Thunder Soul (2011)

Thunder Soul poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $143,986Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

THUNDER SOUL follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston's storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old 'Prof,' their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school's struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$51,260 (35.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:35 opening theaters/37 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $195,732

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,281 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,301-23,400) 23,319 $143,986
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,192 $143,986

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
MPAA Rating: PG for brief language and momentary historical smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2155, 1/19/2011)
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: Musicians, Funk, Voiceover/Narration, Inspirational Teacher, High School Reunions, Epilogue, Jazz, Biography, Funeral Reunions
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Snoot Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,281 $143,986
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,680 $195,732
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,302 $143,986
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 327 $143,986
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,192 $143,986
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,239 $195,732
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 167 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,393 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,888 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 798 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 727 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,653 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $143,986

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 48 $51,260   35 $1,465   $51,260 1
Sep 30, 2011 68 $16,538 -68% 13 $1,272   $81,390 2
Oct 7, 2011 54 $34,440 +108% 37 $931   $120,651 3
Oct 14, 2011 86 $6,997 -80% 12 $583   $139,602 4
Oct 21, 2011 117 $1,052 -85% 4 $263   $143,041 5
Oct 28, 2011 124 $165 -84% 4 $41   $143,568 6
Dec 2, 2011 97 $279   1 $279   $143,986 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 - $19,866     35 $568   $19,866 1
Sep 24, 2011 - $19,417 -2%   35 $555   $39,283 2
Sep 25, 2011 - $11,977 -38%   35 $342   $51,260 3
Sep 26, 2011 - $3,271 -73%   35 $93   $54,531 4
Sep 27, 2011 - $3,285 n/c   35 $94   $57,816 5
Sep 28, 2011 - $2,901 -12%   35 $83   $60,717 6
Sep 29, 2011 - $4,135 +43%   35 $118   $64,852 7
Sep 30, 2011 - $4,877 +18% -75% 13 $375   $69,729 8
Oct 1, 2011 - $7,183 +47% -63% 13 $553   $76,912 9
Oct 2, 2011 - $4,478 -38% -63% 13 $344   $81,390 10
Oct 3, 2011 - $1,039 -77% -68% 13 $80   $82,429 11
Oct 4, 2011 - $1,546 +49% -53% 13 $119   $83,975 12
Oct 5, 2011 - $979 -37% -66% 13 $75   $84,954 13
Oct 6, 2011 - $1,257 +28% -70% 13 $97   $86,211 14
Oct 7, 2011 - $10,546 +739% +116% 37 $285   $96,757 15
Oct 8, 2011 - $14,372 +36% +100% 37 $388   $111,129 16
Oct 9, 2011 - $9,522 -34% +113% 37 $257   $120,651 17
Oct 10, 2011 - $4,821 -49% +364% 37 $130   $125,472 18
Oct 11, 2011 - $2,263 -53% +46% 37 $61   $127,735 19
Oct 12, 2011 - $2,056 -9% +110% 37 $56   $129,791 20
Oct 13, 2011 - $2,814 +37% +124% 37 $76   $132,605 21
Oct 14, 2011 - $2,011 -29% -81% 12 $168   $134,616 22
Oct 15, 2011 - $3,182 +58% -78% 12 $265   $137,798 23
Oct 16, 2011 - $1,804 -43% -81% 12 $150   $139,602 24
Oct 17, 2011 - $477 -74% -90% 12 $40   $140,079 25
Oct 18, 2011 - $642 +35% -72% 12 $54   $140,721 26
Oct 19, 2011 - $665 +4% -68% 12 $55   $141,386 27
Oct 20, 2011 - $603 -9% -79% 12 $50   $141,989 28
Oct 21, 2011 - $235 -61% -88% 4 $59   $142,224 29
Oct 22, 2011 - $412 +75% -87% 4 $103   $142,636 30
Oct 23, 2011 - $405 -2% -78% 4 $101   $143,041 31
Oct 24, 2011 - $88 -78% -82% 4 $22   $143,129 32
Oct 25, 2011 - $149 +69% -77% 4 $37   $143,278 33
Oct 26, 2011 - $74 -50% -89% 4 $19   $143,352 34
Oct 27, 2011 - $51 -31% -92% 4 $13   $143,403 35
Oct 28, 2011 - $32 -37% -86% 4 $8   $143,435 36
Oct 29, 2011 - $93 +191% -77% 4 $23   $143,528 37
Oct 30, 2011 - $40 -57% -90% 4 $10   $143,568 38
Oct 31, 2011 - $56 +40% -36% 4 $14   $143,624 39
Nov 1, 2011 - $25 -55% -83% 4 $6   $143,649 40
Nov 2, 2011 - $6 -76% -92% 4 $2   $143,655 41
Nov 3, 2011 - $52 +767% +2% 4 $13   $143,707 42
Dec 3, 2011 - $279     1 $279   $143,986 72

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 47 $64,852   35 $1,853   $64,852 1
Sep 30, 2011 68 $21,359 -67% 13 $1,643   $86,211 2
Oct 7, 2011 54 $46,394 +117% 37 $1,254   $132,605 3
Oct 14, 2011 83 $9,384 -80% 12 $782   $141,989 4
Oct 21, 2011 110 $1,414 -85% 4 $354   $143,403 5
Oct 28, 2011 118 $304 -79% 4 $76   $143,707 6

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Conrad O. Johnson    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Reginald Rollins    Himself
Craig Baldwin    Himself
Bruce Middleton    Himself
Gaila Mitchell    Herself
Craig Green    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Landsman    Director
Keith Calder    Producer
Mark Landsman    Producer
Jessica Wu    Producer
Sandra Chandler    Director of Photography
Claire Didier    Editor
Andy Hay    Sound Editor
Jim Black    Music Supervisor
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31st, 2012

January 31st, 2012

It's kind of an unusual week on the home market with five first run releases coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. However, all five films missed expectations in one degree or another. Some were outright bombs by anyone's definition, while others were expected to struggle to find a large audience, just not by as much as they did. That is not to say they were all bad movies. In fact one of them, Drive, has done quite well during Awards Season and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition is To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is also coming out on a Blu-ray Combo Pack. It's a coin toss, but I'm going with the latter over the former. More...

Featured DVD Review: Thunder Soul

January 31st, 2012

Thunder Soul opened in limited release in September, but missed the Mendoza line during its opening weekend. However, it was playing in 35 theaters, which is about 30 theaters more than a limited release of this type should attempt. So did it fail to find an audience because its opening was too ambitious? Or was it destined to struggle at the box office. More...

Per Theater Chart: What a Weekend!

September 27th, 2011

Weekend earned nearly perfect reviews, but I'm still surprised by its box office strength as it earned $27,245 in one theater during its opening weekend of release. The Man Nobody Knew was next with $15,411, also in one theater. Machine Gun Preacher also topped expectations with an average of $11,283 in four theaters, but its reviews suggest it won't last long. Pearl Jam Twenty earned an average of $10,245 in ten theaters over the weekend, and including the special showing it had earlier in the week, it already has close to $400,000. More...

Thunder Soul and the other Limited Releases Try to Make Some Noise

September 23rd, 2011

It's another week without a lot of limited releases that seem destined for box office success. There are a few films that earned a bit of advanced buzz, but very few of those are earning good reviews. There are two films that are currently earning 100% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes: Thunder Soul and Weekend. But both might have trouble finding an audience either because they are opening in too many theaters, or because the subject matter makes them a niche film. More...


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Synopsis

THUNDER SOUL follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston's storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old 'Prof,' their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school's struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$51,260 (35.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:35 opening theaters/37 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $195,732

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,281 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,301-23,400) 23,319 $143,986
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,192 $143,986

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2011 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
MPAA Rating: PG for brief language and momentary historical smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2155, 1/19/2011)
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Musicians, Funk, Voiceover/Narration, Inspirational Teacher, High School Reunions, Epilogue, Jazz, Biography, Funeral Reunions
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Snoot Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Conrad O. Johnson    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Reginald Rollins    Himself
Craig Baldwin    Himself
Bruce Middleton    Himself
Gaila Mitchell    Herself
Craig Green    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Landsman    Director
Keith Calder    Producer
Mark Landsman    Producer
Jessica Wu    Producer
Sandra Chandler    Director of Photography
Claire Didier    Editor
Andy Hay    Sound Editor
Jim Black    Music Supervisor
Gabe Hilfer    Music Supervisor

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31st, 2012

January 31st, 2012

It's kind of an unusual week on the home market with five first run releases coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. However, all five films missed expectations in one degree or another. Some were outright bombs by anyone's definition, while others were expected to struggle to find a large audience, just not by as much as they did. That is not to say they were all bad movies. In fact one of them, Drive, has done quite well during Awards Season and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is a contender for Pick of the Week. Its main competition is To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition, which is also coming out on a Blu-ray Combo Pack. It's a coin toss, but I'm going with the latter over the former. More...

Featured DVD Review: Thunder Soul

January 31st, 2012

Thunder Soul opened in limited release in September, but missed the Mendoza line during its opening weekend. However, it was playing in 35 theaters, which is about 30 theaters more than a limited release of this type should attempt. So did it fail to find an audience because its opening was too ambitious? Or was it destined to struggle at the box office. More...

Per Theater Chart: What a Weekend!

September 27th, 2011

Weekend earned nearly perfect reviews, but I'm still surprised by its box office strength as it earned $27,245 in one theater during its opening weekend of release. The Man Nobody Knew was next with $15,411, also in one theater. Machine Gun Preacher also topped expectations with an average of $11,283 in four theaters, but its reviews suggest it won't last long. Pearl Jam Twenty earned an average of $10,245 in ten theaters over the weekend, and including the special showing it had earlier in the week, it already has close to $400,000. More...

Thunder Soul and the other Limited Releases Try to Make Some Noise

September 23rd, 2011

It's another week without a lot of limited releases that seem destined for box office success. There are a few films that earned a bit of advanced buzz, but very few of those are earning good reviews. There are two films that are currently earning 100% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes: Thunder Soul and Weekend. But both might have trouble finding an audience either because they are opening in too many theaters, or because the subject matter makes them a niche film. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,281 $143,986
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,680 $195,732
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,302 $143,986
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 327 $143,986
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,192 $143,986
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,239 $195,732
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 167 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,393 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,888 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 798 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 727 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,653 $143,986
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $143,986

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 48 $51,260   35 $1,465   $51,260 1
Sep 30, 2011 68 $16,538 -68% 13 $1,272   $81,390 2
Oct 7, 2011 54 $34,440 +108% 37 $931   $120,651 3
Oct 14, 2011 86 $6,997 -80% 12 $583   $139,602 4
Oct 21, 2011 117 $1,052 -85% 4 $263   $143,041 5
Oct 28, 2011 124 $165 -84% 4 $41   $143,568 6
Dec 2, 2011 97 $279   1 $279   $143,986 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 23, 2011 - $19,866     35 $568   $19,866 1
Sep 24, 2011 - $19,417 -2%   35 $555   $39,283 2
Sep 25, 2011 - $11,977 -38%   35 $342   $51,260 3
Sep 26, 2011 - $3,271 -73%   35 $93   $54,531 4
Sep 27, 2011 - $3,285 n/c   35 $94   $57,816 5
Sep 28, 2011 - $2,901 -12%   35 $83   $60,717 6
Sep 29, 2011 - $4,135 +43%   35 $118   $64,852 7
Sep 30, 2011 - $4,877 +18% -75% 13 $375   $69,729 8
Oct 1, 2011 - $7,183 +47% -63% 13 $553   $76,912 9
Oct 2, 2011 - $4,478 -38% -63% 13 $344   $81,390 10
Oct 3, 2011 - $1,039 -77% -68% 13 $80   $82,429 11
Oct 4, 2011 - $1,546 +49% -53% 13 $119   $83,975 12
Oct 5, 2011 - $979 -37% -66% 13 $75   $84,954 13
Oct 6, 2011 - $1,257 +28% -70% 13 $97   $86,211 14
Oct 7, 2011 - $10,546 +739% +116% 37 $285   $96,757 15
Oct 8, 2011 - $14,372 +36% +100% 37 $388   $111,129 16
Oct 9, 2011 - $9,522 -34% +113% 37 $257   $120,651 17
Oct 10, 2011 - $4,821 -49% +364% 37 $130   $125,472 18
Oct 11, 2011 - $2,263 -53% +46% 37 $61   $127,735 19
Oct 12, 2011 - $2,056 -9% +110% 37 $56   $129,791 20
Oct 13, 2011 - $2,814 +37% +124% 37 $76   $132,605 21
Oct 14, 2011 - $2,011 -29% -81% 12 $168   $134,616 22
Oct 15, 2011 - $3,182 +58% -78% 12 $265   $137,798 23
Oct 16, 2011 - $1,804 -43% -81% 12 $150   $139,602 24
Oct 17, 2011 - $477 -74% -90% 12 $40   $140,079 25
Oct 18, 2011 - $642 +35% -72% 12 $54   $140,721 26
Oct 19, 2011 - $665 +4% -68% 12 $55   $141,386 27
Oct 20, 2011 - $603 -9% -79% 12 $50   $141,989 28
Oct 21, 2011 - $235 -61% -88% 4 $59   $142,224 29
Oct 22, 2011 - $412 +75% -87% 4 $103   $142,636 30
Oct 23, 2011 - $405 -2% -78% 4 $101   $143,041 31
Oct 24, 2011 - $88 -78% -82% 4 $22   $143,129 32
Oct 25, 2011 - $149 +69% -77% 4 $37   $143,278 33
Oct 26, 2011 - $74 -50% -89% 4 $19   $143,352 34
Oct 27, 2011 - $51 -31% -92% 4 $13   $143,403 35
Oct 28, 2011 - $32 -37% -86% 4 $8   $143,435 36
Oct 29, 2011 - $93 +191% -77% 4 $23   $143,528 37
Oct 30, 2011 - $40 -57% -90% 4 $10   $143,568 38
Oct 31, 2011 - $56 +40% -36% 4 $14   $143,624 39
Nov 1, 2011 - $25 -55% -83% 4 $6   $143,649 40
Nov 2, 2011 - $6 -76% -92% 4 $2   $143,655 41
Nov 3, 2011 - $52 +767% +2% 4 $13   $143,707 42
Dec 3, 2011 - $279     1 $279   $143,986 72

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2011 47 $64,852   35 $1,853   $64,852 1
Sep 30, 2011 68 $21,359 -67% 13 $1,643   $86,211 2
Oct 7, 2011 54 $46,394 +117% 37 $1,254   $132,605 3
Oct 14, 2011 83 $9,384 -80% 12 $782   $141,989 4
Oct 21, 2011 110 $1,414 -85% 4 $354   $143,403 5
Oct 28, 2011 118 $304 -79% 4 $76   $143,707 6

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,301-23,400) 23,319 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,792 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,390 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,801-19,900) 19,894 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,505 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,316 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,835 $143,986
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 149 $143,986

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.