Australia Box Office for Magic In The Moonlight (2014)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $2,679,890Details
Worldwide Box Office $33,518,508Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $735,598 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $398,689 Details
Total North America Video Sales $1,134,287
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Synopsis

Chinese conjuror Wei Ling Soo is the most celebrated magician of the 1920s, but few know that he is the stage persona of Stanley Crawford, a grouchy and arrogant Englishman with a sky-high opinion of himself and an aversion to phony spiritualists’ claims that they can perform real magic. Persuaded by his life-long friend, Howard Burkan, Stanley goes on a mission to the Côte d’Azur mansion of the Catledge family: mother Grace, son Brice, and daughter Caroline. He presents himself as a business man named Stanley Taplinger in order to debunk the alluring young clairvoyant Sophie Baker who is staying there with her mother. Sophie arrived at the Catledge villa at the invitation of Grace, who is convinced that Sophie can help her contact her late husband, and once there, attracted the attention of Brice, who has fallen for her head over heels. From his very first meeting with Sophie, Stanley dismisses her as an insignificant pip-squeak who he can unmask in no time, scoffing at the family’s gullibility. To his great surprise and discomfort, however, Sophie accomplishes numerous feats of mind-reading and other supernatural deeds that defy all rational explanation, leaving him dumbfounded. Before long, Stanley confesses to his beloved Aunt Vanessa that he has begun to wonder whether Sophie’s powers could actually be real. If they were to be true, Stanley realizes that anything might be possible, even good, and his entire belief system would come crashing down.

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Movie Details

Australia Releases: August 29th, 2014 (Wide), released as Magic In The Moonlight
Video Release: December 16th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a brief suggestive comment, and smoking throughout.
(Rating bulletin 2316, 4/2/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Keywords: Romance, Skeptic, Stage Magician, Psychics
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Dippermouth, Perdido, Ske-Dat-De-Dat Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 16th, 2014

December 16th, 2014

It is getting very close to Christmas and while this means there are more and more people shopping, it also means the new releases are less likely to stand out in a sea of sales. The biggest release of the week is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which is coming out on a 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack. However, it is also one of the worst big releases of the year. There are some releases that are contenders for Pick of the week, including Extant: Season 1 on DVD or Blu-ray, Tootsie on Blu-ray, and The Americans: Season 2 on DVD. In the end, I went with The Skeleton Twins on Blu-ray. More...

Per Theater Chart: Yellow Day Opens in the Black

September 24th, 2014

Yellow Day poster

Awards Season might have begun, as there were six new releases in the $10,000 club this past weekend. Leading the way was Yellow Day, with an estimated $31,000 in one theater. 20,000 Days of Earth was close behind with $27,879 over the weekend and $30,969 over five days, also in one theater. Pump! earned an average of $14,059 in three theaters, which is particularly good for a documentary. A fellow documentary, Art and Craft, was next with an average of $11,500 in two theaters. Not Cool debuted with $10,329 on one theater, which is surprisingly strong, given its lack of reviews. Likewise, Hector and the Search for Happiness earned bad reviews, but still managed an average of $10,212 in four theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Lovely and Strange

August 27th, 2014

Love is Strange poster

The only new limited release in the $10,000 club on the per theater chart was Love is Strange, which earned an average of $23,455 in five theaters. There were two holdovers in the $10,000 club with The Trip to Italy earning an average of $10,645 in ten theaters while The Admiral: Roaring Currents was right behind with an average of $10,213 in 47 screens. More...

Per Theater Chart: Italian Cuisine

August 19th, 2014

The Trip to Italy poster

The Trip to Italy led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $26,841 in three theaters during its opening weekend. The Admiral: Roaring Currents earned an average of $17,517 in 30 theaters during its second weekend of release. By this time next week, it will be at over $1 million in total. Frank was the final member of the $10,000 club with an opening of $16,056 in its lone theater. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Admiral Roars to the Top

August 12th, 2014

What If poster

The Admiral: Roaring Currents had a stunning opening with an estimated $43,000 in its sole theaters. It will be interesting to see if the film can maintain this success as it expands wider. The overall box office leader, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was second with an opening weekend average of $17,055. The Guardians of the Galaxy remained in the $10,000 club for the second weekend of its release earning an average of $10,305. More...

Per Theater Chart: Guardians Rides to the Rescue

August 6th, 2014

Calvary poster

The overall box office leader, The Guardians of the Galaxy, also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $23,118 in just over 4,000 theaters. Second place went to Calvary, with an average of $18,537 in four theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was Magic in the Moonlight, with an average of $11,396 in 65 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: A Little Magic at the Box Office

July 29th, 2014

Magic in the Moonlight poster

Magic in the Moonlight led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $24,241 in 17 theaters, which is great for most films, but not as strong as some of Woody Allen's more recent releases. Arguably, Boyhood's weekend was much stronger, as it earned an average of $16,466 in 107 theaters. At this point, I'm not sure how long it will last in theaters, but it has already earned at least a measure of mainstream success. The overall number one film, Lucy, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,835. More...

Weekend Estimates: Hercules No Match for Lucy

July 27th, 2014

Lucy poster

This weekend’s boys versus girls box office match-up has proven to be a triumph for the girls, with Lucy enjoying a decisive win over Hercules. The Scarlett Johansson/Luc Besson sci-fi thriller will post an opening around $44 million, according to Universal’s Sunday estimate, which is almost exactly 50% more than the $29 million debut projected for Hercules. The difference in budgets between the two films is even starker with Hercules clocking in at around $100 million, and Lucy reportedly closer to $40 million. More...

Limited Releases: Most Wanted Limited Releases

July 25th, 2014

A Most Wanted Man poster

There are not a lot of great limited releases on this week's list. There are a few films that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews; however, there are just as many films on this list that have no reviews. The best film is arguably A Most Wanted Man, but its high theater count might hurt its changes on the per theater chart. Happy Christmas is earning better than average buzz, but it is also playing on Video on Demand, so its theatrical numbers are less important. Also... Christmas in July? More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2014/08/29 - $711,636   131 $5,432   $724,252 1
2014/09/05 - $486,303 -32% 130 $3,741   $1,520,135 2
2014/09/12 - $298,973 -39% 145 $2,062   $1,974,614 3
2014/09/19 - $172,990 -42% 95 $1,821   $2,256,541 4
2014/09/26 - $124,592 -28% 79 $1,577   $2,417,847 5
2014/10/03 - $66,880 -46% 53 $1,262   $2,526,383 6
2014/10/10 - $45,154 -32% 62 $728   $2,624,109 7
2014/10/17 - $24,638 -45% 43 $573   $2,687,506 8
2014/10/24 - $7,629 -69% 15 $509   $2,725,692 9
2014/10/31 - $5,611 -26% 8 $701   $2,729,562 10
2014/11/07 - $960 -83% 1 $960   $2,679,890 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/29/2014 $711,636 131 145 762 $2,679,890 10/11/2017
Germany 12/5/2014 $0 0 0 0 $1,581,831 8/22/2018
Italy 12/4/2014 $0 0 1 1 $1,328 10/27/2015
North America 7/25/2014 $412,095 17 964 3,945 $10,534,510
Russia (CIS) 9/25/2014 $0 0 410 590 $1,141,336 10/20/2022
Spain 12/5/2014 $0 0 2 2 $2,375,955 11/19/2018
Venezuela 7/17/2015 $0 0 3 6 $198,811 8/11/2015
 
Rest of World $15,004,847
 
Worldwide Total$33,518,508 10/20/2022

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.

Leading Cast

Colin Firth    Stanley
Emma Stone    Sophie

Supporting Cast

Eileen Atkins    Aunt Vanessa
Marcia Gay Harden    Mrs. Baker
Hamish Linklater    Brice
Simon McBurney    Howard Burkan
Jacki Weaver    Grace
Catherine McCormack    Olivia
Erica Leerhsen    Caroline
Jeremy Shamos    George

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

Production and Technical Credits

Woody Allen    Director
Woody Allen    Screenwriter
Letty Aronson    Producer
Stephen Tenenbaum    Producer
Edward Walson    Producer
Helen Robin    Co-Producer
Raphael Benoliel    Co-Producer
Ronald L. Chez    Executive Producer
Jack Rollins    Co-Executive Producer
Darius Khondji    Director of Photography
Anne Seibel    Production Designer
Alisa Lepselter    Editor
Sonia Grande    Costume Designer
Juliet Taylor    Casting Director
Patricia DiCerto    Casting Director