Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)

Beware of Mr. Baker poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $116,476Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Born in South East London the same week the Nazis began bombing, Ginger Baker’s first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in WWII. From his music to his life, at the expense of family and fortune, Ginger would never be left behind on the tracks again. Though best known for his work with Eric Clapton in Cream and Blind Faith, the world’s greatest drummer did not hit his stride until years later in 1972 when he drove the first Range Rover ever produced from London to Nigeria in pursuit of the African rhythms and musical icon, Fela Kuti. There he found his Mecca of drumming, introducing the African beat and “world music” to the West, years before any other musicians in the field. Unfortunately, Ginger’s African glory days were short-lived as he found himself looking down the barrel of a Nigerian officer’s machine gun. Signaling his departure from the continent and the loss of his fortune, Ginger returned to England where a pattern of divorces, self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works continue on to Italy, California, Colorado, and current day South Africa where he lives inside a fortified compound with his 29-year-old internet bride and 39 polo ponies.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,195 (10.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $155,933

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,641 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,101-24,200) 24,127 $116,476
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,488 $116,476

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 30th, 2012 (Limited) by SnagFilms
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Muscle Shoals
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Keywords: Biography, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Musicians, Rock 'n' Roll, Addiction
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Insurgent Media, Pugilist at Rest
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,641 $116,476
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,070 $155,933
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,656 $116,476
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 327 $116,476
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,488 $116,476
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,560 $155,933
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 167 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,183 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 870 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 795 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,940 $116,476

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 30, 2012 62 $12,195   1 $12,195   $12,195 1
Dec 7, 2012 68 $10,349 -15% 1 $10,349   $36,548 2
Dec 14, 2012 70 $4,414 -57% 1 $4,414   $45,252 3
Dec 21, 2012 74 $822 -81% 1 $822   $50,750 4
Dec 28, 2012 61 $608 -26% 1 $608   $52,467 5
Jan 4, 2013 89 $284 -53% 1 $284   $53,371 6
Jan 25, 2013 53 $25,798   15 $1,720   $79,706 9
Feb 1, 2013 69 $7,001 -73% 7 $1,000   $100,140 10
Feb 8, 2013 71 $2,935 -58% 3 $978   $106,914 11
Feb 15, 2013 88 $661 -77% 2 $331   $109,406 12
Feb 22, 2013 78 $2,445 +270% 1 $2,445   $112,248 13
Mar 1, 2013 88 $1,742 -29% 1 $1,742   $114,271 14
Mar 8, 2013 93 $924 -47% 1 $924   $116,476 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 30, 2012 62 $21,446   1 $21,446   $21,446 1
Dec 7, 2012 72 $16,239 -24% 1 $16,239   $40,838 2
Dec 14, 2012 74 $7,386 -55% 1 $7,386   $49,928 3
Dec 21, 2012 64 $1,931 -74% 1 $1,931   $51,859 4
Dec 28, 2012 71 $1,228 -36% 1 $1,228   $53,087 5
Jan 4, 2013 89 $821 -33% 1 $821   $53,908 6
Jan 25, 2013 54 $39,231   15 $2,615   $93,139 9
Feb 1, 2013 65 $10,840 -72% 7 $1,549   $103,979 10
Feb 8, 2013 75 $4,766 -56% 3 $1,589   $108,745 11
Feb 15, 2013 79 $2,445 -49% 2 $1,223   $111,190 12
Feb 22, 2013 84 $2,726 +11% 2 $1,363   $112,529 13
Mar 1, 2013 86 $3,023 +11% 1 $3,023   $115,552 14
Mar 8, 2013 92 $924 -69% 1 $924   $116,476 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,101-24,200) 24,127 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,593 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,534 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,574 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,640 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,444 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,900 $116,476

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Documentary Subject(s)

Ginger Baker    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Eric Clapton    Himself
Steve Winwood    Himself
Charlie Watts    Himself
Mickey Hart    Himself
Carlos Santana    Himself
Max Weinberg    Himself
Chad Smith    Himself
Femi Kuti    Himself
Neil Peart    Himself
Simon Kirks    Himself
Marky Ramone    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jay Bulger    Screenwriter
Jay Bulger    Director
Andrew S. Karsch    Producer
Fisher Stevens    Producer
Julie Goldman    Executive Producer
David Bell    Animation Director
Joe Scarpulla    Animation Art Director
Joe Scarpulla    Animator
Eric Robbins    Director of Photography
Abhay Sofsky    Editor

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 14th, 2013

May 13th, 2013

There are not a lot of new releases on the home market this week, and there are very few that are prime releases. The best-selling release is Dexter: Season Seven on Blu-ray, which is worth picking up, but the lack of extras prevents it from being the Pick of the Week. For that I'm going with a lesser known title, The Unbelievable Truth, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hyde Hits it Out of the Park

December 11th, 2012

Hyde Park on the Hudson opened on top of the per theater chart with an average of $20,341 in four theaters. That is good for a limited release, but bad for a potential Awards Season contender, which is how many people saw the film prior to its release. Additionally, with weak reviews, it has little hope at long legs. Burn was much further back at $13,602, also in four theaters. Rust and Bone saw its theater count double to four, but its per theater average actually grew to $13,015. Its word-of-mouth is outstanding. Beware of Mr. Baker remained in the $10,000 club with $10,349 in one theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skyfall Regains Top Spot

December 9th, 2012

Skyfall returns to the top of the chart this weekend as another new release fails to catch on with audiences and films playing for a 3rd, 4th or 5th weekend battle for top billing. The new release that has missed out this time around is Playing for Keeps, which will land in 6th place with around $6 million. Above it, Rise of the Guardians, Lincoln and Life of Pi are all holding up well on a week-to-week basis (down 21%, 32% and 32% respectively), but Skyfall will win the weekend thanks to its existing momentum. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 continues to tumble -- it will be down 47% this weekend -- but it will still come in third with just over $9 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are a Little Rusty

December 4th, 2012

It was a rather slow week on the per theater chart with only two films topping the $10,000 mark, and none of them were massive hits. Rust and Bone rose to first place with an average of $12,369 in two theaters. It rose to top spot thanks to a miniscule 9% drop-off. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Beware of Mr. Baker, which was right behind with $12,195 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Killing Has Soft Opening

December 2nd, 2012

The weekend after Thanksgiving is not known for its box office prowess, and this year is proving no different. Most films in the top 10 are down around 50% from last weekend, and the new wide releases are both falling short of their respective distributor's hopes. Killing Them Softly is headed for a $7 million debut, according to Weinstein, which is Brad Pitt's worst wide opening since Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas back in 2003, and worst live action wide release since 1994's The Favor. Meanwhile, LD Distribution is projecting $3.4 million for The Collection in 1,403 theaters, which is less of a surprise, but still a disappointment. With those two misfires, the top of the chart is once more populated by Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall, which are essentially neck and neck at this point, with Twilight topping $250 million domestically this weekend and Bond set to reach that landmark in the next few days. More...


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Synopsis

Born in South East London the same week the Nazis began bombing, Ginger Baker’s first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in WWII. From his music to his life, at the expense of family and fortune, Ginger would never be left behind on the tracks again. Though best known for his work with Eric Clapton in Cream and Blind Faith, the world’s greatest drummer did not hit his stride until years later in 1972 when he drove the first Range Rover ever produced from London to Nigeria in pursuit of the African rhythms and musical icon, Fela Kuti. There he found his Mecca of drumming, introducing the African beat and “world music” to the West, years before any other musicians in the field. Unfortunately, Ginger’s African glory days were short-lived as he found himself looking down the barrel of a Nigerian officer’s machine gun. Signaling his departure from the continent and the loss of his fortune, Ginger returned to England where a pattern of divorces, self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works continue on to Italy, California, Colorado, and current day South Africa where he lives inside a fortified compound with his 29-year-old internet bride and 39 polo ponies.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$12,195 (10.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.51 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 2.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $155,933

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,641 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,101-24,200) 24,127 $116,476
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,488 $116,476

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 30th, 2012 (Limited) by SnagFilms
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 92 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Muscle Shoals
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Musicians, Rock 'n' Roll, Addiction
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Insurgent Media, Pugilist at Rest
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Ginger Baker    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Eric Clapton    Himself
Steve Winwood    Himself
Charlie Watts    Himself
Mickey Hart    Himself
Carlos Santana    Himself
Max Weinberg    Himself
Chad Smith    Himself
Femi Kuti    Himself
Neil Peart    Himself
Simon Kirks    Himself
Marky Ramone    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jay Bulger    Screenwriter
Jay Bulger    Director
Andrew S. Karsch    Producer
Fisher Stevens    Producer
Julie Goldman    Executive Producer
David Bell    Animation Director
Joe Scarpulla    Animation Art Director
Joe Scarpulla    Animator
Eric Robbins    Director of Photography
Abhay Sofsky    Editor

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 14th, 2013

May 13th, 2013

There are not a lot of new releases on the home market this week, and there are very few that are prime releases. The best-selling release is Dexter: Season Seven on Blu-ray, which is worth picking up, but the lack of extras prevents it from being the Pick of the Week. For that I'm going with a lesser known title, The Unbelievable Truth, which is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Hyde Hits it Out of the Park

December 11th, 2012

Hyde Park on the Hudson opened on top of the per theater chart with an average of $20,341 in four theaters. That is good for a limited release, but bad for a potential Awards Season contender, which is how many people saw the film prior to its release. Additionally, with weak reviews, it has little hope at long legs. Burn was much further back at $13,602, also in four theaters. Rust and Bone saw its theater count double to four, but its per theater average actually grew to $13,015. Its word-of-mouth is outstanding. Beware of Mr. Baker remained in the $10,000 club with $10,349 in one theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Skyfall Regains Top Spot

December 9th, 2012

Skyfall returns to the top of the chart this weekend as another new release fails to catch on with audiences and films playing for a 3rd, 4th or 5th weekend battle for top billing. The new release that has missed out this time around is Playing for Keeps, which will land in 6th place with around $6 million. Above it, Rise of the Guardians, Lincoln and Life of Pi are all holding up well on a week-to-week basis (down 21%, 32% and 32% respectively), but Skyfall will win the weekend thanks to its existing momentum. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 continues to tumble -- it will be down 47% this weekend -- but it will still come in third with just over $9 million. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are a Little Rusty

December 4th, 2012

It was a rather slow week on the per theater chart with only two films topping the $10,000 mark, and none of them were massive hits. Rust and Bone rose to first place with an average of $12,369 in two theaters. It rose to top spot thanks to a miniscule 9% drop-off. The only other member of the $10,000 club was Beware of Mr. Baker, which was right behind with $12,195 in its lone theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Killing Has Soft Opening

December 2nd, 2012

The weekend after Thanksgiving is not known for its box office prowess, and this year is proving no different. Most films in the top 10 are down around 50% from last weekend, and the new wide releases are both falling short of their respective distributor's hopes. Killing Them Softly is headed for a $7 million debut, according to Weinstein, which is Brad Pitt's worst wide opening since Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas back in 2003, and worst live action wide release since 1994's The Favor. Meanwhile, LD Distribution is projecting $3.4 million for The Collection in 1,403 theaters, which is less of a surprise, but still a disappointment. With those two misfires, the top of the chart is once more populated by Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and Skyfall, which are essentially neck and neck at this point, with Twilight topping $250 million domestically this weekend and Bond set to reach that landmark in the next few days. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,641 $116,476
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,070 $155,933
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,656 $116,476
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 327 $116,476
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,488 $116,476
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,560 $155,933
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 167 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,481 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,183 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 801-900) 870 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 795 $116,476
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,940 $116,476

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 30, 2012 62 $12,195   1 $12,195   $12,195 1
Dec 7, 2012 68 $10,349 -15% 1 $10,349   $36,548 2
Dec 14, 2012 70 $4,414 -57% 1 $4,414   $45,252 3
Dec 21, 2012 74 $822 -81% 1 $822   $50,750 4
Dec 28, 2012 61 $608 -26% 1 $608   $52,467 5
Jan 4, 2013 89 $284 -53% 1 $284   $53,371 6
Jan 25, 2013 53 $25,798   15 $1,720   $79,706 9
Feb 1, 2013 69 $7,001 -73% 7 $1,000   $100,140 10
Feb 8, 2013 71 $2,935 -58% 3 $978   $106,914 11
Feb 15, 2013 88 $661 -77% 2 $331   $109,406 12
Feb 22, 2013 78 $2,445 +270% 1 $2,445   $112,248 13
Mar 1, 2013 88 $1,742 -29% 1 $1,742   $114,271 14
Mar 8, 2013 93 $924 -47% 1 $924   $116,476 15

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 30, 2012 62 $21,446   1 $21,446   $21,446 1
Dec 7, 2012 72 $16,239 -24% 1 $16,239   $40,838 2
Dec 14, 2012 74 $7,386 -55% 1 $7,386   $49,928 3
Dec 21, 2012 64 $1,931 -74% 1 $1,931   $51,859 4
Dec 28, 2012 71 $1,228 -36% 1 $1,228   $53,087 5
Jan 4, 2013 89 $821 -33% 1 $821   $53,908 6
Jan 25, 2013 54 $39,231   15 $2,615   $93,139 9
Feb 1, 2013 65 $10,840 -72% 7 $1,549   $103,979 10
Feb 8, 2013 75 $4,766 -56% 3 $1,589   $108,745 11
Feb 15, 2013 79 $2,445 -49% 2 $1,223   $111,190 12
Feb 22, 2013 84 $2,726 +11% 2 $1,363   $112,529 13
Mar 1, 2013 86 $3,023 +11% 1 $3,023   $115,552 14
Mar 8, 2013 92 $924 -69% 1 $924   $116,476 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,101-24,200) 24,127 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,593 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,534 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,574 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,640 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,444 $116,476
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,900 $116,476

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.