British Opening Weekend:
Release date: 1st April 2009 (uk)
No. Of Screens Distributed to: 400
Revenue from opening weekend: £1.33 million (1.8 if including previews on Wednesday and Thursday)
In its first 12 weeks the British box office revenue was £6.1 million - less than a quarter of its production costs.
North America Opening Weekend:
Release date:15th November 2009 (USA)
No. Of screens Distributed to: 882
Revenue from opening weekend : $2, 904, 380
While its gross intake was modest Pirate Radio did very well on a per-cinema average which put it in third place among films in wide-release for the weekend.
Release date: 1st April 2009 (uk)
No. Of Screens Distributed to: 400
Revenue from opening weekend: £1.33 million (1.8 if including previews on Wednesday and Thursday)
In its first 12 weeks the British box office revenue was £6.1 million - less than a quarter of its production costs.
North America Opening Weekend:
Release date:15th November 2009 (USA)
No. Of screens Distributed to: 882
Revenue from opening weekend : $2, 904, 380
While its gross intake was modest Pirate Radio did very well on a per-cinema average which put it in third place among films in wide-release for the weekend.
As the distributer was international, and a major company, it (along with the exhibitors) tends to prioritise big HOllywood films over others, which could show why it was carelessly released in the UK at the same time as other Big hollywood films and therefore its cinema sales were rather poor.
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