Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $665,260Details
International Box Office $4,543,228Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,208,488
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,694 (2.5% of total gross)
Legs:14.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,118,403

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,540 $665,260
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,696 $4,543,228
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,806 $5,208,488
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,135 $665,260

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 29th, 2005 (Limited) by Empire Pictures, released as Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
International Releases: May 9th, 2003 (Limited), released as Balzac and the Little Chinese Steamstress (United Kingdom)
May 29th, 2003 (Wide), released as Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Australia)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Keywords: Foreign Language, Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: China, France
Languages: French, Mandarin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2005 Theater Average 62 $16,694 Jul 29, 2005 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 2005 66 $16,694   1 $16,694   $16,694 1
Aug 5, 2005 63 $18,394 +10% 2 $9,197   $47,586 2
Aug 12, 2005 63 $23,180 +26% 3 $7,727   $83,236 3
Aug 19, 2005 60 $20,843 -10% 5 $4,169   $116,864 4
Aug 26, 2005 56 $39,314 +89% 8 $4,914   $167,259 5
Sep 2, 2005 50 $45,630 +16% 11 $4,148   $230,564 6
Sep 9, 2005 49 $44,175 -3% 16 $2,761   $302,458 7
Sep 16, 2005 58 $41,387 -6% 22 $1,881   $366,937 8
Sep 23, 2005 58 $31,336 -24% 20 $1,567   $416,352 9
Sep 30, 2005 61 $24,121 -23% 16 $1,508   $456,726 10
Oct 7, 2005 67 $19,848 -18% 14 $1,418   $488,436 11
Oct 14, 2005 68 $18,613 -6% 16 $1,163   $516,013 12
Oct 21, 2005 72 $16,501 -11% 13 $1,269   $540,890 13
Oct 28, 2005 83 $9,578 -42% 9 $1,064   $559,544 14
Nov 4, 2005 79 $9,219 -4% 9 $1,024   $574,826 15
Nov 11, 2005 74 $12,017 +30% 10 $1,202   $591,913 16
Nov 18, 2005 73 $10,935 -9% 13 $841   $609,457 17
Nov 25, 2005 70 $9,035 -17% 9 $1,004   $624,497 18
Dec 2, 2005 69 $8,126 -10% 9 $903   $637,141 19
Dec 9, 2005 72 $6,029 -26% 7 $861   $647,560 20
Dec 16, 2005 74 $4,029 -33% 3 $1,343   $654,604 21
Jan 20, 2006 93 $1,244   1 $1,244   $665,260 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 5, 2005 43 $15,678     11 $1,425   $246,242 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 2005 64 $29,192   1 $29,192   $29,192 1
Aug 5, 2005 63 $30,864 +6% 2 $15,432   $60,056 2
Aug 12, 2005 62 $35,965 +17% 3 $11,988   $96,021 3
Aug 19, 2005 61 $31,924 -11% 5 $6,385   $127,945 4
Aug 26, 2005 56 $56,989 +79% 8 $7,124   $184,934 5
Sep 2, 2005 45 $73,349 +29% 11 $6,668   $258,283 6
Sep 9, 2005 48 $67,267 -8% 16 $4,204   $325,550 7
Sep 16, 2005 58 $59,466 -12% 22 $2,703   $385,016 8
Sep 23, 2005 55 $47,589 -20% 20 $2,379   $432,605 9
Sep 30, 2005 57 $35,983 -24% 16 $2,249   $468,588 10
Oct 7, 2005 68 $28,812 -20% 14 $2,058   $497,400 11
Oct 14, 2005 65 $26,989 -6% 16 $1,687   $524,389 12
Oct 21, 2005 72 $25,577 -5% 13 $1,967   $549,966 13
Oct 28, 2005 81 $15,641 -39% 9 $1,738   $565,607 14
Nov 4, 2005 80 $14,289 -9% 9 $1,588   $579,896 15
Nov 11, 2005 73 $18,626 +30% 10 $1,863   $598,522 16
Nov 18, 2005 82 $16,940 -9% 13 $1,303   $615,462 17
Nov 25, 2005 67 $13,553 -20% 9 $1,506   $629,015 18
Dec 2, 2005 63 $12,516 -8% 9 $1,391   $641,531 19
Dec 9, 2005 71 $9,044 -28% 7 $1,292   $650,575 20
Jan 20, 2006 91 $1,244   1 $1,244   $665,260 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/29/2003 $39,670 10 10 10 $45,062 4/2/2020
United Kingdom 5/9/2003 $15,711 4 4 25 $101,759 5/28/2020
 
Rest of World $4,396,407
 
International Total$4,543,228 5/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Production and Technical Credits

Dai Sijie    Director

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$16,694 (2.5% of total gross)
Legs:14.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:12.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 9.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,118,403

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,540 $665,260
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700) 6,696 $4,543,228
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,806 $5,208,488
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,135 $665,260

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 29th, 2005 (Limited) by Empire Pictures, released as Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
International Releases: May 9th, 2003 (Limited), released as Balzac and the Little Chinese Steamstress (United Kingdom)
May 29th, 2003 (Wide), released as Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Australia)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Keywords: Foreign Language, Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: China, France
Languages: French, Mandarin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2005 Theater Average 62 $16,694 Jul 29, 2005 3

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August 2nd, 2005

The unrated film, The Aristocrats, easily took top spot on the Per Theatre Charts with an incredible average of $60,949 in four theatres. The film expands the Friday after next, and until then it's hard to tell how much of that figure is based on quality of the movie and how much is based on the controversy surrounding it. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress, which opened with $16,694 in its lone theatre. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 2005 66 $16,694   1 $16,694   $16,694 1
Aug 5, 2005 63 $18,394 +10% 2 $9,197   $47,586 2
Aug 12, 2005 63 $23,180 +26% 3 $7,727   $83,236 3
Aug 19, 2005 60 $20,843 -10% 5 $4,169   $116,864 4
Aug 26, 2005 56 $39,314 +89% 8 $4,914   $167,259 5
Sep 2, 2005 50 $45,630 +16% 11 $4,148   $230,564 6
Sep 9, 2005 49 $44,175 -3% 16 $2,761   $302,458 7
Sep 16, 2005 58 $41,387 -6% 22 $1,881   $366,937 8
Sep 23, 2005 58 $31,336 -24% 20 $1,567   $416,352 9
Sep 30, 2005 61 $24,121 -23% 16 $1,508   $456,726 10
Oct 7, 2005 67 $19,848 -18% 14 $1,418   $488,436 11
Oct 14, 2005 68 $18,613 -6% 16 $1,163   $516,013 12
Oct 21, 2005 72 $16,501 -11% 13 $1,269   $540,890 13
Oct 28, 2005 83 $9,578 -42% 9 $1,064   $559,544 14
Nov 4, 2005 79 $9,219 -4% 9 $1,024   $574,826 15
Nov 11, 2005 74 $12,017 +30% 10 $1,202   $591,913 16
Nov 18, 2005 73 $10,935 -9% 13 $841   $609,457 17
Nov 25, 2005 70 $9,035 -17% 9 $1,004   $624,497 18
Dec 2, 2005 69 $8,126 -10% 9 $903   $637,141 19
Dec 9, 2005 72 $6,029 -26% 7 $861   $647,560 20
Dec 16, 2005 74 $4,029 -33% 3 $1,343   $654,604 21
Jan 20, 2006 93 $1,244   1 $1,244   $665,260 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 5, 2005 43 $15,678     11 $1,425   $246,242 39

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 29, 2005 64 $29,192   1 $29,192   $29,192 1
Aug 5, 2005 63 $30,864 +6% 2 $15,432   $60,056 2
Aug 12, 2005 62 $35,965 +17% 3 $11,988   $96,021 3
Aug 19, 2005 61 $31,924 -11% 5 $6,385   $127,945 4
Aug 26, 2005 56 $56,989 +79% 8 $7,124   $184,934 5
Sep 2, 2005 45 $73,349 +29% 11 $6,668   $258,283 6
Sep 9, 2005 48 $67,267 -8% 16 $4,204   $325,550 7
Sep 16, 2005 58 $59,466 -12% 22 $2,703   $385,016 8
Sep 23, 2005 55 $47,589 -20% 20 $2,379   $432,605 9
Sep 30, 2005 57 $35,983 -24% 16 $2,249   $468,588 10
Oct 7, 2005 68 $28,812 -20% 14 $2,058   $497,400 11
Oct 14, 2005 65 $26,989 -6% 16 $1,687   $524,389 12
Oct 21, 2005 72 $25,577 -5% 13 $1,967   $549,966 13
Oct 28, 2005 81 $15,641 -39% 9 $1,738   $565,607 14
Nov 4, 2005 80 $14,289 -9% 9 $1,588   $579,896 15
Nov 11, 2005 73 $18,626 +30% 10 $1,863   $598,522 16
Nov 18, 2005 82 $16,940 -9% 13 $1,303   $615,462 17
Nov 25, 2005 67 $13,553 -20% 9 $1,506   $629,015 18
Dec 2, 2005 63 $12,516 -8% 9 $1,391   $641,531 19
Dec 9, 2005 71 $9,044 -28% 7 $1,292   $650,575 20
Jan 20, 2006 91 $1,244   1 $1,244   $665,260 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/29/2003 $39,670 10 10 10 $45,062 4/2/2020
United Kingdom 5/9/2003 $15,711 4 4 25 $101,759 5/28/2020
 
Rest of World $4,396,407
 
International Total$4,543,228 5/28/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.