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Beasts of the Southern Wild

2012 • PG-13 • 1h 33m • Drama, Fantasy, Adventure • Fox Searchlight

I gotta take care of mine.

🍅 87% 76%

86

3.77

7.2

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$169.7K

Limited · 4 theaters

Domestic Total

$12.8M

Final

Worldwide Total

$23.3M

$10.5M international

Budget$1.8M

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Cast & Crew

Directed byBenh Zeitlin ScreenplayLucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin Produced byDan Janvey, Josh Penn, Michael Gottwald CinematographyBen Richardson Music byDan Romer, Benh Zeitlin StarringQuvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Gina Montana, Lowell Landes StudioFox Searchlight Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 29-Jul 1 27 $169.7K — 4 $42,426 $220.9K

2 Jul 6-8 21 $374.1K +120.4% 19 $19,687 $743.8K

3 Jul 13-15 17 $790.5K +111.3% 81 $9,760 $1.7M

4 Jul 20-22 14 $763.4K −3.4% 129 $5,918 $2.9M

5 Jul 27-29 13 $926.0K +21.3% 208 $4,452 $4.2M

6 Aug 3-5 12 $1.2M +24.7% 318 $3,631 $5.9M

7 Aug 10-12 14 $722.9K −37.4% 286 $2,528 $7.2M

8 Aug 17-19 19 $563.3K −22.1% 236 $2,387 $8.1M

9 Aug 24-26 21 $463.1K −17.8% 212 $2,185 $8.9M

10 Aug 31-Sep 2 25 $528.2K +14.0% 267 $1,978 $9.6M

11 Sep 7-9 26 $359.0K −32.0% 269 $1,334 $10.3M

12 Sep 14-16 34 $243.6K −32.1% 212 $1,149 $10.7M

13 Sep 21-23 42 $123.7K −49.2% 132 $937 $10.9M

14 Sep 28-30 48 $69.6K −43.8% 69 $1,008 $11.0M

15 Oct 5-7 47 $41.1K −40.9% 51 $806 $11.1M

16 Oct 12-14 52 $25.3K −38.6% 36 $702 $11.2M

17 Oct 19-21 61 $17.4K −31.1% 28 $622 $11.2M

18 Oct 26-28 69 $9.4K −46.0% 20 $470 $11.2M

19 Nov 2-4 68 $9.5K +1.2% 15 $634 $11.2M

20 Nov 9-11 63 $10.2K +7.3% 15 $680 $11.2M

29 Jan 11-13 63 $6.3K — 4 $1,585 $11.3M

30 Jan 18-20 35 $150.0K +2266.2% 71 $2,112 $11.5M

31 Jan 25-27 34 $158.3K +5.6% 62 $2,554 $11.7M

32 Feb 1-3 36 $120.6K −23.8% 62 $1,946 $11.9M

33 Feb 8-10 35 $124.4K +3.2% 97 $1,283 $12.1M

34 Feb 15-17 31 $152.0K +22.1% 192 $791 $12.3M

35 Feb 22-24 29 $213.6K +40.5% 73 $2,926 $12.6M

36 Mar 1-3 46 $70.4K −67.0% 42 $1,677 $12.7M

37 Mar 8-10 49 $35.3K −49.8% 32 $1,104 $12.7M

38 Mar 15-17 63 $17.2K −51.4% 21 $818 $12.8M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Jun 27 - $27.2K — $27.2K 4 $6,794 -2

Thu Jun 28 - $24.0K −11.6% $51.2K 4 $6,009 -1

Fri Jun 29 - $51.6K +114.8% $102.9K 4 $12,910 1

Sat Jun 30 - $63.9K +23.7% $166.7K 4 $15,974 2

Sun Jul 1 - $54.2K −15.2% $220.9K 4 $13,542 3

Mon Jul 2 - $23.2K −57.2% $244.1K 4 $5,795 4

Tue Jul 3 - $30.4K +31.2% $274.5K 4 $7,605 5

Wed Jul 4 - $59.9K +97.0% +120.5% $334.4K 7 $8,562 6

Thu Jul 5 - $35.3K −41.0% +47.0% $369.8K 7 $5,049 7

Fri Jul 6 - $108.8K +207.8% +110.6% $478.6K 19 $5,725 8

Sat Jul 7 - $151.8K +39.6% +137.6% $630.4K 19 $7,990 9

Sun Jul 8 - $113.5K −25.3% +109.5% $743.8K 19 $5,972 10

Mon Jul 9 - $40.3K −64.5% +73.8% $784.1K 19 $2,121 11

Tue Jul 10 - $38.9K −3.4% +27.9% $823.1K 19 $2,048 12

Wed Jul 11 - $40.9K +5.0% −31.8% $863.9K 19 $2,152 13

Thu Jul 12 - $38.2K −6.6% +8.1% $902.1K 19 $2,010 14

Fri Jul 13 - $212.3K +455.8% +95.2% $1.1M 81 $2,621 15

Sat Jul 14 - $326.0K +53.6% +114.7% $1.4M 81 $4,025 16

Sun Jul 15 - $252.3K −22.6% +122.3% $1.7M 81 $3,114 17

Mon Jul 16 - $91.4K −63.8% +126.8% $1.8M 81 $1,128 18

Tue Jul 17 - $116.3K +27.3% +198.9% $1.9M 81 $1,436 19

Wed Jul 18 - $102.6K −11.8% +150.9% $2.0M 81 $1,266 20

Thu Jul 19 - $88.7K −13.5% +132.3% $2.1M 81 $1,096 21

Fri Jul 20 - $216.7K +144.2% +2.1% $2.3M 129 $1,680 22

Sat Jul 21 - $314.8K +45.3% −3.4% $2.6M 129 $2,440 23

Sun Jul 22 - $232.0K −26.3% −8.0% $2.9M 129 $1,798 24

Mon Jul 23 - $103.9K −55.2% +13.7% $3.0M 129 $806 25

Tue Jul 24 - $117.3K +12.8% +0.8% $3.1M 129 $909 26

Wed Jul 25 - $100.3K −14.5% −2.2% $3.2M 129 $778 27

Thu Jul 26 - $104.2K +3.9% +17.4% $3.3M 129 $808 28

Fri Jul 27 - $222.5K +113.5% +2.7% $3.5M 208 $1,070 29

Sat Jul 28 - $401.6K +80.5% +27.6% $3.9M 208 $1,931 30

Sun Jul 29 - $302.0K −24.8% +30.2% $4.2M 208 $1,452 31

Mon Jul 30 - $114.6K −62.0% +10.3% $4.3M 208 $551 32

Tue Jul 31 - $137.4K +19.9% +17.2% $4.5M 208 $661 33

Wed Aug 1 - $136.3K −0.8% +35.9% $4.6M 208 $655 34

Thu Aug 2 - $133.5K −2.1% +28.1% $4.7M 208 $642 35

Fri Aug 3 #12 $298.1K +123.3% +34.0% $5.0M 318 $937 36

Sat Aug 4 #12 $495.0K +66.1% +23.3% $5.5M 318 $1,557 37

Sun Aug 5 #12 $361.7K −26.9% +19.8% $5.9M 318 $1,138 38

Mon Aug 6 #13 $140.1K −61.3% +22.2% $6.0M 318 $441 39

Tue Aug 7 #12 $152.7K +9.0% +11.2% $6.2M 318 $480 40

Wed Aug 8 #14 $132.5K −13.2% −2.8% $6.3M 318 $417 41

Thu Aug 9 #14 $128.4K −3.1% −3.8% $6.4M 318 $404 42

Fri Aug 10 - $207.9K +62.0% −30.2% $6.6M 286 $727 43

Sat Aug 11 - $308.3K +48.3% −37.7% $7.0M 286 $1,078 44

Sun Aug 12 - $206.7K −33.0% −42.9% $7.2M 286 $723 45

Mon Aug 13 - $90.6K −56.2% −35.4% $7.3M 286 $317 46

Tue Aug 14 - $102.2K +12.8% −33.1% $7.4M 286 $357 47

Wed Aug 15 - $98.3K −3.8% −25.8% $7.5M 282 $349 48

Thu Aug 16 - $96.5K −1.8% −24.8% $7.5M 282 $342 49

Fri Aug 17 - $153.1K +58.7% −26.4% $7.7M 236 $649 50

Sat Aug 18 - $246.1K +60.8% −20.2% $7.9M 236 $1,043 51

Sun Aug 19 - $164.1K −33.3% −20.6% $8.1M 236 $695 52

Mon Aug 20 - $67.8K −58.7% −25.2% $8.2M 236 $287 53

Tue Aug 21 - $74.1K +9.4% −27.4% $8.3M 236 $314 54

Wed Aug 22 - $71.6K −3.5% −27.2% $8.3M 230 $311 55

Thu Aug 23 - $72.1K +0.7% −25.3% $8.4M 230 $314 56

Fri Aug 24 - $118.9K +64.9% −22.3% $8.5M 212 $561 57

Sat Aug 25 - $198.1K +66.6% −19.5% $8.7M 212 $934 58

Sun Aug 26 - $146.2K −26.2% −10.9% $8.9M 212 $689 59

Mon Aug 27 - $54.6K −62.7% −19.5% $8.9M 212 $257 60

Tue Aug 28 - $62.2K +13.9% −16.2% $9.0M 212 $293 61

Wed Aug 29 - $54.9K −11.7% −23.3% $9.0M 232 $237 62

Thu Aug 30 - $58.6K +6.6% −18.8% $9.1M 232 $252 63

Fri Aug 31 - $124.4K +112.3% +4.6% $9.2M 267 $466 64

Sat Sep 1 - $201.2K +61.8% +1.6% $9.4M 267 $754 65

Sun Sep 2 - $202.6K +0.7% +38.6% $9.6M 267 $759 66

Mon Sep 3 - $170.1K −16.1% +211.6% $9.8M 267 $637 67

Tue Sep 4 - $43.8K −74.2% −29.5% $9.8M 267 $164 68

Wed Sep 5 - $40.2K −8.3% −26.8% $9.9M 267 $151 69

Thu Sep 6 - $40.9K +1.8% −30.1% $9.9M 267 $153 70

Fri Sep 7 - $94.9K +131.7% −23.7% $10.0M 269 $353 71

Sat Sep 8 - $169.7K +78.9% −15.7% $10.2M 269 $631 72

Sun Sep 9 - $94.4K −44.4% −53.4% $10.3M 269 $351 73

Mon Sep 10 - $33.9K −64.1% −80.1% $10.3M 269 $126 74

Tue Sep 11 - $35.4K +4.6% −19.1% $10.3M 269 $132 75

Wed Sep 12 - $35.8K +1.1% −10.9% $10.4M 269 $133 76

Thu Sep 13 - $40.2K +12.2% −1.8% $10.4M 269 $149 77

Fri Sep 14 - $69.5K +73.0% −26.7% $10.5M 212 $328 78

Sat Sep 15 - $111.4K +60.2% −34.3% $10.6M 212 $526 79

Sun Sep 16 - $62.6K −43.8% −33.7% $10.7M 212 $295 80

Mon Sep 17 - $27.6K −56.0% −18.7% $10.7M 212 $130 81

Tue Sep 18 - $33.1K +20.1% −6.7% $10.7M 212 $156 82

Wed Sep 19 - $29.9K −9.7% −16.6% $10.8M 212 $141 83

Thu Sep 20 - $27.7K −7.2% −31.0% $10.8M 212 $131 84

Fri Sep 21 - $33.0K +19.1% −52.5% $10.8M 132 $250 85

Sat Sep 22 - $57.4K +73.8% −48.5% $10.9M 132 $435 86

Sun Sep 23 - $33.3K −41.9% −46.7% $10.9M 132 $253 87

Mon Sep 24 - $12.3K −63.2% −55.5% $10.9M 132 $93 88

Tue Sep 25 - $14.7K +20.0% −55.5% $10.9M 132 $111 89

Wed Sep 26 - $15.5K +5.3% −48.1% $10.9M 132 $117 90

Thu Sep 27 - $14.9K −3.8% −46.2% $11.0M 132 $113 91

Fri Sep 28 - $19.8K +32.5% −40.2% $11.0M 69 $286 92

Sat Sep 29 - $30.9K +56.1% −46.2% $11.0M 69 $447 93

Sun Sep 30 - $19.0K −38.6% −43.2% $11.0M 69 $275 94

Mon Oct 1 - $6.9K −63.4% −43.4% $11.0M 69 $101 95

Tue Oct 2 - $8.5K +22.1% −42.4% $11.0M 69 $123 96

Wed Oct 3 - $6.2K −27.0% −60.1% $11.1M 69 $90 97

Thu Oct 4 - $8.9K +43.3% −40.6% $11.1M 69 $128 98

Fri Oct 5 - $10.8K +22.0% −45.3% $11.1M 51 $212 99

Sat Oct 6 - $17.8K +64.6% −42.3% $11.1M 51 $349 100

Sun Oct 7 - $12.5K −29.7% −34.0% $11.1M 51 $245 101

Mon Oct 8 - $9.3K −26.0% +33.4% $11.1M 51 $182 102

Tue Oct 9 - $5.0K −46.5% −41.6% $11.1M 51 $97 103

Wed Oct 10 - $5.2K +4.1% −16.6% $11.1M 51 $101 104

Thu Oct 11 - $6.1K +19.3% −30.6% $11.1M 51 $121 105

Fri Oct 12 - $5.7K −8.0% −47.6% $11.1M 36 $157 106

Sat Oct 13 - $10.5K +85.3% −41.1% $11.1M 36 $291 107

Sun Oct 14 - $9.1K −13.1% −27.2% $11.2M 36 $253 108

Mon Oct 15 - $3.4K −62.2% −62.8% $11.2M 36 $96 109

Tue Oct 16 - $4.6K +34.4% −6.5% $11.2M 36 $129 110

Wed Oct 17 - $5.4K +16.3% +4.5% $11.2M 36 $150 111

Thu Oct 18 - $3.5K −34.8% −42.9% $11.2M 36 $97 112

Fri Oct 19 - $5.3K +52.0% −5.8% $11.2M 28 $190 113

Sat Oct 20 - $7.7K +44.5% −26.5% $11.2M 28 $275 114

Sun Oct 21 - $4.4K −43.2% −52.0% $11.2M 28 $156 115

Mon Oct 22 - $1.3K −69.3% −61.0% $11.2M 28 $48 116

Tue Oct 23 - $2.1K +56.2% −54.6% $11.2M 28 $75 117

Wed Oct 24 - $2.0K −3.0% −62.2% $11.2M 28 $73 118

Thu Oct 25 - $2.8K +38.2% −19.7% $11.2M 28 $101 119

Fri Oct 26 - $2.9K +4.3% −44.9% $11.2M 20 $147 120

Sat Oct 27 - $4.0K +35.3% −48.4% $11.2M 20 $199 121

Sun Oct 28 - $2.5K −37.5% −43.2% $11.2M 20 $124 122

Fri Nov 2 - $2.3K — −21.0% $11.2M 15 $155 127

Sat Nov 3 - $3.6K +56.3% −8.8% $11.2M 15 $242 128

Sun Nov 4 - $3.6K −1.6% +43.6% $11.2M 15 $238 129

Mon Nov 5 - $1.4K −60.5% $11.2M 15 $94 130

Tue Nov 6 - $952 −32.5% $11.2M 15 $63 131

Wed Nov 7 - $1.2K +23.2% $11.2M 15 $78 132

Thu Nov 8 - $1.8K +51.7% $11.2M 15 $119 133

Fri Nov 9 - $2.5K +42.6% +9.5% $11.2M 15 $169 134

Sat Nov 10 - $4.4K +75.1% +22.6% $11.2M 15 $296 135

Sun Nov 11 - $3.2K −27.6% −9.7% $11.2M 15 $215 136

Mon Nov 12 - $3.3K +2.2% +133.5% $11.2M 15 $219 137

Tue Nov 13 - $1.8K −46.7% +84.2% $11.2M 15 $117 138

Wed Nov 14 - $1.9K +7.6% +61.0% $11.2M 15 $126 139

Thu Nov 15 - $1.2K −36.0% −32.1% $11.2M 15 $81 140

Fri Jan 11 - $1.7K — $11.3M 4 $415 197

Sat Jan 12 - $2.2K +32.9% $11.3M 4 $551 198

Sun Jan 13 - $2.5K +12.3% $11.3M 4 $619 199

Mon Jan 14 - $771 −68.8% $11.3M 4 $193 200

Tue Jan 15 - $961 +24.6% $11.3M 4 $240 201

Wed Jan 16 - $810 −15.7% $11.3M 4 $203 202

Thu Jan 17 - $956 +18.0% $11.3M 4 $239 203

Fri Jan 18 - $36.0K +3665.5% +2069.9% $11.3M 71 $507 204

Sat Jan 19 - $67.6K +87.9% +2968.3% $11.4M 71 $952 205

Sun Jan 20 - $46.3K −31.5% +1772.6% $11.5M 71 $653 206

Mon Jan 21 - $32.9K −29.1% +4162.5% $11.5M 71 $463 207

Tue Jan 22 - $15.8K −51.9% +1544.8% $11.5M 71 $223 208

Wed Jan 23 - $16.5K +4.1% +1931.6% $11.5M 71 $232 209

Thu Jan 24 - $19.5K +18.3% +1936.9% $11.5M 71 $274 210

Fri Jan 25 - $37.4K +92.1% +3.9% $11.6M 62 $603 211

Sat Jan 26 - $75.9K +102.8% +12.2% $11.7M 62 $1,224 212

Sun Jan 27 - $45.0K −40.6% −2.8% $11.7M 62 $726 213

Mon Jan 28 - $14.7K −67.4% −55.3% $11.7M 62 $237 214

Tue Jan 29 - $14.2K −3.0% −9.9% $11.7M 62 $230 215

Wed Jan 30 - $14.6K +2.7% −11.1% $11.7M 62 $236 216

Thu Jan 31 - $14.6K −0.3% −25.1% $11.8M 62 $235 217

Fri Feb 1 - $31.0K +112.9% −17.0% $11.8M 76 $408 218

Sat Feb 2 - $64.1K +106.5% −15.5% $11.9M 76 $843 219

Sun Feb 3 - $25.5K −60.2% −43.4% $11.9M 76 $336 220

Mon Feb 4 - $13.9K −45.5% −5.2% $11.9M 90 $155 221

Tue Feb 5 - $14.3K +3.1% +0.7% $11.9M 90 $159 222

Wed Feb 6 - $16.5K +14.8% +12.5% $11.9M 90 $183 223

Thu Feb 7 - $16.8K +1.8% +15.0% $11.9M 90 $186 224

Fri Feb 8 - $27.1K +61.5% −12.8% $12.0M 97 $279 225

Sat Feb 9 - $58.3K +115.4% −9.0% $12.0M 97 $601 226

Sun Feb 10 - $39.1K −33.0% +53.1% $12.1M 97 $403 227

Mon Feb 11 - $14.2K −63.6% +2.1% $12.1M 97 $146 228

Tue Feb 12 - $15.3K +8.0% +6.9% $12.1M 97 $158 229

Wed Feb 13 - $12.7K −17.0% −22.7% $12.1M 97 $131 230

Thu Feb 14 - $15.4K +20.9% −8.1% $12.1M 97 $159 231

Fri Feb 15 - $25.9K +68.3% −4.3% $12.1M 192 $135 232

Sat Feb 16 - $81.0K +212.6% +38.8% $12.2M 192 $422 233

Sun Feb 17 - $45.1K −44.3% +15.5% $12.3M 192 $235 234

Mon Feb 18 - $34.8K −22.9% +145.0% $12.3M 192 $181 235

Tue Feb 19 - $16.4K −52.8% +7.0% $12.3M 192 $85 236

Wed Feb 20 - $17.8K +8.3% +39.6% $12.3M 192 $93 237

Thu Feb 21 - $17.4K −2.3% +12.7% $12.4M 192 $90 238

Fri Feb 22 - $33.9K +95.2% +30.8% $12.4M 73 $464 239

Sat Feb 23 - $150.1K +342.9% +85.3% $12.5M 73 $2,055 240

Sun Feb 24 - $29.6K −80.2% −34.3% $12.6M 73 $406 241

Mon Feb 25 - $11.1K −62.7% −68.2% $12.6M 73 $152 242

Tue Feb 26 - $12.2K +9.8% −25.9% $12.6M 73 $166 243

Wed Feb 27 - $10.2K −15.9% −42.5% $12.6M 73 $140 244

Thu Feb 28 - $11.7K +14.5% −32.6% $12.6M 73 $160 245

Fri Mar 1 - $17.4K +48.7% −48.6% $12.6M 42 $414 246

Sat Mar 2 - $33.9K +94.9% −77.4% $12.7M 42 $807 247

Sun Mar 3 - $19.1K −43.5% −35.4% $12.7M 42 $456 248

Mon Mar 4 - $6.9K −64.0% −37.8% $12.7M 42 $164 249

Tue Mar 5 - $6.7K −2.7% −44.9% $12.7M 42 $160 250

Wed Mar 6 - $6.0K −11.2% −41.8% $12.7M 42 $142 251

Thu Mar 7 - $5.5K −8.3% −53.4% $12.7M 42 $130 252

Fri Mar 8 - $9.5K +73.6% −45.6% $12.7M 32 $296 253

Sat Mar 9 - $15.8K +66.7% −53.4% $12.7M 32 $493 254

Sun Mar 10 - $10.1K −36.2% −47.4% $12.7M 32 $315 255

Mon Mar 11 - $3.6K −64.3% −47.8% $12.8M 32 $112 256

Tue Mar 12 - $4.2K +15.8% −37.9% $12.8M 32 $130 257

Wed Mar 13 - $5.5K +30.9% −8.4% $12.8M 32 $170 258

Thu Mar 14 - $6.0K +10.3% +10.2% $12.8M 32 $188 259

Fri Mar 15 - $4.9K −18.3% −48.1% $12.8M 21 $234 260

Sat Mar 16 - $7.1K +43.8% −55.3% $12.8M 21 $336 261

Sun Mar 17 - $5.2K −26.5% −48.5% $12.8M 21 $247 262

Mon Mar 18 - $2.3K −55.7% −36.1% $12.8M 21 $109 263

Tue Mar 19 - $3.0K +31.3% −27.5% $12.8M 21 $144 264

Wed Mar 20 - $3.0K +0.5% −44.4% $12.8M 21 $144 265

Thu Mar 21 - $3.0K −1.0% −50.1% $12.8M 21 $143 266

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$9.9M

Jun 27Jul 15Aug 2Aug 19Sep 6

Weekend grossWk 10 · $528.2K

$169.7K

$374.1K

$790.5K

$763.4K

$926.0K

$1.2M

$722.9K

$563.3K

$463.1K

$528.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 318 → 267 −16.0%

4 open267 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +14.0%

+120.4%

W1→2

+111.3%

W2→3

−3.4%

W3→4

+21.3%

W4→5

+24.7%

W5→6

−37.4%

W6→7

−22.1%

W7→8

−17.8%

W8→9

+14.0%

W9→10

Steepest −37.4%Biggest gain +120.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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