The Art of Racing in the Rain
Drama 20th Century PG 1h 49m Released Aug 9, 2019 Discussed 2019–2023
Opening weekend
$8.1M
2,765 theaters
Per-theater average
$2,943
opening weekend
Domestic total
$26.4M
3.2× its opening
Worldwide total
$33.8M
78% domestic
Production budget
$18.0M
1.9× worldwide
RT critics
44%
RT audience
96%
+52 vs critics
Metacritic
43
Where it turns up
Friday, August 9, 2019 Second weekend of August 2019
Expected 'Somewhere around $9 million' Actual: $8.1M
In the note
in Hollywood - Down another 50% for a weekend at about $10 million. #6 The Art of Racing in the Rain - Another example of why Rupert was eager to sell, this best selling book for people who thought Marley and Me was way too much of an ‘up’ experience doesn’t look like it’s even going to get to the low range of the recent epidemic of ‘talking dog who dies in the end’ films.
Friday, August 11, 2023 Second weekend of August 2023
In the note
Once again we’ll almost double the total from 2023 (only one wide-ish movie, Fall) and we’ll only be about 6% to 8% behind 2019 (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Kitchen and Brian Banks); so as you can see there was a ton of new titles dropping the same week in 2019, but we’re still competitive.