12 Years a Slave
Drama Searchlight R 2h 13m Released Oct 18, 2013 Discussed 2023
Opening (limited)
$923,715
19 theaters
Per-theater average
$48,617
opening weekend
Domestic total
$56.7M
Worldwide total
$180.8M
31% domestic
Production budget
$20.0M
9.0× worldwide
RT critics
95%
RT audience
90%
-5 vs critics
Metacritic
96
Platform release: the opening figure is its limited debut in 19 theaters, not a wide-release weekend.
Where it turns up
Friday, February 24, 2023 Fourth weekend of February 2023
In the note
Just in case you forgot, here are the last 10 Best Picture Winners: Coda, Nomadland, Parasite, Green Book, The Shape of Water, Moonlight, Spotlight, Birdman, 12 Years a Slave, Argo. Yeah, you can see how since Argo, it’s been movies that the consumers that go 4 or 5 times a year, and they are the core to our business, never saw.
Friday, March 3, 2023 First weekend of March 2023
In the note
And just to drive the point home again…..Coda, Nomadland, Parasite, Green Book, The Shape of Water, Moonlight, Spotlight, Birdman, 12 Years a Slave, Argo.