Queen of Katwe

Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende, a missionary who teaches children how to play chess.

Grosses

Domestic (85.6%)
$8,874,389
Summary Details
DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Opening$304,933
52 theaters
Budget$15,000,000
Release Date (Wide)Sep 23, 2016 (Sep 30, 2016) - Jan 5, 2017
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresBiography Drama Sport
In Release465 days/66 weeks
Widest Release1,259 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Sep 23Friday24$81,592--52$1,569$81,5921
Sep 24Saturday24$136,223+67%-52$2,619$217,8152
Sep 25Sunday23$87,118-36%-52$1,675$304,9333
Sep 26Monday25$18,386-78.9%-52$353$323,3194
Sep 27Tuesday26$26,100+42%-52$501$349,4195
Sep 28Wednesday25$26,812+2.7%-52$515$376,2316
Sep 29Thursday23$26,778-0.1%-52$514$403,0097
Sep 30Friday7$705,089+2,533.1%+764.2%1,242$567$1,108,0988
Oct 1Saturday7$1,128,696+60.1%+728.6%1,242$908$2,236,7949
Oct 2Sunday7$661,642-41.4%+659.5%1,242$532$2,898,43610
Oct 3Monday7$236,578-64.2%+1,186.7%1,242$190$3,135,01411
Oct 4Tuesday8$273,942+15.8%+949.6%1,242$220$3,408,95612
Oct 5Wednesday10$176,045-35.7%+556.6%1,242$141$3,585,00113
Oct 6Thursday9$181,635+3.2%+578.3%1,242$146$3,766,63614
Oct 7Friday10$451,052+148.3%-36%1,259$358$4,217,68815
Oct 8Saturday10$737,008+63.4%-34.7%1,259$585$4,954,69616
Oct 9Sunday10$439,253-40.4%-33.6%1,259$348$5,393,94917
Oct 10
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday10$267,431-39.1%+13%1,259$212$5,661,38018
Oct 11Tuesday11$186,062-30.4%-32.1%1,259$147$5,847,44219
Oct 12Wednesday11$171,998-7.6%-2.3%1,259$136$6,019,44020
Oct 13Thursday11$134,984-21.5%-25.7%1,259$107$6,154,42421
Oct 14Friday15$238,123+76.4%-47.2%1,062$224$6,392,54722
Oct 15Saturday14$388,816+63.3%-47.2%1,062$366$6,781,36323
Oct 16Sunday14$250,424-35.6%-43%1,062$235$7,031,78724
Oct 17Monday14$80,412-67.9%-69.9%1,062$75$7,112,19925
Oct 18Tuesday15$98,869+23%-46.9%1,062$93$7,211,06826
Oct 19Wednesday14$78,418-20.7%-54.4%1,062$73$7,289,48627
Oct 20Thursday13$85,109+8.5%-36.9%1,062$80$7,374,59528
Oct 21Friday21$104,102+22.3%-56.3%319$326$7,478,69729
Oct 22Saturday20$168,326+61.7%-56.7%319$527$7,647,02330
Oct 23Sunday22$101,951-39.4%-59.3%319$319$7,748,97431
Oct 24Monday21$30,453-70.1%-62.1%319$95$7,779,42732
Oct 25Tuesday20$40,673+33.6%-58.9%319$127$7,820,10033
Oct 26Wednesday20$39,239-3.5%-50%319$123$7,859,33934
Oct 27Thursday18$37,880-3.5%-55.5%319$118$7,897,21935
Oct 28Friday24$67,360+77.8%-35.3%238$283$7,964,57936
Oct 29Saturday21$122,893+82.4%-27%238$516$8,087,47237
Oct 30Sunday22$74,059-39.7%-27.4%238$311$8,161,53138
Oct 31
Halloween
Monday21$31,168-57.9%+2.3%238$130$8,192,69939
Nov 1Tuesday20$33,595+7.8%-17.4%238$141$8,226,29440
Nov 2Wednesday20$24,903-25.9%-36.5%238$104$8,251,19741
Nov 3Thursday20$24,614-1.2%-35%238$103$8,275,81142
Nov 4Friday25$35,784+45.4%-46.9%172$208$8,311,59543
Nov 5Saturday25$69,986+95.6%-43.1%172$406$8,381,58144
Nov 6Sunday26$38,989-44.3%-47.4%172$226$8,420,57045
Nov 7Monday25$14,123-63.8%-54.7%172$82$8,434,69346
Nov 8Tuesday24$17,001+20.4%-49.4%172$98$8,451,69447
Nov 9Wednesday22$18,643+9.7%-25.1%172$108$8,470,33748
Nov 10Thursday24$21,539+15.5%-12.5%172$125$8,491,87649
Nov 11Friday28$37,720+75.1%+5.4%118$319$8,529,59650
Nov 12Saturday28$47,395+25.6%-32.3%118$401$8,576,99151
Nov 13Sunday29$26,630-43.8%-31.7%118$225$8,603,62152
Nov 14Monday32$7,131-73.2%-49.5%118$60$8,610,75253
Nov 15Tuesday24$16,068+125.3%-5.5%118$136$8,626,82054
Nov 16Wednesday29$10,080-37.3%-45.9%118$85$8,636,90055
Nov 17Thursday23$11,598+15.1%-46.2%118$98$8,648,49856
Nov 18Friday34$10,775-7.1%-71.4%81$133$8,659,27357
Nov 19Saturday34$21,695+101.3%-54.2%81$267$8,680,96858
Nov 20Sunday34$15,373-29.1%-42.3%81$189$8,696,34159
Nov 21Monday34$5,971-61.2%-16.3%81$73$8,702,31260
Nov 22Tuesday34$7,522+26%-53.2%81$92$8,709,83461
Nov 23Wednesday38$4,887-35%-51.5%30$162$8,714,72162
Nov 24
Thanksgiving
Thursday39$3,363-31.2%-71%30$112$8,718,08463
Nov 25Friday37$9,362+178.4%-13.1%30$312$8,727,44664
Nov 26Saturday37$10,152+8.4%-53.2%30$338$8,737,59865
Nov 27Sunday37$6,661-34.4%-56.7%30$222$8,744,25966
Nov 28Monday37$2,274-65.9%-61.9%30$75$8,746,53367
Nov 29Tuesday38$2,439+7.3%-67.6%30$81$8,748,97268
Nov 30Wednesday41$1,555-36.2%-68.2%30$51$8,750,52769
Dec 1Thursday37$3,031+94.9%-9.9%30$101$8,753,55870
Dec 2Friday40$3,381+11.5%-63.9%27$125$8,756,93971
Dec 3Saturday40$5,284+56.3%-48%27$195$8,762,22372
Dec 4Sunday41$3,213-39.2%-51.8%27$119$8,765,43673
Dec 5Monday41$2,092-34.9%-8%27$77$8,767,52874
Dec 6Tuesday41$2,597+24.1%+6.5%27$96$8,770,12575
Dec 7Wednesday43$1,382-46.8%-11.1%27$51$8,771,50776
Dec 8Thursday41$1,382--54.4%27$51$8,772,88977
Dec 9Friday42$1,202-13%-64.4%19$63$8,774,09178
Dec 10Saturday40$7,488+523%+41.7%19$394$8,781,57979
Dec 11Sunday44$1,182-84.2%-63.2%19$62$8,782,76180
Dec 12Monday44$666-43.7%-68.2%19$35$8,783,42781
Dec 13Tuesday42$1,144+71.8%-55.9%19$60$8,784,57182
Dec 14Wednesday44$537-53.1%-61.1%19$28$8,785,10883
Dec 15Thursday43$573+6.7%-58.5%19$30$8,785,68184
Dec 16Friday46$331-42.2%-72.5%6$55$8,786,01285
Dec 17Saturday46$575+73.7%-92.3%6$95$8,786,58786
Dec 18Sunday45$388-32.5%-67.2%6$64$8,786,97587
Dec 19Monday43$247-36.3%-62.9%6$41$8,787,22288
Dec 20Tuesday42$287+16.2%-74.9%6$47$8,787,50989
Dec 21Wednesday44$1,283+347%+138.9%41$31$8,788,79290
Dec 22Thursday41$2,754+114.7%+380.6%41$67$8,791,54691
Dec 23Friday40$5,535+101%+1,572.2%59$93$8,797,08192
Dec 24Saturday39$3,676-33.6%+539.3%59$62$8,800,75793
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Sunday41$5,161+40.4%+1,230.2%59$87$8,805,91894
Dec 26Monday44$8,411+63%+3,305.3%59$142$8,814,32995
Dec 27Tuesday37$7,473-11.2%+2,503.8%59$126$8,821,80296
Dec 28Wednesday41$6,987-6.5%+444.6%59$118$8,828,78997
Dec 29Thursday38$8,698+24.5%+215.8%59$147$8,837,48798
Dec 30Friday41$7,601-12.6%+37.3%53$143$8,845,08899
Dec 31
New Year's Eve
Saturday40$5,665-25.5%+54.1%53$106$8,850,753100
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Sunday43$6,558+15.8%+27.1%53$123$8,857,311101
Jan 2Monday41$7,237+10.4%-14%53$136$8,864,548102
Jan 3Tuesday40$4,044-44.1%-45.9%53$76$8,868,592103
Jan 4Wednesday42$2,863-29.2%-59%53$54$8,871,455104
Jan 5Thursday41$2,934+2.5%-66.3%53$55$8,874,389105