Synopsis
Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her “out of control” 6 year-old, Samuel, a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called “The Babadook” turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $30,007 (3.2% of total gross) |
Legs: | 7.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 12.7% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $2,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.7 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/80 max. theaters, 6.0 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,246,028 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) | 9,152 | $950,792 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,901-6,000) | 5,949 | $6,531,595 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) | 8,713 | $7,482,387 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) | 1,785 | $950,792 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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iTunes: | iTunes |
Google Play: | Google Play, Google Play |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | November 28th, 2014 (Limited) by IFC Midnight September 19th, 2024 (Special Engagement) by Iconic Releasing (10th Anniversary) |
International Releases: | May 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Australia)
August 15th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey) January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain) January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS)) May 8th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | April 14th, 2015 by Shout Factory |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 93 minutes |
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Keywords: | Single Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Widow/Widower, Surprise Twist, Night Terrors, Monster, Supernatural |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Horror |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Screen Australia, Causeway Films, South Australian Film Corp., Smoking Gun Productions, Entertainment One |
Production Countries: | Australia |
Languages: | English |