Carlos (2010)

Carlos poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $145,526Details
International Box Office $1,473,627Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,619,153
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A myth in his own lifetime, Carlos is a central figure in the history of international terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s, from pro-Palestinian activism to the Japanese Red Army. He was at once both a figure of the extreme left and an opportunistic mercenary in the pay of powerful Middle Eastern secret services. He formed his own organization, based it behind the Iron Curtain and was active during the final years of the Cold War. This film is the story of a revolutionary internationalist, both manipulator and manipulated, carried along by the currents of contemporary history and his own folly. We follow him to the end of his road, relegated to Sudan where the Islamic dictatorship, after having protected him, handed him over to French authorities. A contradictory character, as violent as the times he embodies, Carlos is also an enigma. That is what we set out to resolve, at least partially. The film CARLOS has been made based on historical and ournalistic documentary research. That said, the life of Carlos includes significant uncharted periods, and thus is the subject of controversy. This film is then, above all, a dramatization etracing two decades in the life of one of the most notorious international terrorists of our time.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,006 (13.7% of total gross)
Legs:4.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $198,751

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,050 $145,526
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,642 $1,473,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,685 $1,619,153
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,104 $145,526

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 15th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films
International Releases: June 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
Video Release: September 27th, 2011 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bobby
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Keywords: Biography, Terrorism, TV Mini-Series, Foreign Language
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Angoa Intl, Procirep, CNC, BETV, Monde, TV5, Cinecinema, StudioCanal, Egoli Tossell Film, Film En Stock
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 15, 2010 58 $20,006   2 $10,003   $20,006 1
Oct 22, 2010 49 $32,012 +60% 7 $4,573   $60,139 2
Oct 29, 2010 62 $13,367 -58% 6 $2,228   $81,279 3
Nov 5, 2010 77 $7,931 -41% 3 $2,644   $97,737 4
Nov 19, 2010 75 $5,802   4 $1,451   $108,793 6
Nov 26, 2010 79 $4,533 -22% 3 $1,511   $115,335 7
Dec 3, 2010 85 $3,473 -23% 2 $1,737   $120,559 8
Dec 10, 2010 100 $1,192 -66% 3 $397   $124,648 9
Dec 17, 2010 72 $2,601 +118% 5 $520   $126,551 10
Dec 24, 2010 66 $2,574 -1% 2 $1,287   $130,807 11
Dec 31, 2010 80 $2,170 -16% 2 $1,085   $135,526 12
Jan 7, 2011 75 $3,239 +49% 5 $648   $140,760 13
Jan 14, 2011 80 $3,074 -5% 3 $1,025   $144,618 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 73 $500     3 $167   $145,118 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 15, 2010 59 $28,122   2 $14,061   $28,122 1
Oct 22, 2010 51 $39,785 +41% 7 $5,684   $67,912 2
Oct 29, 2010 60 $21,894 -45% 6 $3,649   $89,806 3
Nov 5, 2010 80 $11,409 -48% 3 $3,803   $101,215 4
Nov 19, 2010 81 $7,811   4 $1,953   $110,802 6
Nov 26, 2010 81 $6,284 -20% 3 $2,095   $117,086 7
Dec 3, 2010 80 $5,770 -8% 2 $2,885   $122,856 8
Dec 10, 2010 112 $1,094 -81% 3 $365   $123,950 9
Dec 17, 2010 78 $4,283 +291% 5 $857   $128,233 10
Dec 24, 2010 72 $5,123 +20% 2 $2,562   $133,356 11
Dec 31, 2010 77 $4,165 -19% 2 $2,083   $137,521 12
Jan 7, 2011 76 $4,023 -3% 5 $805   $141,544 13
Jan 14, 2011 83 $3,982 -1% 3 $1,327   $145,526 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Mexico 6/15/2012 $0 0 4 16 $11,476 12/11/2015
 
Rest of World $1,462,151
 
International Total$1,473,627 12/11/2015

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.

Leading Cast

Edgar Ramirez    Carlos the Jackel

Supporting Cast

Alexander Scheer    Johannes Weinrich
Nora von Waldstatten    Magdalena Kopp
Christoph Bach    Hans-Joachim Klein
Ahmad Kaabour    Wadie Haddad
Fadi Abi Samra   
Rodney El-Haddad   
Julia Hummer    Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann
Rami Farah    Joseph
Zeid Hamdan    10
Talal El-Jurdi    Kamal al-Issawi
Aljoscha Stadelmann   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Daniel Leconte    Producer
Raphael Cohen    Executive Producer
Jens Meurer    Co-Producer
Olivier Assayas    Director
Olivier Assayas    Screenwriter
Dan Franck    Screenwriter
Daniel Leconte    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 27th, 2011

September 27th, 2011

It's another incredibly busy week on the home market with over 400 new releases on Amazon.com. However, again there were only a few that were worth mentioning with a whole lot of filler. The biggest release of the week is Transformers: Dark of the Moon on Blu-ray, but it doesn't come out till Friday. Looking at some of the other top selling releases and it's clear how weak the selection is. There's a stand-up comedy DVD, a couple catalog titles being released on Blu-ray, Anime, a couple TV on DVD releases, and the first DVD release of Adventure Time. Adventure Time on DVD? Pick of the Week. More...

Nothing Comes Before Hereafter on the Per Theater Chart

October 19th, 2010

Clint Eastwood's latest film, Hereafter, topped the per theater chart over the weekend with an impressive average of $36,720 in six theaters. It expands wide on Friday, so this fast start was important. The overall box office leader, Jackass 3D, was well back in second place with an average of $16,343, but that's amazing for this type of movie and this time of year. Vision managed $11,406 in its lone theater, while Carlos opened with an average of $10,003 in two theaters, which is literally one ticket away from missing the $10,000 mark. More...

Limited Releases have Conviction

October 15th, 2010

It looks like we are getting closer and closer to Awards Season with two Oscar potential films coming out this week. At least there are two films that look like they were made to win Oscars. I'm not sure either has what it takes. Other limited releases include two films opening in several hundred theaters, both of which could struggle. There should be at least a couple to find some measure of mainstream success, but I'm unwilling to bet which films those will be. More...


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Synopsis

A myth in his own lifetime, Carlos is a central figure in the history of international terrorism in the 1970s and 1980s, from pro-Palestinian activism to the Japanese Red Army. He was at once both a figure of the extreme left and an opportunistic mercenary in the pay of powerful Middle Eastern secret services. He formed his own organization, based it behind the Iron Curtain and was active during the final years of the Cold War. This film is the story of a revolutionary internationalist, both manipulator and manipulated, carried along by the currents of contemporary history and his own folly. We follow him to the end of his road, relegated to Sudan where the Islamic dictatorship, after having protected him, handed him over to French authorities. A contradictory character, as violent as the times he embodies, Carlos is also an enigma. That is what we set out to resolve, at least partially. The film CARLOS has been made based on historical and ournalistic documentary research. That said, the life of Carlos includes significant uncharted periods, and thus is the subject of controversy. This film is then, above all, a dramatization etracing two decades in the life of one of the most notorious international terrorists of our time.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,006 (13.7% of total gross)
Legs:4.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$18,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 6.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $198,751

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,050 $145,526
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,642 $1,473,627
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,685 $1,619,153
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,104 $145,526

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 15th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films
International Releases: June 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico)
Video Release: September 27th, 2011 by Criterion
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Bobby
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Terrorism, TV Mini-Series, Foreign Language
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Angoa Intl, Procirep, CNC, BETV, Monde, TV5, Cinecinema, StudioCanal, Egoli Tossell Film, Film En Stock
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Leading Cast

Edgar Ramirez    Carlos the Jackel

Supporting Cast

Alexander Scheer    Johannes Weinrich
Nora von Waldstatten    Magdalena Kopp
Christoph Bach    Hans-Joachim Klein
Ahmad Kaabour    Wadie Haddad
Fadi Abi Samra   
Rodney El-Haddad   
Julia Hummer    Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann
Rami Farah    Joseph
Zeid Hamdan    10
Talal El-Jurdi    Kamal al-Issawi
Aljoscha Stadelmann   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Daniel Leconte    Producer
Raphael Cohen    Executive Producer
Jens Meurer    Co-Producer
Olivier Assayas    Director
Olivier Assayas    Screenwriter
Dan Franck    Screenwriter
Daniel Leconte    Story Creator

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 27th, 2011

September 27th, 2011

It's another incredibly busy week on the home market with over 400 new releases on Amazon.com. However, again there were only a few that were worth mentioning with a whole lot of filler. The biggest release of the week is Transformers: Dark of the Moon on Blu-ray, but it doesn't come out till Friday. Looking at some of the other top selling releases and it's clear how weak the selection is. There's a stand-up comedy DVD, a couple catalog titles being released on Blu-ray, Anime, a couple TV on DVD releases, and the first DVD release of Adventure Time. Adventure Time on DVD? Pick of the Week. More...

Nothing Comes Before Hereafter on the Per Theater Chart

October 19th, 2010

Clint Eastwood's latest film, Hereafter, topped the per theater chart over the weekend with an impressive average of $36,720 in six theaters. It expands wide on Friday, so this fast start was important. The overall box office leader, Jackass 3D, was well back in second place with an average of $16,343, but that's amazing for this type of movie and this time of year. Vision managed $11,406 in its lone theater, while Carlos opened with an average of $10,003 in two theaters, which is literally one ticket away from missing the $10,000 mark. More...

Limited Releases have Conviction

October 15th, 2010

It looks like we are getting closer and closer to Awards Season with two Oscar potential films coming out this week. At least there are two films that look like they were made to win Oscars. I'm not sure either has what it takes. Other limited releases include two films opening in several hundred theaters, both of which could struggle. There should be at least a couple to find some measure of mainstream success, but I'm unwilling to bet which films those will be. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 15, 2010 58 $20,006   2 $10,003   $20,006 1
Oct 22, 2010 49 $32,012 +60% 7 $4,573   $60,139 2
Oct 29, 2010 62 $13,367 -58% 6 $2,228   $81,279 3
Nov 5, 2010 77 $7,931 -41% 3 $2,644   $97,737 4
Nov 19, 2010 75 $5,802   4 $1,451   $108,793 6
Nov 26, 2010 79 $4,533 -22% 3 $1,511   $115,335 7
Dec 3, 2010 85 $3,473 -23% 2 $1,737   $120,559 8
Dec 10, 2010 100 $1,192 -66% 3 $397   $124,648 9
Dec 17, 2010 72 $2,601 +118% 5 $520   $126,551 10
Dec 24, 2010 66 $2,574 -1% 2 $1,287   $130,807 11
Dec 31, 2010 80 $2,170 -16% 2 $1,085   $135,526 12
Jan 7, 2011 75 $3,239 +49% 5 $648   $140,760 13
Jan 14, 2011 80 $3,074 -5% 3 $1,025   $144,618 14

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 73 $500     3 $167   $145,118 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 15, 2010 59 $28,122   2 $14,061   $28,122 1
Oct 22, 2010 51 $39,785 +41% 7 $5,684   $67,912 2
Oct 29, 2010 60 $21,894 -45% 6 $3,649   $89,806 3
Nov 5, 2010 80 $11,409 -48% 3 $3,803   $101,215 4
Nov 19, 2010 81 $7,811   4 $1,953   $110,802 6
Nov 26, 2010 81 $6,284 -20% 3 $2,095   $117,086 7
Dec 3, 2010 80 $5,770 -8% 2 $2,885   $122,856 8
Dec 10, 2010 112 $1,094 -81% 3 $365   $123,950 9
Dec 17, 2010 78 $4,283 +291% 5 $857   $128,233 10
Dec 24, 2010 72 $5,123 +20% 2 $2,562   $133,356 11
Dec 31, 2010 77 $4,165 -19% 2 $2,083   $137,521 12
Jan 7, 2011 76 $4,023 -3% 5 $805   $141,544 13
Jan 14, 2011 83 $3,982 -1% 3 $1,327   $145,526 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Mexico 6/15/2012 $0 0 4 16 $11,476 12/11/2015
 
Rest of World $1,462,151
 
International Total$1,473,627 12/11/2015

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.