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True Story (2015) - Financial Information

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,719,695Details
International Box Office $1,174,515Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,894,210
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Synopsis

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo—who has taken on Finkel’s identity—his investigation morphs into a game of cat and mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel’s relentless pursuit of Longo’s true story encompasses murder, love, deceit, and redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,950,214 (41.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:831 opening theaters/856 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,035,388

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 2015 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: July 17th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
July 17th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
September 16th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
Video Release: July 7th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2336, 8/20/2014)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Victor Frankenstein
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Keywords: Investigative Journalist, Stolen Identity, Familicide, Autobiographical, Epilogue, Crime Drama, 2000s, Intertitle, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Regency, Plan B Entertainment, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,754 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,685 $6,035,388
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,943 $4,719,695
Top 2015 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 150 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,065 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 538 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,540 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 99 $4,719,695

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 11 $1,950,214   831 $2,347   $1,950,214 1
Apr 24, 2015 15 $1,142,540 -41% 856 $1,335   $3,807,508 2
May 1, 2015 22 $180,838 -84% 296 $611   $4,388,290 3
May 8, 2015 35 $83,386 -54% 127 $657   $4,585,588 4
May 15, 2015 45 $33,004 -60% 51 $647   $4,663,949 5
May 22, 2015 56 $15,840 -52% 28 $566   $4,697,999 6
May 29, 2015 61 $6,881 -57% 13 $529   $4,715,819 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 17, 2015 11 $677,427     831 $815   $677,427 1
Apr 18, 2015 11 $775,213 +14%   831 $933   $1,452,640 2
Apr 19, 2015 11 $497,574 -36%   831 $599   $1,950,214 3
Apr 20, 2015 11 $179,531 -64%   831 $216   $2,129,745 4
Apr 21, 2015 11 $210,953 +18%   831 $254   $2,340,698 5
Apr 22, 2015 11 $170,212 -19%   831 $205   $2,510,910 6
Apr 23, 2015 11 $154,058 -9%   831 $185   $2,664,968 7
Apr 24, 2015 15 $315,358 +105% -53% 856 $368   $2,980,326 8
Apr 25, 2015 14 $537,031 +70% -31% 856 $627   $3,517,357 9
Apr 26, 2015 15 $290,151 -46% -42% 856 $339   $3,807,508 10
Apr 27, 2015 - $100,529 -65% -44% 856 $117   $3,908,037 11
Apr 28, 2015 - $133,909 +33% -37% 856 $156   $4,041,946 12
Apr 29, 2015 - $96,404 -28% -43% 856 $113   $4,138,350 13
Apr 30, 2015 - $69,102 -28% -55% 856 $81   $4,207,452 14
May 1, 2015 - $57,193 -17% -82% 296 $193   $4,264,645 15
May 2, 2015 - $72,834 +27% -86% 296 $246   $4,337,479 16
May 3, 2015 - $50,811 -30% -82% 296 $172   $4,388,290 17
May 4, 2015 - $24,757 -51% -75% 296 $84   $4,413,047 18
May 5, 2015 - $33,841 +37% -75% 296 $114   $4,446,888 19
May 6, 2015 - $29,362 -13% -70% 296 $99   $4,476,250 20
May 7, 2015 - $25,952 -12% -62% 296 $88   $4,502,202 21
May 8, 2015 - $22,093 -15% -61% 127 $174   $4,524,295 22
May 9, 2015 - $35,386 +60% -51% 127 $279   $4,559,681 23
May 10, 2015 - $25,907 -27% -49% 127 $204   $4,585,588 24
May 11, 2015 - $10,810 -58% -56% 127 $85   $4,596,398 25
May 12, 2015 - $15,006 +39% -56% 127 $118   $4,611,404 26
May 13, 2015 - $10,484 -30% -64% 127 $83   $4,621,888 27
May 14, 2015 - $9,057 -14% -65% 127 $71   $4,630,945 28
May 15, 2015 - $8,968 -1% -59% 51 $176   $4,639,913 29
May 16, 2015 - $14,309 +60% -60% 51 $281   $4,654,222 30
May 17, 2015 - $9,727 -32% -62% 51 $191   $4,663,949 31
May 18, 2015 - $5,324 -45% -51% 51 $104   $4,669,273 32
May 19, 2015 - $4,958 -7% -67% 51 $97   $4,674,231 33
May 20, 2015 - $3,944 -20% -62% 51 $77   $4,678,175 34
May 21, 2015 - $3,984 +1% -56% 51 $78   $4,682,159 35
May 22, 2015 - $4,291 +8% -52% 28 $153   $4,686,450 36
May 23, 2015 - $6,799 +58% -52% 28 $243   $4,693,249 37
May 24, 2015 - $4,750 -30% -51% 28 $170   $4,697,999 38
May 25, 2015 - $3,597 -24% -32% 28 $128   $4,701,596 39
May 26, 2015 - $3,698 +3% -25% 28 $132   $4,705,294 40
May 27, 2015 - $2,006 -46% -49% 28 $72   $4,707,300 41
May 28, 2015 - $1,638 -18% -59% 28 $59   $4,708,938 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 11 $2,664,968   831 $3,207   $2,664,968 1
Apr 24, 2015 15 $1,542,484 -42% 856 $1,802   $4,207,452 2
May 1, 2015 21 $294,750 -81% 296 $996   $4,502,202 3
May 8, 2015 35 $128,743 -56% 127 $1,014   $4,630,945 4
May 15, 2015 42 $51,214 -60% 51 $1,004   $4,682,159 5
May 22, 2015 56 $26,779 -48% 28 $956   $4,708,938 6
May 29, 2015 65 $10,757 -60% 13 $827   $4,719,695 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 9/16/2015 $3,784 11 11 11 $3,784 8/21/2018
Germany 8/6/2015 $51,578 0 7 22 $91,436 8/22/2018
Spain 7/17/2015 $68,920 65 65 178 $199,874 11/28/2018
United Kingdom 7/17/2015 $214,786 147 147 148 $513,201 9/22/2015
 
Rest of World $366,220
 
International Total$1,174,515 11/28/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

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

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

Home Market Releases for August 4th, 2015

August 4th, 2015

Orphan Black

For a summer week, there's a surprising strength on top of the home market releases. Insurgent will very likely be the top selling DVD or Blu-ray on this week's list, but it isn't even close to the best. There were five contenders for Pick of the Week, three of which were in the TV on DVD category. This includes the eventual winner, Orphan Black: Season Three. More...

Per Theater Chart: Welcome to the Age of Ultron

May 7th, 2015

Welcome to Me

The Avengers: Age of Ultron not only earned first place on the overall box office chart, but it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $44,731. There were a couple of limited releases in the $10,000 club, Welcome to Me with an average of $19,084 in two theaters and Far from the Madding Crowd with an average of $16,499 in ten theaters. Iris came really close with an average of $9,542 in six theaters over the weekend and an average of $11,467 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Calm Before the Storm

April 28th, 2015

Felix et Meira poster

There were no films in the $10,000 club this week and no new releases really came close. The closest was Full Moon in Paris, which rose 58% from last weekend to $7,987, still in one theater. Felix et Meira was next with an average of $6,590 after expanding from one to four theaters. Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll was the biggest new release with an average of $6,402 in three theaters over the weekend for an average of $8,465 from Wednesday to Sunday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Felix et Machina

April 21st, 2015

Ex Machina poster

Ex Machina remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $20,478 in 39 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Felix et Meira, which earned $15,018 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Furious 7 Tops $1 Billion Worldwide

April 19th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 continues its cruise into the record books this weekend with a third straight weekend at number one domestically, an international weekend estimated at $167.9 million (including $93.3 million in China to take it to $250 million there), and a worldwide total estimated at $1.153 billion as of the end of Sunday. It’s now the biggest film in Universal’s history, and their second after Jurassic Park to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film’s 51% decline in its third weekend in the domestic market suggests it’s running out of steam and will probably end with around $330 million here. It still has one weekend to cash in though, before Avengers: Age of Ultron will start on its own march to $1 billion on May 1. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Furious be Friendly to the New Releases?

April 16th, 2015

Unfriended poster

Furious 7 could be knocked out of top spot on the box office chart this weekend, as there are three wide releases coming out this week. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 appears to be the biggest and many think it will earn first place. However, its reviews are currently zero percent positive. Unfriended's reviews are still in the overall positive area, but I'm not sure how long that will last, as they've fallen quite a bit from earlier in the week. The only film with overwhelming positive reviews is Monkey Kingdom, which is opening in barely more than 2,000 theaters. This weekend last year, there were four wide releases and overall there were three films that earned $20 million or more. I think this weekend we could match that and that could give 2015 the victory in the year-over-year comparison. It could be close, on the other hand. More...


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Synopsis

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo—who has taken on Finkel’s identity—his investigation morphs into a game of cat and mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel’s relentless pursuit of Longo’s true story encompasses murder, love, deceit, and redemption.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,950,214 (41.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:80.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:831 opening theaters/856 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,035,388

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 17th, 2015 (Wide) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: July 17th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
July 17th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
August 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
September 16th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
Video Release: July 7th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence and disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2336, 8/20/2014)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Victor Frankenstein
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Investigative Journalist, Stolen Identity, Familicide, Autobiographical, Epilogue, Crime Drama, 2000s, Intertitle, Biography
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Regency, Plan B Entertainment, Regency Enterprises
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

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

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

Home Market Releases for August 4th, 2015

August 4th, 2015

Orphan Black

For a summer week, there's a surprising strength on top of the home market releases. Insurgent will very likely be the top selling DVD or Blu-ray on this week's list, but it isn't even close to the best. There were five contenders for Pick of the Week, three of which were in the TV on DVD category. This includes the eventual winner, Orphan Black: Season Three. More...

Per Theater Chart: Welcome to the Age of Ultron

May 7th, 2015

Welcome to Me

The Avengers: Age of Ultron not only earned first place on the overall box office chart, but it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $44,731. There were a couple of limited releases in the $10,000 club, Welcome to Me with an average of $19,084 in two theaters and Far from the Madding Crowd with an average of $16,499 in ten theaters. Iris came really close with an average of $9,542 in six theaters over the weekend and an average of $11,467 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Calm Before the Storm

April 28th, 2015

Felix et Meira poster

There were no films in the $10,000 club this week and no new releases really came close. The closest was Full Moon in Paris, which rose 58% from last weekend to $7,987, still in one theater. Felix et Meira was next with an average of $6,590 after expanding from one to four theaters. Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll was the biggest new release with an average of $6,402 in three theaters over the weekend for an average of $8,465 from Wednesday to Sunday. More...

Per Theater Chart: Felix et Machina

April 21st, 2015

Ex Machina poster

Ex Machina remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $20,478 in 39 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Felix et Meira, which earned $15,018 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Furious 7 Tops $1 Billion Worldwide

April 19th, 2015

Furious 7 poster

Furious 7 continues its cruise into the record books this weekend with a third straight weekend at number one domestically, an international weekend estimated at $167.9 million (including $93.3 million in China to take it to $250 million there), and a worldwide total estimated at $1.153 billion as of the end of Sunday. It’s now the biggest film in Universal’s history, and their second after Jurassic Park to cross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The film’s 51% decline in its third weekend in the domestic market suggests it’s running out of steam and will probably end with around $330 million here. It still has one weekend to cash in though, before Avengers: Age of Ultron will start on its own march to $1 billion on May 1. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Furious be Friendly to the New Releases?

April 16th, 2015

Unfriended poster

Furious 7 could be knocked out of top spot on the box office chart this weekend, as there are three wide releases coming out this week. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 appears to be the biggest and many think it will earn first place. However, its reviews are currently zero percent positive. Unfriended's reviews are still in the overall positive area, but I'm not sure how long that will last, as they've fallen quite a bit from earlier in the week. The only film with overwhelming positive reviews is Monkey Kingdom, which is opening in barely more than 2,000 theaters. This weekend last year, there were four wide releases and overall there were three films that earned $20 million or more. I think this weekend we could match that and that could give 2015 the victory in the year-over-year comparison. It could be close, on the other hand. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,754 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,685 $6,035,388
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,943 $4,719,695
Top 2015 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 150 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,065 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 538 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,540 $4,719,695
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fox Searchlight Movies 99 $4,719,695

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 11 $1,950,214   831 $2,347   $1,950,214 1
Apr 24, 2015 15 $1,142,540 -41% 856 $1,335   $3,807,508 2
May 1, 2015 22 $180,838 -84% 296 $611   $4,388,290 3
May 8, 2015 35 $83,386 -54% 127 $657   $4,585,588 4
May 15, 2015 45 $33,004 -60% 51 $647   $4,663,949 5
May 22, 2015 56 $15,840 -52% 28 $566   $4,697,999 6
May 29, 2015 61 $6,881 -57% 13 $529   $4,715,819 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 17, 2015 11 $677,427     831 $815   $677,427 1
Apr 18, 2015 11 $775,213 +14%   831 $933   $1,452,640 2
Apr 19, 2015 11 $497,574 -36%   831 $599   $1,950,214 3
Apr 20, 2015 11 $179,531 -64%   831 $216   $2,129,745 4
Apr 21, 2015 11 $210,953 +18%   831 $254   $2,340,698 5
Apr 22, 2015 11 $170,212 -19%   831 $205   $2,510,910 6
Apr 23, 2015 11 $154,058 -9%   831 $185   $2,664,968 7
Apr 24, 2015 15 $315,358 +105% -53% 856 $368   $2,980,326 8
Apr 25, 2015 14 $537,031 +70% -31% 856 $627   $3,517,357 9
Apr 26, 2015 15 $290,151 -46% -42% 856 $339   $3,807,508 10
Apr 27, 2015 - $100,529 -65% -44% 856 $117   $3,908,037 11
Apr 28, 2015 - $133,909 +33% -37% 856 $156   $4,041,946 12
Apr 29, 2015 - $96,404 -28% -43% 856 $113   $4,138,350 13
Apr 30, 2015 - $69,102 -28% -55% 856 $81   $4,207,452 14
May 1, 2015 - $57,193 -17% -82% 296 $193   $4,264,645 15
May 2, 2015 - $72,834 +27% -86% 296 $246   $4,337,479 16
May 3, 2015 - $50,811 -30% -82% 296 $172   $4,388,290 17
May 4, 2015 - $24,757 -51% -75% 296 $84   $4,413,047 18
May 5, 2015 - $33,841 +37% -75% 296 $114   $4,446,888 19
May 6, 2015 - $29,362 -13% -70% 296 $99   $4,476,250 20
May 7, 2015 - $25,952 -12% -62% 296 $88   $4,502,202 21
May 8, 2015 - $22,093 -15% -61% 127 $174   $4,524,295 22
May 9, 2015 - $35,386 +60% -51% 127 $279   $4,559,681 23
May 10, 2015 - $25,907 -27% -49% 127 $204   $4,585,588 24
May 11, 2015 - $10,810 -58% -56% 127 $85   $4,596,398 25
May 12, 2015 - $15,006 +39% -56% 127 $118   $4,611,404 26
May 13, 2015 - $10,484 -30% -64% 127 $83   $4,621,888 27
May 14, 2015 - $9,057 -14% -65% 127 $71   $4,630,945 28
May 15, 2015 - $8,968 -1% -59% 51 $176   $4,639,913 29
May 16, 2015 - $14,309 +60% -60% 51 $281   $4,654,222 30
May 17, 2015 - $9,727 -32% -62% 51 $191   $4,663,949 31
May 18, 2015 - $5,324 -45% -51% 51 $104   $4,669,273 32
May 19, 2015 - $4,958 -7% -67% 51 $97   $4,674,231 33
May 20, 2015 - $3,944 -20% -62% 51 $77   $4,678,175 34
May 21, 2015 - $3,984 +1% -56% 51 $78   $4,682,159 35
May 22, 2015 - $4,291 +8% -52% 28 $153   $4,686,450 36
May 23, 2015 - $6,799 +58% -52% 28 $243   $4,693,249 37
May 24, 2015 - $4,750 -30% -51% 28 $170   $4,697,999 38
May 25, 2015 - $3,597 -24% -32% 28 $128   $4,701,596 39
May 26, 2015 - $3,698 +3% -25% 28 $132   $4,705,294 40
May 27, 2015 - $2,006 -46% -49% 28 $72   $4,707,300 41
May 28, 2015 - $1,638 -18% -59% 28 $59   $4,708,938 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 11 $2,664,968   831 $3,207   $2,664,968 1
Apr 24, 2015 15 $1,542,484 -42% 856 $1,802   $4,207,452 2
May 1, 2015 21 $294,750 -81% 296 $996   $4,502,202 3
May 8, 2015 35 $128,743 -56% 127 $1,014   $4,630,945 4
May 15, 2015 42 $51,214 -60% 51 $1,004   $4,682,159 5
May 22, 2015 56 $26,779 -48% 28 $956   $4,708,938 6
May 29, 2015 65 $10,757 -60% 13 $827   $4,719,695 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 9/16/2015 $3,784 11 11 11 $3,784 8/21/2018
Germany 8/6/2015 $51,578 0 7 22 $91,436 8/22/2018
Spain 7/17/2015 $68,920 65 65 178 $199,874 11/28/2018
United Kingdom 7/17/2015 $214,786 147 147 148 $513,201 9/22/2015
 
Rest of World $366,220
 
International Total$1,174,515 11/28/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.