Nickel Boys

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, "Nickel Boys" chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Grosses

Domestic (94.8%)
$2,858,346
Summary Details
DistributorAmazon MGM Studios
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Opening$54,794
2 theaters
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 20 min
GenresDrama
In Release108 days/15 weeks
Widest Release540 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Dec 13Friday26$19,557--2$9,778$19,5571
Dec 14Saturday25$23,593+20.6%-2$11,796$43,1502
Dec 15Sunday28$11,644-50.6%-2$5,822$54,7943
Dec 16Monday26$6,105-47.6%-2$3,052$60,8994
Dec 17Tuesday26$8,206+34.4%-2$4,103$69,1055
Dec 18Wednesday24$6,464-21.2%-2$3,232$75,5696
Dec 19Thursday23$7,210+11.5%-2$3,605$82,7797
Dec 20Friday16$27,655+283.6%+41.4%5$5,531$110,4348
Dec 21Saturday19$20,298-26.6%-14%5$4,059$130,7329
Dec 22Sunday20$14,912-26.5%+28.1%5$2,982$145,64410
Dec 23Monday20$9,850-33.9%+61.3%5$1,970$155,49411
Dec 24Tuesday19$7,938-19.4%-3.3%5$1,587$163,43212
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Wednesday22$11,671+47%+80.6%5$2,334$175,10313
Dec 26Thursday23$7,927-32.1%+9.9%5$1,585$183,03014
Dec 27Friday57$8,478+7%-69.3%5$1,695$191,50815
Dec 28Saturday24$12,948+52.7%-36.2%5$2,589$204,45616
Dec 29Sunday22$12,719-1.8%-14.7%5$2,543$217,17517
Dec 30Monday20$11,791-7.3%+19.7%5$2,358$228,96618
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Tuesday22$8,007-32.1%+0.9%5$1,601$236,97319
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Wednesday22$13,465+68.2%+15.4%5$2,693$250,43820
Jan 2Thursday20$10,871-19.3%+37.1%5$2,174$261,30921
Jan 3Friday16$49,869+358.7%+488.2%18$2,770$311,17822
Jan 4Saturday18$57,983+16.3%+347.8%18$3,221$369,16123
Jan 5Sunday18$37,096-36%+191.7%18$2,060$406,25724
Jan 6Monday17$12,980-65%+10.1%18$721$419,23725
Jan 7Tuesday18$17,059+31.4%+113.1%18$947$436,29626
Jan 8Wednesday18$14,472-15.2%+7.5%18$804$450,76827
Jan 9Thursday18$15,310+5.8%+40.8%18$850$466,07828
Jan 10Friday20$33,405+118.2%-33%26$1,284$499,48329
Jan 11Saturday20$46,432+39%-19.9%26$1,785$545,91530
Jan 12Sunday20$40,074-13.7%+8%26$1,541$585,98931
Jan 13Monday19$13,457-66.4%+3.7%26$517$599,44632
Jan 14Tuesday19$20,847+54.9%+22.2%26$801$620,29333
Jan 15Wednesday19$17,404-16.5%+20.3%26$669$637,69734
Jan 16Thursday20$14,085-19.1%-8%26$541$651,78235
Jan 17Friday17$101,806+622.8%+204.8%240$424$753,58836
Jan 18Saturday19$109,624+7.7%+136.1%240$456$863,21237
Jan 19Sunday18$87,806-19.9%+119.1%240$365$951,01838
Jan 20
MLK Day
Monday16$86,955-1%+546.2%240$362$1,037,97339
Jan 21Tuesday16$45,233-48%+117%240$188$1,083,20640
Jan 22Wednesday15$43,946-2.8%+152.5%240$183$1,127,15241
Jan 23Thursday14$38,260-12.9%+171.6%240$159$1,165,41242
Jan 24Friday18$93,358+144%-8.3%540$172$1,258,77043
Jan 25Saturday17$154,596+65.6%+41%540$286$1,413,36644
Jan 26Sunday17$100,106-35.2%+14%540$185$1,513,47245
Jan 27Monday15$48,905-51.1%-43.8%540$90$1,562,37746
Jan 28Tuesday17$68,135+39.3%+50.6%540$126$1,630,51247
Jan 29Wednesday16$56,436-17.2%+28.4%540$104$1,686,94848
Jan 30Thursday17$44,067-21.9%+15.2%540$81$1,731,01549
Jan 31Friday24$61,282+39.1%-34.4%270$226$1,792,29750
Feb 1Saturday23$95,792+56.3%-38%270$354$1,888,08951
Feb 2Sunday22$79,356-17.2%-20.7%270$293$1,967,44552
Feb 3Monday23$25,627-67.7%-47.6%270$94$1,993,07253
Feb 4Tuesday22$38,612+50.7%-43.3%270$143$2,031,68454
Feb 5Wednesday22$29,255-24.2%-48.2%270$108$2,060,93955
Feb 6Thursday22$23,494-19.7%-46.7%270$87$2,084,43356
Feb 7Friday25$39,790+69.4%-35.1%235$169$2,124,22357
Feb 8Saturday24$68,514+72.2%-28.5%235$291$2,192,73758
Feb 9Sunday23$30,651-55.3%-61.4%235$130$2,223,38859
Feb 10Monday24$20,262-33.9%-20.9%235$86$2,243,65060
Feb 11Tuesday27$22,404+10.6%-42%235$95$2,266,05461
Feb 12Wednesday23$19,530-12.8%-33.2%235$83$2,285,58462
Feb 13Thursday21$16,147-17.3%-31.3%235$68$2,301,73163
Feb 14Friday25$25,586+58.5%-35.7%155$165$2,327,31764
Feb 15Saturday22$41,047+60.4%-40.1%155$264$2,368,36465
Feb 16Sunday22$34,762-15.3%+13.4%155$224$2,403,12666
Feb 17
Presidents' Day
Monday21$27,435-21.1%+35.4%155$177$2,430,56167
Feb 18Tuesday21$15,216-44.5%-32.1%155$98$2,445,77768
Feb 19Wednesday19$15,726+3.4%-19.5%155$101$2,461,50369
Feb 20Thursday18$13,803-12.2%-14.5%155$89$2,475,30670
Feb 21Friday24$24,274+75.9%-5.1%125$194$2,499,58071
Feb 22Saturday22$76,726+216.1%+86.9%125$613$2,576,30672
Feb 23Sunday22$36,365-52.6%+4.6%125$290$2,612,67173
Feb 24Monday24$12,024-66.9%-56.2%125$96$2,624,69574
Feb 25Tuesday19$43,496+261.7%+185.9%125$347$2,668,19175
Feb 26Wednesday24$12,661-70.9%-19.5%125$101$2,680,85276
Feb 27Thursday24$12,295-2.9%-10.9%125$98$2,693,14777
Feb 28Friday30$32,894+167.5%+35.5%112$293$2,726,04178
Mar 1Saturday27$63,597+93.3%-17.1%112$567$2,789,63879
Mar 2Sunday31$15,880-75%-56.3%112$141$2,805,51880
Mar 3Monday32$5,011-68.4%-58.3%112$44$2,810,52981
Mar 4Tuesday33$6,561+30.9%-84.9%112$58$2,817,09082
Mar 5Wednesday31$7,826+19.3%-38.2%112$69$2,824,91683
Mar 6Thursday30$5,907-24.5%-52%112$52$2,830,82384
Mar 7Friday41$2,830-52.1%-91.4%40$70$2,833,65385
Mar 8Saturday38$4,175+47.5%-93.4%40$104$2,837,82886
Mar 9Sunday33$6,384+52.9%-59.8%40$159$2,844,21287
Mar 10Monday41$1,031-83.9%-79.4%40$25$2,845,24388
Mar 11Tuesday33$3,875+275.8%-40.9%40$96$2,849,11889
Mar 12Wednesday33$3,310-14.6%-57.7%40$82$2,852,42890
Mar 13Thursday28$5,918+78.8%+0.2%40$147$2,858,34691