Creature (2011)

Creature poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $508,714Details
International Box Office $24,521Details
Worldwide Box Office $533,235
Further financial details...

Synopsis

An ex-Navy seal, his girlfriend and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. The group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper, who tells them the tale of Lockjaw, a fabled god-like creature who is half-man, half-alligator. The legend has it that an inbred local man by the name of Grimley lost his family to a monstrous white alligator, which then drove him to madness and some believe he was transformed into that very creature that now haunts the depths of the swamps. Their curiosity piqued, the group decides to play along with the local tourist trap and journey deep into the backwoods to find the old dilapidated cabin which is supposed to be the birthplace of the creature. As they set-up camp for the night, their faith is put to the test when Lockjaw turns out to be more than just a myth and they realize the locals are hiding a horrifying secret that jeopardizes them all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$327,000 (64.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,507 opening theaters/1,507 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $691,537

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,090 $508,714
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,801-22,900) 22,886 $24,521
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,121 $533,235
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,705 $508,714
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,617 $24,521
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,383 $533,235

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 2011 (Wide) by The Bubble Factory
Video Release: March 20th, 2012 by ARC Entertainment Video
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence and grisly images, some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2180 (Cerrt #46843), 7/13/2011)
Running Time: 95 minutes
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Keywords: Slasher Horror, Creature Feature, Road Trip, Mutants, Monster
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: The Bubble Factory
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,090 $508,714
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,620 $691,537
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,155 $508,714
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 247 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,249 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,064 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 553 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 685 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,705 $508,714
Most Front-Loaded Movies 43 64.3%

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 29 $327,000   1,507 $217   $327,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 28 $508,714   1,507 $338   $508,714 1

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

Mehcad Brooks    Niles
Serinda Swan    Emily
Sid Haig    Chopper

Supporting Cast

Amanda Fuller    Beth
Dillon Casey    Oscar
Lauren Schneider    Karen
Aaron Hill    Randy
Daniel Bernhardt    Grimley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Fred M. Andrews    Director
Fred M. Andrews    Screenwriter
Tracy Morse    Screenwriter
Sid Sheinberg    Producer
Jon Sheinberg    Producer
Paul Mason    Executive Producer

Weekend Wrap-Up: Contagion is Catchy, the Rest of Box Office Is Sick

September 12th, 2011

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the year, and that appears to be the case this time around. No film matched Thursday's predictions, although a couple came relatively close, like Contagion. Unfortunately, the rest of the new releases really bombed and most of the holdovers fell significantly more than expected. This led to the box office falling 24% from last weekend to just $82 million. This is the lowest it's been all year, and lower than last year, but by less than 1%. Unless next weekend will be even worse, and it is almost hard to imagine that as a possibility, this will be the lowest point for the year. On the other hand, there's a chance that we don't dip below this level for a long, long time, if ever. Given population growth and inflation, hitting these low points are less likely each year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Contagion Has a Healthy Start

September 11th, 2011

Having four wide releases on what is traditionally the slowest weekend of the year never seemed like a good idea. And so it proved for three of the films. The fourth, however, can lay claim to decent numbers this weekend. Contagion posted a very respectable estimated opening of $23.1 million, according to Warner Bros.' on Sunday, with a per theater average of over $7,000. That put it well ahead of The Help, which scored $8.7 million in second place. Warrior will be third with $5.6 million from 1,869 theaters -- not a bad opening, but a $3,000 per theater average won't encourage significant expansion, no matter how good word of mouth is for the film. The other two wide openers would have loved to come even close to that number though. More...

Weekend Predictions: Four Wide Releases for a Slow Weekend

September 8th, 2011

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend tends to be one of the worst, if not the worst weekend of the year, but that probably won't be the case this year. This weekend we have four wide releases, one of which is a bit of a surprise wide release. One of them, Contagion, could wind up being a real hit. The other three, well, they are not opening truly wide. Maybe The Warrior will be a sleeper hit, but the other two could struggle to reach the top ten. By comparison, this weekend last year Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D was a surprise hit with $26.65 million. It's not terribly likely any film will match that opening, but 2011 has better depth and hopefully that will be the key to victory. More...


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Synopsis

An ex-Navy seal, his girlfriend and their friends head out on a road trip to New Orleans. The group decides to stop at a roadside convenience store owned by Chopper, who tells them the tale of Lockjaw, a fabled god-like creature who is half-man, half-alligator. The legend has it that an inbred local man by the name of Grimley lost his family to a monstrous white alligator, which then drove him to madness and some believe he was transformed into that very creature that now haunts the depths of the swamps. Their curiosity piqued, the group decides to play along with the local tourist trap and journey deep into the backwoods to find the old dilapidated cabin which is supposed to be the birthplace of the creature. As they set-up camp for the night, their faith is put to the test when Lockjaw turns out to be more than just a myth and they realize the locals are hiding a horrifying secret that jeopardizes them all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$327,000 (64.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:95.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,507 opening theaters/1,507 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $691,537

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,090 $508,714
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,801-22,900) 22,886 $24,521
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,121 $533,235
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,705 $508,714
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,617 $24,521
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,383 $533,235

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 9th, 2011 (Wide) by The Bubble Factory
Video Release: March 20th, 2012 by ARC Entertainment Video
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence and grisly images, some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2180 (Cerrt #46843), 7/13/2011)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. PLAYMOBIL
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Slasher Horror, Creature Feature, Road Trip, Mutants, Monster
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: The Bubble Factory
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Mehcad Brooks    Niles
Serinda Swan    Emily
Sid Haig    Chopper

Supporting Cast

Amanda Fuller    Beth
Dillon Casey    Oscar
Lauren Schneider    Karen
Aaron Hill    Randy
Daniel Bernhardt    Grimley

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

Production and Technical Credits

Fred M. Andrews    Director
Fred M. Andrews    Screenwriter
Tracy Morse    Screenwriter
Sid Sheinberg    Producer
Jon Sheinberg    Producer
Paul Mason    Executive Producer

Weekend Wrap-Up: Contagion is Catchy, the Rest of Box Office Is Sick

September 12th, 2011

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend is often the worst weekend of the year, and that appears to be the case this time around. No film matched Thursday's predictions, although a couple came relatively close, like Contagion. Unfortunately, the rest of the new releases really bombed and most of the holdovers fell significantly more than expected. This led to the box office falling 24% from last weekend to just $82 million. This is the lowest it's been all year, and lower than last year, but by less than 1%. Unless next weekend will be even worse, and it is almost hard to imagine that as a possibility, this will be the lowest point for the year. On the other hand, there's a chance that we don't dip below this level for a long, long time, if ever. Given population growth and inflation, hitting these low points are less likely each year. More...

Weekend Estimates: Contagion Has a Healthy Start

September 11th, 2011

Having four wide releases on what is traditionally the slowest weekend of the year never seemed like a good idea. And so it proved for three of the films. The fourth, however, can lay claim to decent numbers this weekend. Contagion posted a very respectable estimated opening of $23.1 million, according to Warner Bros.' on Sunday, with a per theater average of over $7,000. That put it well ahead of The Help, which scored $8.7 million in second place. Warrior will be third with $5.6 million from 1,869 theaters -- not a bad opening, but a $3,000 per theater average won't encourage significant expansion, no matter how good word of mouth is for the film. The other two wide openers would have loved to come even close to that number though. More...

Weekend Predictions: Four Wide Releases for a Slow Weekend

September 8th, 2011

The weekend after the Labor Day long weekend tends to be one of the worst, if not the worst weekend of the year, but that probably won't be the case this year. This weekend we have four wide releases, one of which is a bit of a surprise wide release. One of them, Contagion, could wind up being a real hit. The other three, well, they are not opening truly wide. Maybe The Warrior will be a sleeper hit, but the other two could struggle to reach the top ten. By comparison, this weekend last year Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D was a surprise hit with $26.65 million. It's not terribly likely any film will match that opening, but 2011 has better depth and hopefully that will be the key to victory. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,090 $508,714
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,620 $691,537
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,155 $508,714
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 247 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,249 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,064 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 553 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 685 $508,714
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,705 $508,714
Most Front-Loaded Movies 43 64.3%

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 29 $327,000   1,507 $217   $327,000 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 28 $508,714   1,507 $338   $508,714 1

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,801-22,900) 22,886 $24,521
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,534 $24,521
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,397 $24,521
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,501-19,600) 19,577 $24,521
All Time International Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 977 $24,521
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,420 $24,521
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,617 $24,521

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,121 $533,235
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,723 $533,235
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,064 $533,235
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,508 $533,235
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Fantasy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 936 $533,235
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,011 $533,235
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,383 $533,235

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.