Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $115,705Details
International Box Office $77,578Details
Worldwide Box Office $193,283
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Alice Guy-Blaché was a true pioneer who got into the movie business at the very beginning—in 1894, at the age of 21. Two years later, she was made head of production at Gaumont and started directing films. She and her husband moved to the United States, and she founded her own company, Solax, in 1910—they started in Flushing and moved to a bigger facility in Fort Lee, New Jersey. But by 1919, Guy-Blaché’s career came to an abrupt end, and she and the 1000 films that bore her name were largely forgotten.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,237 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:13.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/23 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $136,151

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,487 $115,705
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,438 $77,578
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,503 $193,283
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,447 $115,705

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 19th, 2019 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
March 13th, 2020 (Virtual) by Zeitgeist
International Releases: November 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as Be Natural: A História não Contada da Primeira Cineasta do Mundo (Brazil)
August 2nd, 2019 (Wide), released as Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-blance (Australia)
January 17th, 2020 (Limited), released as Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blache (United Kingdom)
July 31st, 2020 (Wide), released as Будь естественным: Нерассказанная история Алис Ги-Блаше (Russia (CIS))
May 14th, 2021 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 20th, 2019 by Zeitgeist Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Biggest Little Farm
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Keywords: 1890s, Movie Business, Archive Footage, Biography, Movie Director, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession, Voiceover/Narration, Set in New Jersey, 1900s, 1910s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Wildwood Enterprises, Artemis Rising Foundation, Foothill Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 50th Weekend Limited Release 44 $192 Mar 27, 2020 346
Biggest 43rd Weekend Limited Release 68 $20 Feb 7, 2020 297
Biggest 40th Weekend Limited Release 82 $277 Jan 17, 2020 276

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2019 82 $3,237   1 $3,237   $3,237 1
Apr 26, 2019 58 $8,612 +166% 4 $2,153   $22,960 2
May 3, 2019 61 $5,821 -32% 7 $832   $35,195 3
May 10, 2019 80 $1,118 -81% 1 $1,118   $40,805 4
May 17, 2019 86 $1,002 -10% 2 $501   $42,940 5
May 24, 2019 66 $6,012 +500% 14 $429   $50,554 6
May 31, 2019 79 $1,214 -80% 5 $243   $55,217 7
Jun 7, 2019 88 $244 -80% 2 $122   $55,805 8
Jun 14, 2019 65 $1,676 +587% 5 $335   $57,713 9
Jun 21, 2019 63 $3,003 +79% 4 $751   $62,357 10
Jul 5, 2019 66 $1,897   6 $316   $70,595 12
Jul 12, 2019 68 $1,802 -5% 6 $300   $75,772 13
Jul 19, 2019 70 $1,681 -7% 5 $336   $78,090 14
Jul 26, 2019 52 $2,899 +72% 3 $966   $83,181 15
Aug 2, 2019 74 $782 -73% 3 $261   $86,146 16
Aug 9, 2019 64 $2,198 +181% 7 $314   $88,976 17
Aug 16, 2019 73 $987 -55% 3 $329   $90,576 18
Sep 6, 2019 79 $488   3 $163   $98,053 21
Sep 13, 2019 94 $167 -66% 2 $84   $98,016 22
Sep 27, 2019 81 $1,350   3 $450   $102,700 24
Oct 4, 2019 84 $828 -39% 1 $828   $103,351 25
Oct 11, 2019 81 $558 -33% 3 $186   $103,909 26
Oct 18, 2019 90 $454 -19% 3 $151   $105,269 27
Oct 25, 2019 80 $1,215 +168% 3 $405   $106,961 28
Nov 1, 2019 62 $2,523 +108% 2 $1,262   $109,484 29
Nov 8, 2019 75 $762 -70% 3 $254   $110,321 30
Nov 15, 2019 58 $3,324 +336% 3 $1,108   $113,765 31
Nov 22, 2019 86 $84 -97% 1 $84   $113,849 32
Jan 3, 2020 71 $324   1 $324   $114,238 38
Jan 17, 2020 70 $277   1 $277   $114,864 40
Feb 7, 2020 66 $20   1 $20   $115,264 43
Mar 27, 2020 4 $192   1 $192   $115,684 50

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 20, 2020 - $67     1 $67   $114,654 277
Jan 21, 2020 - $18 -73%   1 $18   $114,672 278
Jan 22, 2020 - $41 +128%   1 $41   $114,713 279
Jan 23, 2020 - $40 -2%   1 $40   $114,753 280
Mar 18, 2020 - $14     1 $14   $115,278 335
Mar 19, 2020 - $16 +14%   1 $16   $115,294 336
Mar 25, 2020 - $174   +1,143% 1 $174   $115,468 342
Mar 26, 2020 - $24 -86% +50% 1 $24   $115,492 343
Mar 27, 2020 - $192 +700%   1 $192   $115,684 344
Jun 14, 2020 - $20     1 $20   $115,705 423

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2019 66 $14,348   1 $14,348   $14,348 1
Apr 26, 2019 56 $15,026 +5% 4 $3,757   $29,374 2
May 3, 2019 61 $10,313 -31% 8 $1,289   $39,687 3
May 10, 2019 80 $2,251 -78% 1 $2,251   $41,938 4
May 17, 2019 82 $2,156 -4% 5 $431   $44,542 5
May 24, 2019 68 $9,461 +339% 14 $676   $54,003 6
May 31, 2019 85 $1,558 -84% 6 $260   $55,561 7
Jun 7, 2019 - $467 -70% 2 $234   $56,028 8
Jun 14, 2019 - $3,297 +606% 5 $659   $59,334 9
Jun 21, 2019 64 $4,998 +52% 6 $833   $64,332 10
Jun 28, 2019 71 $4,357 -13% 10 $436   $68,689 11
Jul 5, 2019 61 $5,272 +21% 10 $527   $73,961 12
Jul 12, 2019 77 $2,439 -54% 7 $348   $76,400 13
Jul 19, 2019 69 $2,824 +16% 5 $565   $80,273 14
Jul 26, 2019 60 $3,562 +26% 4 $891   $83,835 15
Aug 2, 2019 79 $1,414 -60% 3 $471   $85,249 16
Aug 9, 2019 73 $2,820 +99% 7 $403   $89,589 17
Aug 16, 2019 71 $3,107 +10% 3 $1,036   $92,696 18
Aug 23, 2019 76 $2,359 -24% 4 $590   $95,055 19
Aug 30, 2019 76 $2,285 -3% 1 $2,285   $97,340 20
Sep 6, 2019 86 $284 -88% 3 $95   $97,624 21
Sep 13, 2019 95 $921 +224% 23 $40   $98,545 22
Sep 20, 2019 91 $950 +3% 3 $317   $99,495 23
Sep 27, 2019 94 $1,678 +77% 3 $559   $102,523 24
Oct 4, 2019 92 $828 -51% 1 $828   $103,351 25
Oct 11, 2019 76 $1,464 +77% 3 $488   $104,815 26
Oct 18, 2019 88 $931 -36% 3 $310   $105,746 27
Oct 25, 2019 82 $1,215 +31% 3 $405   $106,961 28
Nov 1, 2019 71 $2,598 +114% 2 $1,299   $109,559 29
Nov 8, 2019 80 $882 -66% 3 $294   $110,441 30
Nov 15, 2019 67 $3,324 +277% 3 $1,108   $113,765 31
Nov 22, 2019 88 $84 -97% 1 $84   $113,849 32
Dec 13, 2019 82 $65   1 $65   $113,914 35
Jan 3, 2020 71 $396   1 $396   $114,310 38
Jan 10, 2020 71 $277 -30% 1 $277   $114,587 39
Jan 17, 2020 71 $166 -40% 1 $166   $114,753 40
Jan 24, 2020 71 $491 +196% 1 $491   $115,244 41
Mar 13, 2020 56 $30   1 $30   $115,294 48
Mar 20, 2020 4 $198 +560% 1 $198   $115,492 49

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/2/2019 $2,330 3 3 14 $7,315 10/19/2022
Brazil 11/5/2018 $0 0 1 1 $3,052 6/26/2021
Germany 8/5/2021 $0000$0
Portugal 5/14/2021 $86 2 2 3 $214 6/8/2021
Russia (CIS) 7/31/2020 $305 1 2 4 $1,498 10/19/2022
South Korea 8/11/2023 $59 1 1 1 $59 8/30/2023
United Kingdom 1/17/2020 $1,884 2 2 5 $8,579 2/29/2020
 
Rest of World $56,861
 
International Total$77,578 8/30/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Documentary Subject(s)

Alice Guy Blaché    Herself

Narrator(s)

Jodie Foster    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Pamela B. Green    Director
Pamela B. Green    Producer
Pamela B. Green    Editor
Pamela B. Green    Screenwriter
Joan Simon    Screenwriter
Alison McMahan    Story Based on “Alice Guy Blache, Lost Visionary of the Cinema” by
Robert Redford    Executive Producer
Hugh Hefner    Executive Producer
John Ptak    Executive Producer
Jodie Foster    Executive Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous    Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully    Executive Producer
Joan Simon    Executive Producer
Jamie Wolf    Executive Producer
Barbara Bridges    Co-Executive Producer
Caroleen Feeney    Co-Executive Producer
Gerald Herman    Co-Executive Producer
Gregory McClatchy    Co-Executive Producer
Cosima Littlewood    Co-Producer
Gala Minasova    Co-Producer
Daniela Roth    Associate Producer
Jarik van Sluijs    Associate Producer
Alison McMahan    Consulting Producer
Peter G. Adams    Composer

Theater Averages: Silvers Wins Gold

April 25th, 2019

Under The Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake earned top spot on the theater average chart with an average of $17,635 in two theaters. This is amazing for two reasons. Firstly, its reviews are barely above the 50% level. Secondly, it opened on VOD on Tuesday, so anyone who was interested in seeing the movie didn’t have to wait long to see it at home instead. On the other hand, it is a A24 release and the company has had an amazing track record at the box office during its young career. More...


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Synopsis

Alice Guy-Blaché was a true pioneer who got into the movie business at the very beginning—in 1894, at the age of 21. Two years later, she was made head of production at Gaumont and started directing films. She and her husband moved to the United States, and she founded her own company, Solax, in 1910—they started in Flushing and moved to a bigger facility in Fort Lee, New Jersey. But by 1919, Guy-Blaché’s career came to an abrupt end, and she and the 1000 films that bore her name were largely forgotten.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,237 (2.8% of total gross)
Legs:13.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:59.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/23 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $136,151

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,487 $115,705
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,438 $77,578
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600) 21,503 $193,283
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,447 $115,705

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 19th, 2019 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
March 13th, 2020 (Virtual) by Zeitgeist
International Releases: November 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as Be Natural: A História não Contada da Primeira Cineasta do Mundo (Brazil)
August 2nd, 2019 (Wide), released as Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-blance (Australia)
January 17th, 2020 (Limited), released as Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blache (United Kingdom)
July 31st, 2020 (Wide), released as Будь естественным: Нерассказанная история Алис Ги-Блаше (Russia (CIS))
May 14th, 2021 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 20th, 2019 by Zeitgeist Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 103 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Biggest Little Farm
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1890s, Movie Business, Archive Footage, Biography, Movie Director, Woman in a Male Dominated Profession, Voiceover/Narration, Set in New Jersey, 1900s, 1910s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Wildwood Enterprises, Artemis Rising Foundation, Foothill Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 50th Weekend Limited Release 44 $192 Mar 27, 2020 346
Biggest 43rd Weekend Limited Release 68 $20 Feb 7, 2020 297
Biggest 40th Weekend Limited Release 82 $277 Jan 17, 2020 276

Documentary Subject(s)

Alice Guy Blaché    Herself

Narrator(s)

Jodie Foster    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Pamela B. Green    Director
Pamela B. Green    Producer
Pamela B. Green    Editor
Pamela B. Green    Screenwriter
Joan Simon    Screenwriter
Alison McMahan    Story Based on “Alice Guy Blache, Lost Visionary of the Cinema” by
Robert Redford    Executive Producer
Hugh Hefner    Executive Producer
John Ptak    Executive Producer
Jodie Foster    Executive Producer
Geralyn Dreyfous    Executive Producer
Regina K. Scully    Executive Producer
Joan Simon    Executive Producer
Jamie Wolf    Executive Producer
Barbara Bridges    Co-Executive Producer
Caroleen Feeney    Co-Executive Producer
Gerald Herman    Co-Executive Producer
Gregory McClatchy    Co-Executive Producer
Cosima Littlewood    Co-Producer
Gala Minasova    Co-Producer
Daniela Roth    Associate Producer
Jarik van Sluijs    Associate Producer
Alison McMahan    Consulting Producer
Peter G. Adams    Composer

Theater Averages: Silvers Wins Gold

April 25th, 2019

Under The Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake earned top spot on the theater average chart with an average of $17,635 in two theaters. This is amazing for two reasons. Firstly, its reviews are barely above the 50% level. Secondly, it opened on VOD on Tuesday, so anyone who was interested in seeing the movie didn’t have to wait long to see it at home instead. On the other hand, it is a A24 release and the company has had an amazing track record at the box office during its young career. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2019 82 $3,237   1 $3,237   $3,237 1
Apr 26, 2019 58 $8,612 +166% 4 $2,153   $22,960 2
May 3, 2019 61 $5,821 -32% 7 $832   $35,195 3
May 10, 2019 80 $1,118 -81% 1 $1,118   $40,805 4
May 17, 2019 86 $1,002 -10% 2 $501   $42,940 5
May 24, 2019 66 $6,012 +500% 14 $429   $50,554 6
May 31, 2019 79 $1,214 -80% 5 $243   $55,217 7
Jun 7, 2019 88 $244 -80% 2 $122   $55,805 8
Jun 14, 2019 65 $1,676 +587% 5 $335   $57,713 9
Jun 21, 2019 63 $3,003 +79% 4 $751   $62,357 10
Jul 5, 2019 66 $1,897   6 $316   $70,595 12
Jul 12, 2019 68 $1,802 -5% 6 $300   $75,772 13
Jul 19, 2019 70 $1,681 -7% 5 $336   $78,090 14
Jul 26, 2019 52 $2,899 +72% 3 $966   $83,181 15
Aug 2, 2019 74 $782 -73% 3 $261   $86,146 16
Aug 9, 2019 64 $2,198 +181% 7 $314   $88,976 17
Aug 16, 2019 73 $987 -55% 3 $329   $90,576 18
Sep 6, 2019 79 $488   3 $163   $98,053 21
Sep 13, 2019 94 $167 -66% 2 $84   $98,016 22
Sep 27, 2019 81 $1,350   3 $450   $102,700 24
Oct 4, 2019 84 $828 -39% 1 $828   $103,351 25
Oct 11, 2019 81 $558 -33% 3 $186   $103,909 26
Oct 18, 2019 90 $454 -19% 3 $151   $105,269 27
Oct 25, 2019 80 $1,215 +168% 3 $405   $106,961 28
Nov 1, 2019 62 $2,523 +108% 2 $1,262   $109,484 29
Nov 8, 2019 75 $762 -70% 3 $254   $110,321 30
Nov 15, 2019 58 $3,324 +336% 3 $1,108   $113,765 31
Nov 22, 2019 86 $84 -97% 1 $84   $113,849 32
Jan 3, 2020 71 $324   1 $324   $114,238 38
Jan 17, 2020 70 $277   1 $277   $114,864 40
Feb 7, 2020 66 $20   1 $20   $115,264 43
Mar 27, 2020 4 $192   1 $192   $115,684 50

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 20, 2020 - $67     1 $67   $114,654 277
Jan 21, 2020 - $18 -73%   1 $18   $114,672 278
Jan 22, 2020 - $41 +128%   1 $41   $114,713 279
Jan 23, 2020 - $40 -2%   1 $40   $114,753 280
Mar 18, 2020 - $14     1 $14   $115,278 335
Mar 19, 2020 - $16 +14%   1 $16   $115,294 336
Mar 25, 2020 - $174   +1,143% 1 $174   $115,468 342
Mar 26, 2020 - $24 -86% +50% 1 $24   $115,492 343
Mar 27, 2020 - $192 +700%   1 $192   $115,684 344
Jun 14, 2020 - $20     1 $20   $115,705 423

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 19, 2019 66 $14,348   1 $14,348   $14,348 1
Apr 26, 2019 56 $15,026 +5% 4 $3,757   $29,374 2
May 3, 2019 61 $10,313 -31% 8 $1,289   $39,687 3
May 10, 2019 80 $2,251 -78% 1 $2,251   $41,938 4
May 17, 2019 82 $2,156 -4% 5 $431   $44,542 5
May 24, 2019 68 $9,461 +339% 14 $676   $54,003 6
May 31, 2019 85 $1,558 -84% 6 $260   $55,561 7
Jun 7, 2019 - $467 -70% 2 $234   $56,028 8
Jun 14, 2019 - $3,297 +606% 5 $659   $59,334 9
Jun 21, 2019 64 $4,998 +52% 6 $833   $64,332 10
Jun 28, 2019 71 $4,357 -13% 10 $436   $68,689 11
Jul 5, 2019 61 $5,272 +21% 10 $527   $73,961 12
Jul 12, 2019 77 $2,439 -54% 7 $348   $76,400 13
Jul 19, 2019 69 $2,824 +16% 5 $565   $80,273 14
Jul 26, 2019 60 $3,562 +26% 4 $891   $83,835 15
Aug 2, 2019 79 $1,414 -60% 3 $471   $85,249 16
Aug 9, 2019 73 $2,820 +99% 7 $403   $89,589 17
Aug 16, 2019 71 $3,107 +10% 3 $1,036   $92,696 18
Aug 23, 2019 76 $2,359 -24% 4 $590   $95,055 19
Aug 30, 2019 76 $2,285 -3% 1 $2,285   $97,340 20
Sep 6, 2019 86 $284 -88% 3 $95   $97,624 21
Sep 13, 2019 95 $921 +224% 23 $40   $98,545 22
Sep 20, 2019 91 $950 +3% 3 $317   $99,495 23
Sep 27, 2019 94 $1,678 +77% 3 $559   $102,523 24
Oct 4, 2019 92 $828 -51% 1 $828   $103,351 25
Oct 11, 2019 76 $1,464 +77% 3 $488   $104,815 26
Oct 18, 2019 88 $931 -36% 3 $310   $105,746 27
Oct 25, 2019 82 $1,215 +31% 3 $405   $106,961 28
Nov 1, 2019 71 $2,598 +114% 2 $1,299   $109,559 29
Nov 8, 2019 80 $882 -66% 3 $294   $110,441 30
Nov 15, 2019 67 $3,324 +277% 3 $1,108   $113,765 31
Nov 22, 2019 88 $84 -97% 1 $84   $113,849 32
Dec 13, 2019 82 $65   1 $65   $113,914 35
Jan 3, 2020 71 $396   1 $396   $114,310 38
Jan 10, 2020 71 $277 -30% 1 $277   $114,587 39
Jan 17, 2020 71 $166 -40% 1 $166   $114,753 40
Jan 24, 2020 71 $491 +196% 1 $491   $115,244 41
Mar 13, 2020 56 $30   1 $30   $115,294 48
Mar 20, 2020 4 $198 +560% 1 $198   $115,492 49

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/2/2019 $2,330 3 3 14 $7,315 10/19/2022
Brazil 11/5/2018 $0 0 1 1 $3,052 6/26/2021
Germany 8/5/2021 $0000$0
Portugal 5/14/2021 $86 2 2 3 $214 6/8/2021
Russia (CIS) 7/31/2020 $305 1 2 4 $1,498 10/19/2022
South Korea 8/11/2023 $59 1 1 1 $59 8/30/2023
United Kingdom 1/17/2020 $1,884 2 2 5 $8,579 2/29/2020
 
Rest of World $56,861
 
International Total$77,578 8/30/2023

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.