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Hunt for the WilderpeopleFollow

2016 • PG-13 • 1h 41m • Adventure, Comedy, Drama • The Orchard

Nature just got gangster.

🍅 97% 91%

81

4.06

7.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$78K

Limited · 5 theaters

Domestic total

$5.20M

Final

Worldwide total

$23.90M

$18.70M international

Domestic legs9.0x from $579K biggest weekend

Budget$2.5M

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Cast & crew

Full Waititi filmography

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi Director

Sam Neill

Sam Neill Starring

Julian Dennison

Julian Dennison Starring

Rachel House

Rachel House Starring

ScreenplayTaika Waititi Produced byTaika Waititi, Matt Noonan, Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders CinematographyLachlan Milne MusicConrad Wedde, Lukasz Pawel Buda Prod. DesignNeville Stevenson StudioThe Orchard

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jun 24-26 32 $78.4K — 5 $15,688 $78.4K

2 Jul 1-3 27 $143.0K +82.4% 23 $6,219 $255.7K

3 Jul 8-10 19 $387.1K +170.6% 72 $5,377 $728.7K

4 Jul 15-17 15 $567.1K +46.5% 155 $3,659 $1.5M

5 Jul 22-24 20 $579.3K +2.1% 200 $2,896 $2.3M

6 Jul 29-31 21 $365.7K −36.9% 174 $2,102 $2.9M

7 Aug 5-7 19 $335.5K −8.3% 176 $1,906 $3.5M

8 Aug 12-14 28 $225.5K −32.8% 140 $1,610 $3.9M

9 Aug 19-21 28 $165.3K −26.7% 125 $1,322 $4.2M

10 Aug 26-28 35 $126.5K −23.5% 100 $1,265 $4.4M

11 Sep 2-4 36 $142.5K +12.7% 85 $1,677 $4.6M

12 Sep 9-11 36 $94.3K −33.8% 86 $1,097 $4.8M

13 Sep 16-18 38 $87.2K −7.5% 76 $1,148 $4.9M

14 Sep 23-25 39 $75.9K −13.0% 81 $937 $5.0M

15 Sep 30-Oct 2 47 $47.7K −37.1% 53 $900 $5.1M

16 Oct 7-9 50 $28.7K −39.8% 39 $737 $5.1M

17 Oct 14-16 60 $20.0K −30.4% 23 $869 $5.2M

18 Oct 21-23 68 $14.2K −28.9% 20 $710 $5.2M

19 Oct 28-30 70 $7.2K −49.1% 15 $482 $5.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jun 24 — $30.4K — $30.4K 5 $6,088 1

Sat Jun 25 — $29.4K −3.5% $59.8K 5 $5,876 2

Sun Jun 26 — $18.6K −36.6% $78.4K 5 $3,724 3

Mon Jun 27 — $7.2K −61.2% $85.7K 5 $1,444 4

Tue Jun 28 — $10.2K +40.6% $95.8K 5 $2,030 5

Wed Jun 29 — $9.7K −4.8% $105.5K 5 $1,932 6

Thu Jun 30 — $7.2K −25.6% $112.7K 5 $1,437 7

Fri Jul 1 — $38.3K +433.1% +25.9% $151.0K 23 $1,666 8

Sat Jul 2 — $54.1K +41.3% +84.3% $205.1K 23 $2,354 9

Sun Jul 3 — $50.6K −6.5% +171.7% $255.7K 23 $2,200 10

Mon Jul 4 — $36.8K −27.2% +410.4% $292.5K 23 $1,602 11

Tue Jul 5 — $15.1K −59.1% +48.4% $307.6K 23 $655 12

Wed Jul 6 — $16.9K +12.2% +74.9% $324.5K 23 $734 13

Thu Jul 7 — $17.2K +1.6% +138.8% $341.6K 23 $746 14

Fri Jul 8 — $99.5K +480.1% +159.8% $441.2K 72 $1,382 15

Sat Jul 9 — $179.0K +79.9% +230.7% $620.2K 72 $2,487 16

Sun Jul 10 — $108.6K −39.4% +114.6% $728.7K 72 $1,508 17

Mon Jul 11 — $41.3K −62.0% +12.0% $770.0K 72 $573 18

Tue Jul 12 — $44.5K +8.0% +195.8% $814.5K 72 $619 19

Wed Jul 13 — $45.0K +1.0% +166.4% $859.5K 72 $625 20

Thu Jul 14 — $42.1K −6.4% +145.4% $901.6K 72 $585 21

Fri Jul 15 #15 $148.0K +251.6% +48.7% $1.0M 155 $955 22

Sat Jul 16 #15 $249.2K +68.4% +39.2% $1.3M 155 $1,608 23

Sun Jul 17 #15 $169.9K −31.8% +56.5% $1.5M 155 $1,096 24

Mon Jul 18 — $63.6K −62.6% +54.1% $1.5M 155 $410 25

Tue Jul 19 — $71.8K +13.0% +61.2% $1.6M 155 $463 26

Wed Jul 20 — $70.4K −2.0% +56.5% $1.7M 155 $454 27

Thu Jul 21 — $62.6K −11.1% +48.6% $1.7M 155 $404 28

Fri Jul 22 — $150.6K +140.7% +1.7% $1.9M 200 $753 29

Sat Jul 23 — $255.7K +69.8% +2.6% $2.1M 200 $1,278 30

Sun Jul 24 — $173.0K −32.3% +1.8% $2.3M 200 $865 31

Mon Jul 25 — $64.0K −63.0% +0.7% $2.4M 200 $320 32

Tue Jul 26 — $71.0K +11.0% −1.1% $2.5M 200 $355 33

Wed Jul 27 — $65.4K −8.0% −7.2% $2.5M 200 $327 34

Thu Jul 28 — $57.3K −12.4% −8.5% $2.6M 200 $286 35

Fri Jul 29 — $97.6K +70.5% −35.1% $2.7M 174 $561 36

Sat Jul 30 — $152.3K +56.0% −40.4% $2.8M 174 $875 37

Sun Jul 31 — $115.8K −24.0% −33.1% $2.9M 174 $665 38

Mon Aug 1 — $48.1K −58.4% −24.8% $3.0M 174 $276 39

Tue Aug 2 — $51.5K +7.0% −27.6% $3.0M 174 $296 40

Wed Aug 3 — $48.9K −5.0% −25.2% $3.1M 174 $281 41

Thu Aug 4 — $45.5K −7.0% −20.6% $3.1M 174 $261 42

Fri Aug 5 — $85.9K +89.0% −12.0% $3.2M 176 $488 43

Sat Aug 6 — $151.2K +76.0% −0.7% $3.4M 176 $859 44

Sun Aug 7 — $98.3K −35.0% −15.1% $3.5M 176 $559 45

Mon Aug 8 — $42.9K −56.4% −10.8% $3.5M 176 $244 46

Tue Aug 9 — $47.2K +10.0% −8.3% $3.6M 176 $268 47

Wed Aug 10 — $53.8K +14.0% +10.0% $3.6M 176 $306 48

Thu Aug 11 — $50.0K −7.0% +10.0% $3.7M 176 $284 49

Fri Aug 12 — $59.9K +19.8% −30.3% $3.7M 140 $428 50

Sat Aug 13 — $95.7K +59.7% −36.7% $3.8M 140 $683 51

Sun Aug 14 — $69.9K −27.0% −28.9% $3.9M 140 $499 52

Mon Aug 15 — $28.4K −59.4% −33.9% $3.9M 140 $203 53

Tue Aug 16 — $33.0K +16.3% −30.1% $3.9M 140 $236 54

Wed Aug 17 — $33.3K +1.0% −38.0% $4.0M 140 $238 55

Thu Aug 18 — $28.7K −14.0% −42.7% $4.0M 140 $205 56

Fri Aug 19 — $45.0K +57.0% −24.9% $4.1M 125 $360 57

Sat Aug 20 — $72.5K +61.0% −24.3% $4.1M 125 $580 58

Sun Aug 21 — $47.8K −34.0% −31.5% $4.2M 125 $383 59

Mon Aug 22 — $24.4K −49.1% −14.2% $4.2M 125 $195 60

Tue Aug 23 — $23.6K −3.0% −28.4% $4.2M 125 $189 61

Wed Aug 24 — $22.2K −6.0% −33.4% $4.2M 125 $178 62

Thu Aug 25 — $22.9K +3.0% −20.2% $4.3M 125 $183 63

Fri Aug 26 — $34.1K +49.2% −24.1% $4.3M 100 $341 64

Sat Aug 27 — $55.6K +63.0% −23.2% $4.4M 100 $556 65

Sun Aug 28 — $36.7K −34.0% −23.2% $4.4M 100 $367 66

Mon Aug 29 — $13.9K −62.2% −43.0% $4.4M 100 $139 67

Tue Aug 30 — $14.4K +4.0% −38.9% $4.4M 100 $144 68

Wed Aug 31 — $15.2K +5.0% −31.7% $4.4M 100 $152 69

Thu Sep 1 — $16.5K +9.0% −27.7% $4.5M 100 $165 70

Fri Sep 2 — $34.0K +105.7% −0.4% $4.5M 85 $400 71

Sat Sep 3 — $57.1K +68.0% +2.7% $4.5M 85 $672 72

Sun Sep 4 — $51.4K −10.0% +40.0% $4.6M 85 $605 73

Mon Sep 5 — $43.2K −16.0% +211.0% $4.6M 85 $508 74

Tue Sep 6 — $12.0K −72.2% −16.9% $4.7M 85 $141 75

Wed Sep 7 — $11.2K −7.0% −26.4% $4.7M 85 $131 76

Thu Sep 8 — $11.1K −1.0% −33.1% $4.7M 85 $130 77

Fri Sep 9 — $25.1K +126.7% −26.3% $4.7M 86 $291 78

Sat Sep 10 — $43.8K +75.0% −23.2% $4.7M 86 $510 79

Sun Sep 11 — $25.4K −42.0% −50.5% $4.8M 86 $296 80

Mon Sep 12 — $8.1K −68.0% −81.1% $4.8M 86 $95 81

Tue Sep 13 — $11.1K +36.0% −7.7% $4.8M 86 $129 82

Wed Sep 14 — $11.0K −1.0% −1.8% $4.8M 86 $128 83

Thu Sep 15 — $13.0K +19.0% +18.0% $4.8M 86 $152 84

Fri Sep 16 — $23.2K +78.0% −7.3% $4.8M 76 $306 85

Sat Sep 17 — $38.3K +65.0% −12.6% $4.9M 76 $504 86

Sun Sep 18 — $25.7K −33.0% +1.0% $4.9M 76 $338 87

Mon Sep 19 — $8.2K −68.1% +0.7% $4.9M 76 $108 88

Tue Sep 20 — $8.6K +5.0% −22.3% $4.9M 76 $113 89

Wed Sep 21 — $8.3K −4.0% −24.6% $4.9M 76 $109 90

Thu Sep 22 — $8.3K +0.0% −36.6% $4.9M 76 $109 91

Fri Sep 23 — $22.1K +167.6% −4.7% $5.0M 81 $273 92

Sat Sep 24 — $33.2K +50.0% −13.4% $5.0M 81 $410 93

Sun Sep 25 — $20.6K −38.0% −19.9% $5.0M 81 $254 94

Mon Sep 26 — $5.2K −74.6% −36.2% $5.0M 81 $65 95

Tue Sep 27 — $7.2K +37.0% −16.8% $5.0M 81 $88 96

Wed Sep 28 — $8.2K +15.0% −0.3% $5.0M 81 $102 97

Thu Sep 29 — $8.2K −1.0% −1.3% $5.0M 81 $101 98

Fri Sep 30 — $12.8K +57.2% −42.0% $5.1M 53 $242 99

Sat Oct 1 — $21.5K +68.0% −35.1% $5.1M 53 $406 100

Sun Oct 2 — $13.4K −38.0% −35.1% $5.1M 53 $252 101

Mon Oct 3 — $6.6K −50.3% +26.9% $5.1M 53 $125 102

Tue Oct 4 — $4.4K −34.0% −38.9% $5.1M 53 $83 103

Wed Oct 5 — $5.3K +22.0% −35.2% $5.1M 53 $101 104

Thu Oct 6 — $4.9K −9.0% −40.4% $5.1M 53 $92 105

Fri Oct 7 — $8.0K +64.8% −37.5% $5.1M 39 $205 106

Sat Oct 8 — $13.5K +69.0% −37.1% $5.1M 39 $347 107

Sun Oct 9 — $7.2K −47.0% −46.3% $5.1M 39 $184 108

Mon Oct 10 — $4.0K −44.2% −39.7% $5.1M 39 $103 109

Tue Oct 11 — $2.4K −41.0% −46.1% $5.1M 39 $61 110

Wed Oct 12 — $2.2K −8.0% −59.3% $5.1M 39 $56 111

Thu Oct 13 — $2.4K +10.0% −50.8% $5.1M 39 $61 112

Fri Oct 14 — $6.5K +171.8% −18.9% $5.2M 23 $282 113

Sat Oct 15 — $8.0K +23.0% −41.0% $5.2M 23 $347 114

Sun Oct 16 — $5.5K −31.1% −23.3% $5.2M 23 $239 115

Mon Oct 17 — $1.4K −74.4% −64.8% $5.2M 23 $61 116

Tue Oct 18 — $2.1K +46.3% −12.7% $5.2M 23 $90 117

Wed Oct 19 — $1.9K −6.0% −10.9% $5.2M 23 $84 118

Thu Oct 20 — $2.1K +8.0% −12.5% $5.2M 23 $91 119

Fri Oct 21 — $4.2K +99.7% −35.7% $5.2M 20 $209 120

Sat Oct 22 — $6.6K +57.1% −17.9% $5.2M 20 $328 121

Sun Oct 23 — $3.5K −47.1% −37.0% $5.2M 20 $174 122

Mon Oct 24 — $1.5K −57.4% +5.0% $5.2M 20 $74 123

Tue Oct 25 — $1.2K −18.6% −41.6% $5.2M 20 $60 124

Wed Oct 26 — $1.5K +27.9% −20.5% $5.2M 20 $77 125

Thu Oct 27 — $1.3K −15.2% −37.5% $5.2M 20 $65 126

Fri Oct 28 — $2.2K +68.5% −47.3% $5.2M 15 $147 127

Sat Oct 29 — $2.9K +30.0% −56.4% $5.2M 15 $191 128

Sun Oct 30 — $2.2K −24.0% −37.4% $5.2M 15 $145 129

Mon Oct 31 — $1.1K −49.8% −26.2% $5.2M 15 $73 130

Tue Nov 1 — $562 −48.5% −53.3% $5.2M 15 $37 131

Wed Nov 2 — $528 −6.0% −65.7% $5.2M 15 $35 132

Thu Nov 3 — $704 +33.3% −46.1% $5.2M 15 $47 133

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$4.5M

Jun 24Jul 11Jul 29Aug 15Sep 1

Weekend grossWk 10 · $126.5K

$78.4K

$143.0K

$387.1K

$567.1K

$579.3K

$365.7K

$335.5K

$225.5K

$165.3K

$126.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 200 → 100 −50.0%

5 open100 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −23.5%

+82.4%

W1→2

+170.6%

W2→3

+46.5%

W3→4

+2.1%

W4→5

−36.9%

W5→6

−8.3%

W6→7

−32.8%

W7→8

−26.7%

W8→9

−23.5%

W9→10

Steepest −36.9%Biggest gain +170.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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