Up the Yangtze (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $783,969Details
OpusData ID: 63720100
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,851 (2.0% of total gross)
Legs:15.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/20 max. theaters, 12.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,234,905

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,678 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,411 $783,969
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 2,000 $783,969

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 25th, 2008 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: Canada

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2008 Theater Average 71 $15,851 Apr 25, 2008 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,678 $783,969
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,040 $1,234,905
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,723 $783,969
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2008 (Rank 201-300) 241 $783,969
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 2,000 $783,969
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,993 $1,234,905
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 78 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 801-900) 846 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,745 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 371 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 848 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 8 $783,969

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 25, 2008 76 $15,851   1 $15,851   $15,851 1
May 2, 2008 74 $13,676 -14% 2 $6,838   $36,649 2
May 9, 2008 81 $7,301 -47% 2 $3,651   $51,775 3
May 16, 2008 62 $21,952 +201% 6 $3,659   $80,159 4
May 23, 2008 62 $18,015 -18% 6 $3,003   $107,967 5
May 30, 2008 76 $8,122 -55% 4 $2,031   $125,091 6
Jun 6, 2008 64 $15,080 +86% 10 $1,508   $145,825 7
Jun 13, 2008 42 $34,262 +127% 9 $3,807   $190,664 8
Jun 20, 2008 43 $33,929 -1% 13 $2,610   $242,690 9
Jun 27, 2008 40 $38,220 +13% 15 $2,548   $305,745 10
Jul 4, 2008 42 $47,293 +24% 15 $3,153   $375,359 11
Jul 11, 2008 42 $49,590 +5% 17 $2,917   $446,599 12
Jul 18, 2008 48 $35,299 -29% 18 $1,961   $504,247 13
Jul 25, 2008 46 $33,139 -6% 17 $1,949   $557,791 14
Aug 1, 2008 52 $28,283 -15% 16 $1,768   $605,037 15
Aug 8, 2008 63 $18,075 -36% 20 $904   $647,036 16
Aug 15, 2008 67 $15,735 -13% 15 $1,049   $676,010 17
Aug 22, 2008 75 $13,260 -16% 11 $1,205   $700,934 18
Aug 29, 2008 77 $9,954 -25% 8 $1,244   $718,011 19
Sep 5, 2008 72 $17,058 +71% 10 $1,706   $745,258 20
Sep 12, 2008 87 $7,744 -55% 6 $1,291   $759,187 21
Sep 19, 2008 93 $6,229 -20% 9 $692   $767,238 22
Sep 26, 2008 89 $4,872 -22% 3 $1,624   $774,710 23
Oct 3, 2008 111 $1,766 -64% 3 $589   $779,061 24
Oct 10, 2008 133 $231 -87% 1 $231   $781,283 25
Oct 17, 2008 128 $167 -28% 1 $167   $782,072 26
Oct 24, 2008 122 $626 +275% 1 $626   $783,416 27

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 26, 2008 59 $4,534     6 $756   $112,501 32
Sep 1, 2008 68 $2,996     8 $375   $721,007 130
Oct 13, 2008 - $191     1 $191   $781,474 172

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 25, 2008 77 $22,973   1 $22,973   $22,973 1
May 2, 2008 74 $21,501 -6% 2 $10,751   $44,474 2
May 9, 2008 78 $13,733 -36% 2 $6,867   $58,207 3
May 16, 2008 61 $31,745 +131% 6 $5,291   $89,952 4
May 23, 2008 61 $27,017 -15% 6 $4,503   $116,969 5
May 30, 2008 72 $13,776 -49% 4 $3,444   $130,745 6
Jun 6, 2008 63 $25,657 +86% 10 $2,566   $156,402 7
Jun 13, 2008 42 $52,359 +104% 9 $5,818   $208,761 8
Jun 20, 2008 42 $58,764 +12% 13 $4,520   $267,525 9
Jun 27, 2008 45 $60,541 +3% 15 $4,036   $328,066 10
Jul 4, 2008 44 $68,943 +14% 15 $4,596   $397,009 11
Jul 11, 2008 45 $71,939 +4% 17 $4,232   $468,948 12
Jul 18, 2008 49 $55,704 -23% 18 $3,095   $524,652 13
Jul 25, 2008 49 $52,102 -6% 17 $3,065   $576,754 14
Aug 1, 2008 51 $52,207 n/c 16 $3,263   $628,961 15
Aug 8, 2008 61 $31,314 -40% 20 $1,566   $660,275 16
Aug 15, 2008 69 $27,399 -13% 15 $1,827   $687,674 17
Aug 22, 2008 75 $20,383 -26% 11 $1,853   $708,057 18
Aug 29, 2008 76 $19,290 -5% 11 $1,754   $728,784 19
Sep 5, 2008 75 $22,659 +17% 13 $1,743   $751,443 20
Sep 12, 2008 89 $9,566 -58% 7 $1,367   $761,009 21
Sep 19, 2008 93 $8,829 -8% 9 $981   $769,838 22
Sep 26, 2008 89 $7,457 -16% 5 $1,491   $777,295 23
Oct 3, 2008 105 $4,057 -46% 2 $2,029   $781,052 24
Oct 10, 2008 135 $679 -83% 1 $679   $781,905 25
Oct 17, 2008 123 $429 -37% 1 $429   $782,790 26
Oct 24, 2008 120 $1,179 +175% 1 $1,179   $783,969 27

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Awards Season - Ballast, River, and Rachel Getting Nominations

December 2nd, 2008

It's the official start of award season as the Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced today. At first glance, no one film jumps out as the big player, but Frozen River did manage to pull in seven nods, while Rachel Getting Married and Ballast earned six each. More...

Yangtze is not Up the Creek on the Per Theater Chart

April 29th, 2008

The Canadian documentary, Up the Yangtze, led the way on the per theater chart this week scoring $15,851 in its lone theater. Holly was just a tiny percent behind with $15,687, also in one theater. The final resident of the $10,000 club was Roman de Gare, which earned an average of $12,742 in two theaters. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of April 25, 2008

April 26th, 2008

The curse of the Unrated website reared its ugly head this week leaving only Baby Mama - Official Site in contention for the weekly website award. That site did have all of the usual features, plenty of clips, interactive features, and more. More...

Without Limited Releases

April 25th, 2008

Only eight limited releases this week, none of which seem destined for mainstream success. Despeite earning merely average reviews, Then She Found Me might have the best chance at expanding thanks to its director. But even so, it will likely have to wait until the home market to find an audience. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - April 22, 2008

April 22nd, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

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April 20th, 2008

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  7. Cast & Crew
  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$15,851 (2.0% of total gross)
Legs:15.81 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/20 max. theaters, 12.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,234,905

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,678 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,411 $783,969
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 2,000 $783,969

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 25th, 2008 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: Canada

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2008 Theater Average 71 $15,851 Apr 25, 2008 3

Awards Season - Ballast, River, and Rachel Getting Nominations

December 2nd, 2008

It's the official start of award season as the Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced today. At first glance, no one film jumps out as the big player, but Frozen River did manage to pull in seven nods, while Rachel Getting Married and Ballast earned six each. More...

Yangtze is not Up the Creek on the Per Theater Chart

April 29th, 2008

The Canadian documentary, Up the Yangtze, led the way on the per theater chart this week scoring $15,851 in its lone theater. Holly was just a tiny percent behind with $15,687, also in one theater. The final resident of the $10,000 club was Roman de Gare, which earned an average of $12,742 in two theaters. More...

Movie Website Reviews for Weekend of April 25, 2008

April 26th, 2008

The curse of the Unrated website reared its ugly head this week leaving only Baby Mama - Official Site in contention for the weekly website award. That site did have all of the usual features, plenty of clips, interactive features, and more. More...

Without Limited Releases

April 25th, 2008

Only eight limited releases this week, none of which seem destined for mainstream success. Despeite earning merely average reviews, Then She Found Me might have the best chance at expanding thanks to its director. But even so, it will likely have to wait until the home market to find an audience. More...

New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - April 22, 2008

April 22nd, 2008

This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive! More...

New Movie US Release Dates - April 20, 2008

April 20th, 2008

This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for The Soloist, The Uninvited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and more! More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,678 $783,969
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,040 $1,234,905
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,723 $783,969
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2008 (Rank 201-300) 241 $783,969
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 2,000 $783,969
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,993 $1,234,905
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 78 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 801-900) 846 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,745 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 371 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 313 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 848 $783,969
All Time Domestic Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 8 $783,969

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 25, 2008 76 $15,851   1 $15,851   $15,851 1
May 2, 2008 74 $13,676 -14% 2 $6,838   $36,649 2
May 9, 2008 81 $7,301 -47% 2 $3,651   $51,775 3
May 16, 2008 62 $21,952 +201% 6 $3,659   $80,159 4
May 23, 2008 62 $18,015 -18% 6 $3,003   $107,967 5
May 30, 2008 76 $8,122 -55% 4 $2,031   $125,091 6
Jun 6, 2008 64 $15,080 +86% 10 $1,508   $145,825 7
Jun 13, 2008 42 $34,262 +127% 9 $3,807   $190,664 8
Jun 20, 2008 43 $33,929 -1% 13 $2,610   $242,690 9
Jun 27, 2008 40 $38,220 +13% 15 $2,548   $305,745 10
Jul 4, 2008 42 $47,293 +24% 15 $3,153   $375,359 11
Jul 11, 2008 42 $49,590 +5% 17 $2,917   $446,599 12
Jul 18, 2008 48 $35,299 -29% 18 $1,961   $504,247 13
Jul 25, 2008 46 $33,139 -6% 17 $1,949   $557,791 14
Aug 1, 2008 52 $28,283 -15% 16 $1,768   $605,037 15
Aug 8, 2008 63 $18,075 -36% 20 $904   $647,036 16
Aug 15, 2008 67 $15,735 -13% 15 $1,049   $676,010 17
Aug 22, 2008 75 $13,260 -16% 11 $1,205   $700,934 18
Aug 29, 2008 77 $9,954 -25% 8 $1,244   $718,011 19
Sep 5, 2008 72 $17,058 +71% 10 $1,706   $745,258 20
Sep 12, 2008 87 $7,744 -55% 6 $1,291   $759,187 21
Sep 19, 2008 93 $6,229 -20% 9 $692   $767,238 22
Sep 26, 2008 89 $4,872 -22% 3 $1,624   $774,710 23
Oct 3, 2008 111 $1,766 -64% 3 $589   $779,061 24
Oct 10, 2008 133 $231 -87% 1 $231   $781,283 25
Oct 17, 2008 128 $167 -28% 1 $167   $782,072 26
Oct 24, 2008 122 $626 +275% 1 $626   $783,416 27

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 26, 2008 59 $4,534     6 $756   $112,501 32
Sep 1, 2008 68 $2,996     8 $375   $721,007 130
Oct 13, 2008 - $191     1 $191   $781,474 172

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 25, 2008 77 $22,973   1 $22,973   $22,973 1
May 2, 2008 74 $21,501 -6% 2 $10,751   $44,474 2
May 9, 2008 78 $13,733 -36% 2 $6,867   $58,207 3
May 16, 2008 61 $31,745 +131% 6 $5,291   $89,952 4
May 23, 2008 61 $27,017 -15% 6 $4,503   $116,969 5
May 30, 2008 72 $13,776 -49% 4 $3,444   $130,745 6
Jun 6, 2008 63 $25,657 +86% 10 $2,566   $156,402 7
Jun 13, 2008 42 $52,359 +104% 9 $5,818   $208,761 8
Jun 20, 2008 42 $58,764 +12% 13 $4,520   $267,525 9
Jun 27, 2008 45 $60,541 +3% 15 $4,036   $328,066 10
Jul 4, 2008 44 $68,943 +14% 15 $4,596   $397,009 11
Jul 11, 2008 45 $71,939 +4% 17 $4,232   $468,948 12
Jul 18, 2008 49 $55,704 -23% 18 $3,095   $524,652 13
Jul 25, 2008 49 $52,102 -6% 17 $3,065   $576,754 14
Aug 1, 2008 51 $52,207 n/c 16 $3,263   $628,961 15
Aug 8, 2008 61 $31,314 -40% 20 $1,566   $660,275 16
Aug 15, 2008 69 $27,399 -13% 15 $1,827   $687,674 17
Aug 22, 2008 75 $20,383 -26% 11 $1,853   $708,057 18
Aug 29, 2008 76 $19,290 -5% 11 $1,754   $728,784 19
Sep 5, 2008 75 $22,659 +17% 13 $1,743   $751,443 20
Sep 12, 2008 89 $9,566 -58% 7 $1,367   $761,009 21
Sep 19, 2008 93 $8,829 -8% 9 $981   $769,838 22
Sep 26, 2008 89 $7,457 -16% 5 $1,491   $777,295 23
Oct 3, 2008 105 $4,057 -46% 2 $2,029   $781,052 24
Oct 10, 2008 135 $679 -83% 1 $679   $781,905 25
Oct 17, 2008 123 $429 -37% 1 $429   $782,790 26
Oct 24, 2008 120 $1,179 +175% 1 $1,179   $783,969 27

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) 17,411 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,901-16,000) 15,951 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,467 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,994 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 660 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,789 $783,969
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 15 $783,969

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.