12 Years a Slave

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

Grosses

Domestic (30.2%)
$56,671,993
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$923,715
19 theaters
Budget$20,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Oct 18, 2013 (Nov 8, 2013) - May 8, 2014
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 14 min
GenresBiography Drama History
In Release440 days/62 weeks
Widest Release1,474 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 18-2016$923,715-19-$48,616$923,7151
Oct 25-278$2,134,325+131.1%123+104$17,352$3,394,2682
Nov 1-37$4,792,214+124.5%410+287$11,688$8,952,5383
Nov 8-107$6,675,731+39.3%1,144+734$5,835$17,421,3124
Nov 15-178$4,604,706-31%1,411+267$3,263$24,853,4915
Nov 22-249$2,833,635-38.5%1,474+63$1,922$29,426,9476
Nov 27-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 5-Day
13$3,037,096-1,165-$2,606$33,155,242-
Nov 28-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 4-Day
13$2,680,490-1,165-$2,300$33,155,242-
Nov 29-Dec 1
Thanksgiving 3-Day
13$2,305,038-18.7%1,165-309$1,978$33,155,2427
Dec 6-8
Post-Thanksgiving
13$1,146,959-50.2%1,082-83$1,060$35,019,0798
Dec 13-1516$732,825-36.1%497-585$1,474$36,364,5139
Dec 20-2220$370,090-49.5%301-196$1,229$37,080,31610
Dec 27-2924$372,979+0.8%154-147$2,421$37,798,96311
Jan 3-524$328,744-11.9%151-3$2,177$38,472,08612
Jan 10-1226$270,760-17.6%114-37$2,375$38,904,53513
Jan 17-1917$1,539,838+468.7%761+647$2,023$40,644,13614
Jan 17-20
MLK wknd
17$1,969,329-761-$2,587$41,073,627-
Jan 24-2614$2,031,316+31.9%1,231+470$1,650$43,560,13315
Jan 31-Feb 213$1,442,164-29%1,172-59$1,230$45,850,55916
Feb 7-9
Sochi Olympics
16$816,563-43.4%678-494$1,204$47,347,83717
Feb 14-16
Sochi Olympics
21$562,764-31.1%386-292$1,457$48,214,74018
Feb 14-17
Presidents' Day wknd
Sochi Olympics
21$703,299-386-$1,822$48,355,275-
Feb 21-23
Sochi Olympics
19$522,497-7.2%349-37$1,497$49,077,22019
Feb 28-Mar 218$975,931+86.8%411+62$2,374$50,336,29620
Mar 7-99$2,110,812+116.3%1,065+654$1,981$53,042,84721
Mar 14-1614$1,222,892-42.1%925-140$1,322$55,090,88422
Mar 21-2318$439,762-64%522-403$842$56,030,34723
Mar 28-3025$134,083-69.5%228-294$588$56,378,41024
Apr 4-640$65,934-50.8%128-100$515$56,501,00125
Apr 11-1351$32,935-50%64-64$514$56,567,84426
Apr 18-2054$25,972-21.1%53-11$490$56,614,63327
Apr 18-21
Easter wknd
40$30,204-53-$569$56,618,865-
Apr 25-2760$17,141-34%32-21$535$56,651,94328
May 2-473$8,337-51.4%20-12$416$56,667,87029