I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

I Saw the TV Glow
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,922,827Details
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Synopsis

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$119,015 (2.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/469 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,922,827

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,613 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,028 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 501-600) 526 $4,922,827

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 3rd, 2024 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: July 26th, 2024 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent content, some sexual material, thematic elements and teen smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2819 (cert #54274), 1/31/2024)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wicked Little Letters
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, 1990s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2024 Theater Average 7 $29,754 May 3, 2024 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,613 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,887 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,819 $4,922,827
Top 2024 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 501-600) 526 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 785 $4,922,827
Top 2024 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,368 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,889 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,484 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,996 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for A24 Movies 41 $4,922,827

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 2024 - $119,015   4 $29,754   $119,015 1
May 10, 2024 - $195,119 +64% 21 $9,291   $367,773 2
May 17, 2024 12 $1,001,878 +413% 469 $2,136   $1,481,700 3
May 24, 2024 13 $513,899 -49% 458 $1,122   $2,657,827 4
May 31, 2024 15 $378,935 -26% 292 $1,298   $3,596,071 5
Jun 7, 2024 - $268,622 -29% 227 $1,183   $4,206,756 6
Jun 14, 2024 - $159,916 -40% 155 $1,032   $4,611,185 7
Jun 21, 2024 - $93,631 -41% 110 $851   $4,843,806 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 3, 2024 - $54,019     4 $13,505   $54,019 1
May 4, 2024 - $38,233 -29%   4 $9,558   $92,252 2
May 5, 2024 - $26,763 -30%   4 $6,691   $119,015 3
May 6, 2024 - $14,247 -47%   4 $3,562   $133,262 4
May 7, 2024 - $14,609 +3%   4 $3,652   $147,871 5
May 8, 2024 - $12,460 -15%   4 $3,115   $160,331 6
May 9, 2024 - $12,323 -1%   4 $3,081   $172,654 7
May 10, 2024 - $84,126 +583% +56% 21 $4,006   $256,780 8
May 11, 2024 - $63,420 -25% +66% 21 $3,020   $320,200 9
May 12, 2024 - $47,573 -25% +78% 21 $2,265   $367,773 10
May 13, 2024 - $27,793 -42% +95% 21 $1,323   $395,566 11
May 14, 2024 - $26,492 -5% +81% 21 $1,262   $422,058 12
May 15, 2024 - $28,808 +9% +131% 21 $1,372   $450,866 13
May 16, 2024 - $28,956 +1% +135% 21 $1,379   $479,822 14
May 17, 2024 8 $424,445 +1,366% +405% 469 $905   $904,267 15
May 18, 2024 - $337,680 -20% +432% 469 $720   $1,241,947 16
May 19, 2024 - $239,753 -29% +404% 469 $511   $1,481,700 17
May 20, 2024 - $166,964 -30% +501% 469 $356   $1,648,664 18
May 21, 2024 - $196,042 +17% +640% 469 $418   $1,844,706 19
May 22, 2024 - $167,902 -14% +483% 469 $358   $2,012,608 20
May 23, 2024 - $131,320 -22% +354% 469 $280   $2,143,928 21
May 24, 2024 12 $157,552 +20% -63% 458 $344   $2,301,480 22
May 25, 2024 13 $182,742 +16% -46% 458 $399   $2,484,222 23
May 26, 2024 13 $173,605 -5% -28% 458 $379   $2,657,827 24
May 31, 2024 - $106,540   -32% 292 $365   $3,323,676 29
Jun 1, 2024 - $140,160 +32% -23% 292 $480   $3,463,836 30
Jun 2, 2024 14 $132,235 -6% -24% 292 $453   $3,596,071 31
Jun 3, 2024 - $79,964 -40%   292 $274   $3,676,035 32
Jun 4, 2024 - $91,221 +14%   292 $312   $3,767,256 33
Jun 5, 2024 - $98,655 +8%   292 $338   $3,865,911 34
Jun 6, 2024 14 $72,223 -27%   292 $247   $3,938,134 35
Jun 7, 2024 14 $86,940 +20% -18% 227 $383   $4,025,074 36
Jun 8, 2024 - $97,156 +12% -31% 227 $428   $4,122,230 37
Jun 9, 2024 - $84,526 -13% -36% 227 $372   $4,206,756 38
Jun 10, 2024 - $56,964 -33% -29% 227 $251   $4,263,720 39
Jun 11, 2024 - $67,566 +19% -26% 227 $298   $4,331,286 40
Jun 12, 2024 - $68,871 +2% -30% 227 $303   $4,400,157 41
Jun 13, 2024 - $51,112 -26% -29% 227 $225   $4,451,269 42
Jun 14, 2024 - $50,525 -1% -42% 155 $326   $4,501,794 43
Jun 15, 2024 - $60,630 +20% -38% 155 $391   $4,562,424 44
Jun 16, 2024 - $53,354 -12% -37% 155 $344   $4,615,778 45
Jun 17, 2024 - $29,876 -44% -48% 155 $193   $4,641,061 46
Jun 18, 2024 - $34,508 +16% -49% 155 $223   $4,675,569 47
Jun 19, 2024 - $47,855 +39% -31% 155 $309   $4,723,424 48
Jun 20, 2024 - $26,751 -44% -48% 155 $173   $4,750,175 49
Jun 21, 2024 - $30,255 +13% -40% 110 $275   $4,780,430 50
Jun 22, 2024 - $33,281 +10% -45% 110 $303   $4,813,711 51
Jun 23, 2024 - $30,095 -10% -44% 110 $274   $4,843,806 52
Jun 24, 2024 - $18,933 -37% -37% 110 $172   $4,862,739 53
Jun 25, 2024 - $23,331 +23% -32% 110 $212   $4,886,070 54
Jun 26, 2024 - $24,685 +6% -48% 110 $224   $4,910,755 55
Jun 27, 2024 - $12,072 -51% -55% 110 $110   $4,922,827 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 2024 21 $172,654   4 $43,164   $172,654 1
May 10, 2024 17 $307,168 +78% 21 $14,627   $479,822 2
May 17, 2024 10 $1,664,106 +442% 469 $3,548   $2,143,928 3
May 24, 2024 12 $1,073,208 -36% 469 $2,288   $3,217,136 4
May 31, 2024 15 $720,998 -33% 292 $2,469   $3,938,134 5
Jun 7, 2024 15 $513,135 -29% 227 $2,261   $4,451,269 6
Jun 14, 2024 16 $298,906 -42% 155 $1,928   $4,750,175 7
Jun 21, 2024 19 $172,652 -42% 110 $1,570   $4,922,827 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 7/26/2024 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,028 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,942 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,329 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,654 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,334 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,200 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for A24 Movies 50 $4,922,827

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Leading Cast

Justice Smith    Owen
Brigitte Lundy-Paine   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jane Schoenbrun    Director
Jane Schoenbrun    Screenwriter

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Synopsis

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$119,015 (2.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/469 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,922,827

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,613 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,028 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 501-600) 526 $4,922,827

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 3rd, 2024 (Limited) by A24
International Releases: July 26th, 2024 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent content, some sexual material, thematic elements and teen smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2819 (cert #54274), 1/31/2024)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Wicked Little Letters
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Keywords: Psychological Horror, 1990s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2024 Theater Average 7 $29,754 May 3, 2024 3

Leading Cast

Justice Smith    Owen
Brigitte Lundy-Paine   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jane Schoenbrun    Director
Jane Schoenbrun    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,613 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,801-6,900) 6,887 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,819 $4,922,827
Top 2024 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 53 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 501-600) 526 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 701-800) 785 $4,922,827
Top 2024 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 2 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,368 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,889 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,484 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 501-600) 531 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,996 $4,922,827
All Time Domestic Box Office for A24 Movies 41 $4,922,827

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 2024 - $119,015   4 $29,754   $119,015 1
May 10, 2024 - $195,119 +64% 21 $9,291   $367,773 2
May 17, 2024 12 $1,001,878 +413% 469 $2,136   $1,481,700 3
May 24, 2024 13 $513,899 -49% 458 $1,122   $2,657,827 4
May 31, 2024 15 $378,935 -26% 292 $1,298   $3,596,071 5
Jun 7, 2024 - $268,622 -29% 227 $1,183   $4,206,756 6
Jun 14, 2024 - $159,916 -40% 155 $1,032   $4,611,185 7
Jun 21, 2024 - $93,631 -41% 110 $851   $4,843,806 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 3, 2024 - $54,019     4 $13,505   $54,019 1
May 4, 2024 - $38,233 -29%   4 $9,558   $92,252 2
May 5, 2024 - $26,763 -30%   4 $6,691   $119,015 3
May 6, 2024 - $14,247 -47%   4 $3,562   $133,262 4
May 7, 2024 - $14,609 +3%   4 $3,652   $147,871 5
May 8, 2024 - $12,460 -15%   4 $3,115   $160,331 6
May 9, 2024 - $12,323 -1%   4 $3,081   $172,654 7
May 10, 2024 - $84,126 +583% +56% 21 $4,006   $256,780 8
May 11, 2024 - $63,420 -25% +66% 21 $3,020   $320,200 9
May 12, 2024 - $47,573 -25% +78% 21 $2,265   $367,773 10
May 13, 2024 - $27,793 -42% +95% 21 $1,323   $395,566 11
May 14, 2024 - $26,492 -5% +81% 21 $1,262   $422,058 12
May 15, 2024 - $28,808 +9% +131% 21 $1,372   $450,866 13
May 16, 2024 - $28,956 +1% +135% 21 $1,379   $479,822 14
May 17, 2024 8 $424,445 +1,366% +405% 469 $905   $904,267 15
May 18, 2024 - $337,680 -20% +432% 469 $720   $1,241,947 16
May 19, 2024 - $239,753 -29% +404% 469 $511   $1,481,700 17
May 20, 2024 - $166,964 -30% +501% 469 $356   $1,648,664 18
May 21, 2024 - $196,042 +17% +640% 469 $418   $1,844,706 19
May 22, 2024 - $167,902 -14% +483% 469 $358   $2,012,608 20
May 23, 2024 - $131,320 -22% +354% 469 $280   $2,143,928 21
May 24, 2024 12 $157,552 +20% -63% 458 $344   $2,301,480 22
May 25, 2024 13 $182,742 +16% -46% 458 $399   $2,484,222 23
May 26, 2024 13 $173,605 -5% -28% 458 $379   $2,657,827 24
May 31, 2024 - $106,540   -32% 292 $365   $3,323,676 29
Jun 1, 2024 - $140,160 +32% -23% 292 $480   $3,463,836 30
Jun 2, 2024 14 $132,235 -6% -24% 292 $453   $3,596,071 31
Jun 3, 2024 - $79,964 -40%   292 $274   $3,676,035 32
Jun 4, 2024 - $91,221 +14%   292 $312   $3,767,256 33
Jun 5, 2024 - $98,655 +8%   292 $338   $3,865,911 34
Jun 6, 2024 14 $72,223 -27%   292 $247   $3,938,134 35
Jun 7, 2024 14 $86,940 +20% -18% 227 $383   $4,025,074 36
Jun 8, 2024 - $97,156 +12% -31% 227 $428   $4,122,230 37
Jun 9, 2024 - $84,526 -13% -36% 227 $372   $4,206,756 38
Jun 10, 2024 - $56,964 -33% -29% 227 $251   $4,263,720 39
Jun 11, 2024 - $67,566 +19% -26% 227 $298   $4,331,286 40
Jun 12, 2024 - $68,871 +2% -30% 227 $303   $4,400,157 41
Jun 13, 2024 - $51,112 -26% -29% 227 $225   $4,451,269 42
Jun 14, 2024 - $50,525 -1% -42% 155 $326   $4,501,794 43
Jun 15, 2024 - $60,630 +20% -38% 155 $391   $4,562,424 44
Jun 16, 2024 - $53,354 -12% -37% 155 $344   $4,615,778 45
Jun 17, 2024 - $29,876 -44% -48% 155 $193   $4,641,061 46
Jun 18, 2024 - $34,508 +16% -49% 155 $223   $4,675,569 47
Jun 19, 2024 - $47,855 +39% -31% 155 $309   $4,723,424 48
Jun 20, 2024 - $26,751 -44% -48% 155 $173   $4,750,175 49
Jun 21, 2024 - $30,255 +13% -40% 110 $275   $4,780,430 50
Jun 22, 2024 - $33,281 +10% -45% 110 $303   $4,813,711 51
Jun 23, 2024 - $30,095 -10% -44% 110 $274   $4,843,806 52
Jun 24, 2024 - $18,933 -37% -37% 110 $172   $4,862,739 53
Jun 25, 2024 - $23,331 +23% -32% 110 $212   $4,886,070 54
Jun 26, 2024 - $24,685 +6% -48% 110 $224   $4,910,755 55
Jun 27, 2024 - $12,072 -51% -55% 110 $110   $4,922,827 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 3, 2024 21 $172,654   4 $43,164   $172,654 1
May 10, 2024 17 $307,168 +78% 21 $14,627   $479,822 2
May 17, 2024 10 $1,664,106 +442% 469 $3,548   $2,143,928 3
May 24, 2024 12 $1,073,208 -36% 469 $2,288   $3,217,136 4
May 31, 2024 15 $720,998 -33% 292 $2,469   $3,938,134 5
Jun 7, 2024 15 $513,135 -29% 227 $2,261   $4,451,269 6
Jun 14, 2024 16 $298,906 -42% 155 $1,928   $4,750,175 7
Jun 21, 2024 19 $172,652 -42% 110 $1,570   $4,922,827 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
United Kingdom 7/26/2024 $0000$0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,028 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,942 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,329 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,654 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,334 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 615 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,200 $4,922,827
All Time Worldwide Box Office for A24 Movies 50 $4,922,827

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.