The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $755,249Details
International Box Office $164Details
Worldwide Box Office $755,413
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,963 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:10.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/35 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,423,574

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,482 $755,249
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) 31,557 $164
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,797 $755,413
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,004 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,471 $755,249
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,093 $164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $755,413

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: May 2nd, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 30th, 2013 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and some sexuality
Running Time: 106 minutes
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Keywords: Boarding School
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,482 $755,249
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,559 $1,423,574
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,568 $755,249
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $755,249
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,004 $755,249
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,774 $1,423,574
Top 2001 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 64 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,924 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,496 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 665 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,471 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $755,249

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2001 51 $34,963   4 $8,741   $46,231 1
Nov 30, 2001 53 $26,161 -25% 4 $6,540   $84,965 2
Dec 7, 2001 57 $19,355 -26% 5 $3,871   $122,047 3
Dec 14, 2001 58 $18,342 -5% 5 $3,668   $152,660 4
Dec 21, 2001 38 $60,595 +230% 35 $1,731   $316,805 5
Dec 28, 2001 37 $70,999 +17% 35 $2,029   $381,872 6
Jan 4, 2002 38 $50,957 -28% 21 $2,427   $453,067 7
Jan 11, 2002 38 $37,950 -26% 16 $2,372   $515,243 8
Jan 18, 2002 44 $30,300 -20% 15 $2,020   $570,196 9
Jan 25, 2002 56 $21,007 -31% 18 $1,167   $602,893 10
Feb 1, 2002 61 $17,229 -18% 19 $907   $630,798 11
Feb 8, 2002 71 $9,295 -46% 12 $775   $646,972 12
Feb 15, 2002 88 $4,708 -49% 10 $471   $657,381 13
Feb 22, 2002 78 $9,034 +92% 15 $602   $669,641 14
Mar 1, 2002 82 $7,067 -22% 11 $642   $681,303 15
Mar 8, 2002 67 $14,872 +110% 14 $1,062   $702,012 16
Mar 15, 2002 76 $10,105 -32% 12 $842   $719,928 17
Mar 22, 2002 99 $4,595 -55% 11 $418   $728,917 18
Mar 29, 2002 96 $4,633 +1% 9 $515   $736,879 19
Apr 5, 2002 101 $4,169 -10% 4 $1,042   $742,305 20
Apr 12, 2002 96 $2,480 -41% 3 $827   $746,277 21
Apr 19, 2002 123 $2,286 -8% 4 $572   $749,995 22
Apr 26, 2002 127 $2,186 -4% 5 $437   $752,605 23
May 3, 2002 115 $1,768 -19% 3 $589   $754,749 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2001 51 $47,536   4 $11,884   $58,804 2
Nov 30, 2001 55 $43,888 -8% 4 $10,972   $102,692 3
Dec 7, 2001 54 $31,626 -28% 5 $6,325   $134,318 4
Dec 14, 2001 33 $121,892 +285% 5 $24,378   $256,210 5
Dec 21, 2001 47 $54,663 -55% 35 $1,562   $310,873 6
Dec 28, 2001 37 $91,237 +67% 35 $2,607   $402,110 7
Jan 4, 2002 35 $75,183 -18% 21 $3,580   $477,293 8
Jan 11, 2002 38 $62,603 -17% 16 $3,913   $539,896 9
Jan 18, 2002 45 $41,990 -33% 15 $2,799   $581,886 10
Jan 25, 2002 56 $31,683 -25% 18 $1,760   $613,569 11
Feb 1, 2002 60 $24,108 -24% 19 $1,269   $637,677 12
Feb 8, 2002 72 $14,996 -38% 12 $1,250   $652,673 13
Feb 15, 2002 83 $7,934 -47% 10 $793   $660,607 14
Feb 22, 2002 72 $13,629 +72% 15 $909   $674,236 15
Mar 1, 2002 82 $12,904 -5% 11 $1,173   $687,140 16
Mar 8, 2002 68 $22,683 +76% 14 $1,620   $709,823 17
Mar 15, 2002 77 $14,499 -36% 12 $1,208   $724,322 18
Mar 22, 2002 95 $7,924 -45% 11 $720   $732,246 19
Mar 29, 2002 90 $5,890 -26% 9 $654   $738,136 20
Apr 5, 2002 93 $5,661 -4% 4 $1,415   $743,797 21
Apr 12, 2002 95 $3,912 -31% 3 $1,304   $747,709 22
Apr 19, 2002 119 $2,710 -31% 4 $678   $750,419 23
Apr 26, 2002 124 $2,562 -5% 5 $512   $752,981 24
May 3, 2002 112 $2,268 -11% 3 $756   $755,249 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 5/2/2024 $0 0 1 2 $164 6/4/2024
 
International Total$164 6/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) 31,557 $164
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,113 $164
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,697 $164
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,500 $164
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,535 $164
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,883 $164
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,093 $164
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $164

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,797 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,443 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,278 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,346 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,719 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 933 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400) 317 $755,413

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Uncategorized

Jose Manuel Lorenzo    Marcelo
Eduardo Noriega    Jacinth
Junio Valverde    Santi
Federico Luppi    Professor Casares
Fernando Tielve    Carlos
Inigo Garces    Jaime
Irene Visedo    Conchita
Francisco Maestre    El Puerco
Marisa Paredes    Carmen

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Production and Technical Credits

Guillermo del Toro    Director
Guillermo del Toro    Screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro    Executive Producer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,963 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:10.64 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/35 max. theaters, 8.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,423,574

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,482 $755,249
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) 31,557 $164
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,797 $755,413
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,004 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,471 $755,249
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,093 $164
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $755,413

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 21st, 2001 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: May 2nd, 2024 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: July 30th, 2013 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and some sexuality
Running Time: 106 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Signs
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Boarding School
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Spain
Languages: Spanish

Uncategorized

Jose Manuel Lorenzo    Marcelo
Eduardo Noriega    Jacinth
Junio Valverde    Santi
Federico Luppi    Professor Casares
Fernando Tielve    Carlos
Inigo Garces    Jaime
Irene Visedo    Conchita
Francisco Maestre    El Puerco
Marisa Paredes    Carmen

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

Production and Technical Credits

Guillermo del Toro    Director
Guillermo del Toro    Screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro    Executive Producer

2016 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Classics, Foreign Imports

December 14th, 2016

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro

After dealing with first-run releases and TV on DVD releases, we come to the instalment of our Holiday Gift Guide that deals with limited releases, classics, and foreign imports. This list should be longer than last week, but hopefully I won’t go overboard. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,482 $755,249
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,559 $1,423,574
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,568 $755,249
Top 2001 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $755,249
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,004 $755,249
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,774 $1,423,574
Top 2001 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 64 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,924 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,496 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,130 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 665 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,471 $755,249
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $755,249

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2001 51 $34,963   4 $8,741   $46,231 1
Nov 30, 2001 53 $26,161 -25% 4 $6,540   $84,965 2
Dec 7, 2001 57 $19,355 -26% 5 $3,871   $122,047 3
Dec 14, 2001 58 $18,342 -5% 5 $3,668   $152,660 4
Dec 21, 2001 38 $60,595 +230% 35 $1,731   $316,805 5
Dec 28, 2001 37 $70,999 +17% 35 $2,029   $381,872 6
Jan 4, 2002 38 $50,957 -28% 21 $2,427   $453,067 7
Jan 11, 2002 38 $37,950 -26% 16 $2,372   $515,243 8
Jan 18, 2002 44 $30,300 -20% 15 $2,020   $570,196 9
Jan 25, 2002 56 $21,007 -31% 18 $1,167   $602,893 10
Feb 1, 2002 61 $17,229 -18% 19 $907   $630,798 11
Feb 8, 2002 71 $9,295 -46% 12 $775   $646,972 12
Feb 15, 2002 88 $4,708 -49% 10 $471   $657,381 13
Feb 22, 2002 78 $9,034 +92% 15 $602   $669,641 14
Mar 1, 2002 82 $7,067 -22% 11 $642   $681,303 15
Mar 8, 2002 67 $14,872 +110% 14 $1,062   $702,012 16
Mar 15, 2002 76 $10,105 -32% 12 $842   $719,928 17
Mar 22, 2002 99 $4,595 -55% 11 $418   $728,917 18
Mar 29, 2002 96 $4,633 +1% 9 $515   $736,879 19
Apr 5, 2002 101 $4,169 -10% 4 $1,042   $742,305 20
Apr 12, 2002 96 $2,480 -41% 3 $827   $746,277 21
Apr 19, 2002 123 $2,286 -8% 4 $572   $749,995 22
Apr 26, 2002 127 $2,186 -4% 5 $437   $752,605 23
May 3, 2002 115 $1,768 -19% 3 $589   $754,749 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2001 51 $47,536   4 $11,884   $58,804 2
Nov 30, 2001 55 $43,888 -8% 4 $10,972   $102,692 3
Dec 7, 2001 54 $31,626 -28% 5 $6,325   $134,318 4
Dec 14, 2001 33 $121,892 +285% 5 $24,378   $256,210 5
Dec 21, 2001 47 $54,663 -55% 35 $1,562   $310,873 6
Dec 28, 2001 37 $91,237 +67% 35 $2,607   $402,110 7
Jan 4, 2002 35 $75,183 -18% 21 $3,580   $477,293 8
Jan 11, 2002 38 $62,603 -17% 16 $3,913   $539,896 9
Jan 18, 2002 45 $41,990 -33% 15 $2,799   $581,886 10
Jan 25, 2002 56 $31,683 -25% 18 $1,760   $613,569 11
Feb 1, 2002 60 $24,108 -24% 19 $1,269   $637,677 12
Feb 8, 2002 72 $14,996 -38% 12 $1,250   $652,673 13
Feb 15, 2002 83 $7,934 -47% 10 $793   $660,607 14
Feb 22, 2002 72 $13,629 +72% 15 $909   $674,236 15
Mar 1, 2002 82 $12,904 -5% 11 $1,173   $687,140 16
Mar 8, 2002 68 $22,683 +76% 14 $1,620   $709,823 17
Mar 15, 2002 77 $14,499 -36% 12 $1,208   $724,322 18
Mar 22, 2002 95 $7,924 -45% 11 $720   $732,246 19
Mar 29, 2002 90 $5,890 -26% 9 $654   $738,136 20
Apr 5, 2002 93 $5,661 -4% 4 $1,415   $743,797 21
Apr 12, 2002 95 $3,912 -31% 3 $1,304   $747,709 22
Apr 19, 2002 119 $2,710 -31% 4 $678   $750,419 23
Apr 26, 2002 124 $2,562 -5% 5 $512   $752,981 24
May 3, 2002 112 $2,268 -11% 3 $756   $755,249 25

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
New Zealand 5/2/2024 $0 0 1 2 $164 6/4/2024
 
International Total$164 6/4/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 31,501-31,600) 31,557 $164
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,113 $164
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,697 $164
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,500 $164
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,535 $164
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,883 $164
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,093 $164
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $164

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,701-16,800) 16,797 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,401-15,500) 15,443 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,278 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,346 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,719 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 933 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $755,413
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 301-400) 317 $755,413

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.