The Way Way Back

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Grosses

Domestic (81.2%)
$21,506,546
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$552,788
19 theaters
Release Date (Wide)Jul 5, 2013 (Jul 26, 2013) - Nov 21, 2013
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 43 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release182 days/26 weeks
Widest Release1,001 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jul 5Friday15$175,863--19$9,255$175,8631
Jul 6Saturday13$220,107+25.2%-19$11,584$395,9702
Jul 7Sunday13$156,818-28.8%-19$8,253$552,7883
Jul 8Monday19$46,308-70.5%-19$2,437$599,0964
Jul 9Tuesday21$49,054+5.9%-19$2,581$648,1505
Jul 10Wednesday20$49,500+0.9%-19$2,605$697,6506
Jul 11Thursday18$46,835-5.4%-19$2,465$744,4857
Jul 12Friday13$305,465+552.2%+73.7%79$3,866$1,049,9508
Jul 13Saturday13$480,551+57.3%+118.3%79$6,082$1,530,5019
Jul 14Sunday13$335,835-30.1%+114.2%79$4,251$1,866,33610
Jul 15Monday13$121,030-64%+161.4%79$1,532$1,987,36611
Jul 16Tuesday13$131,614+8.7%+168.3%79$1,666$2,118,98012
Jul 17Wednesday14$138,588+5.3%+180%79$1,754$2,257,56813
Jul 18Thursday13$134,702-2.8%+187.6%79$1,705$2,392,27014
Jul 19Friday14$623,940+363.2%+104.3%304$2,052$3,016,21015
Jul 20Saturday13$959,081+53.7%+99.6%304$3,154$3,975,29116
Jul 21Sunday13$617,601-35.6%+83.9%304$2,031$4,592,89217
Jul 22Monday14$236,963-61.6%+95.8%304$779$4,829,85518
Jul 23Tuesday14$280,704+18.5%+113.3%304$923$5,110,55919
Jul 24Wednesday14$251,654-10.3%+81.6%304$827$5,362,21320
Jul 25Thursday13$269,228+7%+99.9%304$885$5,631,44121
Jul 26Friday11$978,858+263.6%+56.9%886$1,104$6,610,29922
Jul 27Saturday11$1,417,324+44.8%+47.8%886$1,599$8,027,62323
Jul 28Sunday11$1,049,632-25.9%+70%886$1,184$9,077,25524
Jul 29Monday12$403,165-61.6%+70.1%886$455$9,480,42025
Jul 30Tuesday12$460,359+14.2%+64%886$519$9,940,77926
Jul 31Wednesday12$431,483-6.3%+71.5%886$487$10,372,26227
Aug 1Thursday12$450,065+4.3%+67.2%886$507$10,822,32728
Aug 2Friday11$804,140+78.7%-17.8%1,001$803$11,626,46729
Aug 3Saturday11$1,215,168+51.1%-14.3%1,001$1,213$12,841,63530
Aug 4Sunday12$711,018-41.5%-32.3%1,001$710$13,552,65331
Aug 5Monday12$325,516-54.2%-19.3%1,001$325$13,878,16932
Aug 6Tuesday12$350,608+7.7%-23.8%1,001$350$14,228,77733
Aug 7Wednesday13$305,019-13%-29.3%913$334$14,533,79634
Aug 8Thursday13$286,392-6.1%-36.4%913$313$14,820,18835
Aug 9Friday15$485,667+69.6%-39.6%780$622$15,305,85536
Aug 10Saturday16$633,472+30.4%-47.9%780$812$15,939,32737
Aug 11Sunday17$372,294-41.2%-47.6%780$477$16,311,62138
Aug 12Monday15$193,026-48.2%-40.7%780$247$16,504,64739
Aug 13Tuesday15$253,878+31.5%-27.6%780$325$16,758,52540
Aug 14Wednesday15$186,650-26.5%-38.8%780$239$16,945,17541
Aug 15Thursday15$168,065-10%-41.3%780$215$17,113,24042
Aug 16Friday20$205,701+22.4%-57.6%457$450$17,318,94143
Aug 17Saturday18$315,313+53.3%-50.2%457$689$17,634,25444
Aug 18Sunday18$216,349-31.4%-41.9%457$473$17,850,60345
Aug 19Monday18$95,586-55.8%-50.5%457$209$17,946,18946
Aug 20Tuesday19$96,520+1%-62%457$211$18,042,70947
Aug 21Wednesday17$85,365-11.6%-54.3%430$198$18,128,07448
Aug 22Thursday17$92,869+8.8%-44.7%430$215$18,220,94349
Aug 23Friday22$123,464+32.9%-40%302$408$18,344,40750
Aug 24Saturday21$181,659+47.1%-42.4%302$601$18,526,06651
Aug 25Sunday23$102,031-43.8%-52.8%302$337$18,628,09752
Aug 26Monday23$49,702-51.3%-48%302$164$18,677,79953
Aug 27Tuesday24$53,070+6.8%-45%302$175$18,730,86954
Aug 28Wednesday23$44,625-15.9%-47.7%302$147$18,775,49455
Aug 29Thursday24$45,079+1%-51.5%302$149$18,820,57356
Aug 30Friday26$175,797+290%+42.4%654$268$18,996,37057
Aug 31Saturday28$278,292+58.3%+53.2%654$425$19,274,66258
Sep 1Sunday27$289,985+4.2%+184.2%654$443$19,564,64759
Sep 2
Labor Day
Monday27$241,930-16.6%+386.8%654$369$19,806,57760
Sep 3Tuesday27$51,476-78.7%-3%654$78$19,858,05361
Sep 4Wednesday27$45,007-12.6%+0.9%654$68$19,903,06062
Sep 5Thursday26$46,868+4.1%+4%654$71$19,949,92863
Sep 6Friday24$132,231+182.1%-24.8%550$240$20,082,15964
Sep 7Saturday23$225,196+70.3%-19.1%550$409$20,307,35565
Sep 8Sunday28$101,778-54.8%-64.9%550$185$20,409,13366
Sep 9Monday26$32,277-68.3%-86.7%550$58$20,441,41067
Sep 10Tuesday27$42,698+32.3%-17.1%550$77$20,484,10868
Sep 11Wednesday24$40,778-4.5%-9.4%550$74$20,524,88669
Sep 12Thursday26$35,251-13.6%-24.8%550$64$20,560,13770
Sep 13Friday27$86,391+145.1%-34.7%421$205$20,646,52871
Sep 14Saturday24$135,572+56.9%-39.8%421$322$20,782,10072
Sep 15Sunday26$68,283-49.6%-32.9%421$162$20,850,38373
Sep 16Monday26$24,377-64.3%-24.5%421$57$20,874,76074
Sep 17Tuesday28$26,771+9.8%-37.3%421$63$20,901,53175
Sep 18Wednesday27$24,651-7.9%-39.5%421$58$20,926,18276
Sep 19Thursday24$26,436+7.2%-25%421$62$20,952,61877
Sep 20Friday31$62,446+136.2%-27.7%324$192$21,015,06478
Sep 21Saturday29$108,015+73%-20.3%324$333$21,123,07979
Sep 22Sunday35$45,490-57.9%-33.4%324$140$21,168,56980
Sep 23Monday31$14,189-68.8%-41.8%324$43$21,182,75881
Sep 24Tuesday27$19,925+40.4%-25.6%324$61$21,202,68382
Sep 25Wednesday30$15,771-20.8%-36%324$48$21,218,45483
Sep 26Thursday29$15,550-1.4%-41.2%324$47$21,234,00484
Sep 27Friday36$28,664+84.3%-54.1%158$181$21,262,66885
Sep 28Saturday36$44,490+55.2%-58.8%158$281$21,307,15886
Sep 29Sunday38$17,498-60.7%-61.5%158$110$21,324,65687
Sep 30Monday32$6,702-61.7%-52.8%158$42$21,331,35888
Oct 1Tuesday34$7,074+5.6%-64.5%158$44$21,338,43289
Oct 2Wednesday33$6,843-3.3%-56.6%158$43$21,345,27590
Oct 3Thursday32$8,455+23.6%-45.6%158$53$21,353,73091
Oct 4Friday40$10,524+24.5%-63.3%131$80$21,364,25492
Oct 5Saturday40$15,143+43.9%-66%131$115$21,379,39793
Oct 6Sunday44$7,873-48%-55%121$65$21,387,27094
Oct 7Monday32$6,769-14%+1%121$55$21,394,03995
Oct 8Tuesday39$3,024-55.3%-57.3%121$24$21,397,06396
Oct 9Wednesday41$2,319-23.3%-66.1%121$19$21,399,38297
Oct 10Thursday40$2,756+18.8%-67.4%121$22$21,402,13898
Oct 11Friday42$6,733+144.3%-36%63$106$21,408,87199
Oct 12Saturday41$10,568+57%-30.2%63$167$21,419,439100
Oct 13Sunday42$5,897-44.2%-25.1%63$93$21,425,336101
Oct 14
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday37$3,120-47.1%-53.9%63$49$21,428,456102
Oct 15Tuesday35$3,151+1%+4.2%63$50$21,431,607103
Oct 16Wednesday37$3,369+6.9%+45.3%63$53$21,434,976104
Oct 17Thursday38$3,240-3.8%+17.6%63$51$21,438,216105
Oct 18Friday41$5,597+72.7%-16.9%38$147$21,443,813106
Oct 19Saturday42$7,753+38.5%-26.6%38$204$21,451,566107
Oct 20Sunday43$4,526-41.6%-23.2%38$119$21,456,092108
Oct 21Monday37$2,012-55.5%-35.5%38$52$21,458,104109
Oct 22Tuesday37$2,687+33.5%-14.7%38$70$21,460,791110
Oct 23Wednesday37$2,951+9.8%-12.4%38$77$21,463,742111
Oct 24Thursday39$1,661-43.7%-48.7%38$43$21,465,403112
Oct 25Friday43$3,135+88.7%-44%23$136$21,468,538113
Oct 26Saturday42$4,765+52%-38.5%23$207$21,473,303114
Oct 27Sunday47$2,350-50.7%-48.1%23$102$21,475,653115
Oct 28Monday43$873-62.9%-56.6%23$37$21,476,526116
Oct 29Tuesday39$1,819+108.4%-32.3%23$79$21,478,345117
Oct 30Wednesday43$1,051-42.2%-64.4%23$45$21,479,396118
Oct 31
Halloween
Thursday42$1,075+2.3%-35.3%23$46$21,480,471119
Nov 1Friday44$2,738+154.7%-12.7%15$182$21,483,209120
Nov 2Saturday42$4,696+71.5%-1.4%15$313$21,487,905121
Nov 3Sunday42$2,202-53.1%-6.3%15$146$21,490,107122
Nov 4Monday41$631-71.3%-27.7%15$42$21,490,738123
Nov 5Tuesday41$655+3.8%-64%15$43$21,491,393124
Nov 6Wednesday43$719+9.8%-31.6%15$47$21,492,112125
Nov 7Thursday43$880+22.4%-18.1%15$58$21,492,992126
Nov 8Friday49$1,103+25.3%-59.7%7$157$21,494,095127
Nov 9Saturday46$1,956+77.3%-58.3%7$279$21,496,051128
Nov 10Sunday51$676-65.4%-69.3%7$96$21,496,727129
Nov 11Monday47$292-56.8%-53.7%7$41$21,497,019130
Nov 12Tuesday45$262-10.3%-60%7$37$21,497,281131
Nov 13Wednesday47$374+42.7%-48%7$53$21,497,655132
Nov 14Thursday48$374--57.5%7$53$21,498,029133
Nov 15Friday48$820+119.3%-25.7%6$136$21,498,849134
Nov 16Saturday48$1,471+79.4%-24.8%6$245$21,500,320135
Nov 17Sunday48$778-47.1%+15.1%6$129$21,501,098136
Nov 18Monday42$459-41%+57.2%6$76$21,501,557137
Nov 19Tuesday45$348-24.2%+32.8%6$58$21,501,905138
Nov 20Wednesday46$431+23.9%+15.2%6$71$21,502,336139
Nov 21Thursday44$354-17.9%-5.3%6$59$21,502,690140