World $156,306
 
International Total$792,464 8/29/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,457 $792,464
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,272 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,278 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,450 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 631 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $792,464
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,632 $792,464

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,009 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,094 $18,285,560
Top 2018 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 228 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,284 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,262 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 487 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Black Comedy Movies 97 $18,285,560
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $18,285,560

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Oct 28, 2018169,414 9,414$187,899$187,8993

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