Central do Brasil (1998)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,969,553Details
International Box Office $11,036,605Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,006,158
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$35,710 (0.6% of total gross)
Legs:13.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,900,000 (worldwide box office is 5.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/137 max. theaters, 11.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,493,687

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Central Station
International Releases: May 15th, 1999 (Wide) (Portugal)
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Holly
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Keywords: Life Drama, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Unexpected Families, Human-Trafficking, Road Trip, Set in Brazil, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 71 $3,511 Jul 9, 1999 234
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 59 $10,265 Jun 25, 1999 220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 73 $7,213 Jun 18, 1999 213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 90 $6,804 Jun 11, 1999 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 78 $10,541 Jun 4, 1999 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 47 $33,369 May 28, 1999 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 85 $17,024 May 21, 1999 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 73 $26,821 May 14, 1999 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 47 $61,235 May 7, 1999 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 48 $71,031 Apr 30, 1999 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 49 $86,747 Apr 23, 1999 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 50 $111,931 Apr 16, 1999 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 64 $113,691 Apr 9, 1999 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 54 $180,086 Apr 2, 1999 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 64 $190,737 Mar 26, 1999 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 60 $241,674 Mar 19, 1999 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 73 $238,800 Mar 12, 1999 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 79 $270,564 Mar 5, 1999 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 87 $306,915 Feb 26, 1999 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 89 $331,738 Feb 19, 1999 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 80 $453,620 Feb 12, 1999 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 57 $5,740 Feb 5, 1999 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 55 $6,689 Jan 29, 1999 73
Theater Average 10th Weekend 96 $5,437 Jan 22, 1999 66
Theater Average 9th Weekend 61 $6,894 Jan 15, 1999 59
Top 1998 Theater Average 66 $17,855 Nov 20, 1998 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 50 $35,710   2 $17,855   $35,710 1
Nov 27, 1998 44 $75,991 +113% 7 $10,856   $143,156 2
Dec 4, 1998 42 $60,035 -21% 7 $8,576   $228,453 3
Dec 11, 1998 49 $34,998 -42% 6 $5,833   $285,378 4
Dec 18, 1998 41 $57,319 +64% 6 $9,553   $360,246 5
Dec 25, 1998 38 $124,294 +117% 19 $6,542   $483,869 6
Jan 1, 1999 36 $140,153 +13% 20 $7,008   $695,022 7
Jan 8, 1999 36 $121,208 -14% 21 $5,772   $852,672 8
Jan 15, 1999 40 $151,673 +25% 22 $6,894   $1,036,177 9
Jan 22, 1999 38 $130,499 -14% 24 $5,437   $1,204,949 10
Jan 29, 1999 33 $167,236 +28% 25 $6,689   $1,434,404 11
Feb 5, 1999 33 $212,385 +27% 37 $5,740   $1,735,112 12
Feb 12, 1999 29 $453,620 +114% 93 $4,878   $2,277,760 13
Feb 19, 1999 31 $331,738 -27% 110 $3,016   $2,723,833 14
Feb 26, 1999 32 $306,915 -7% 118 $2,601   $3,133,730 15
Mar 5, 1999 29 $270,564 -12% 112 $2,416   $3,828,556 16
Mar 12, 1999 34 $238,800 -12% 109 $2,191   $3,814,686 17
Mar 19, 1999 32 $241,674 +1% 137 $1,764   $4,182,720 18
Mar 26, 1999 35 $190,737 -21% 95 $2,008   $4,485,024 19
Apr 2, 1999 37 $180,086 -6% 91 $1,979   $4,740,315 20
Apr 9, 1999 42 $113,691 -37% 73 $1,557   $4,926,629 21
Apr 16, 1999 41 $111,931 -2% 87 $1,287   $5,081,191 22
Apr 23, 1999 51 $86,747 -22% 66 $1,314   $5,755,212 23
Apr 30, 1999 51 $71,031 -18% 68 $1,045   $5,862,993 24
May 7, 1999 48 $61,235 -14% 61 $1,004   $5,969,553 25
May 14, 1999 67 $26,821 -56% 35 $766   $5,444,329 26
May 21, 1999 74 $17,024 -37% 26 $655   $5,476,139 27
May 28, 1999 62 $33,369 +96% 16 $2,086   $5,514,029 28
Jun 4, 1999 78 $10,541 -68% 16 $659   $5,524,464 29
Jun 11, 1999 79 $6,804 -35% 9 $756   $5,540,093 30
Jun 18, 1999 74 $7,213 +6% 11 $656   $5,551,479 31
Jun 25, 1999 70 $10,265 +42% 13 $790   $5,566,544 32
Jul 2, 1999 84 $1,617 -84% 4 $404   $5,587,216 33
Jul 9, 1999 85 $3,511 +117% 5 $702   $5,595,428 34

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 51 $67,165   2 $33,583   $67,165 1
Nov 27, 1998 43 $101,253 +51% 7 $14,465   $168,418 2
Dec 4, 1998 40 $81,962 -19% 7 $11,709   $250,380 3
Dec 11, 1998 48 $52,547 -36% 6 $8,758   $302,927 4
Dec 18, 1998 42 $56,648 +8% 6 $9,441   $359,575 5
Dec 25, 1998 39 $195,294 +245% 19 $10,279   $554,869 6
Jan 1, 1999 35 $176,595 -10% 20 $8,830   $731,464 7
Jan 8, 1999 35 $153,040 -13% 21 $7,288   $884,504 8
Jan 15, 1999 39 $189,946 +24% 22 $8,634   $1,074,450 9
Jan 22, 1999 34 $192,718 +1% 24 $8,030   $1,267,168 10
Jan 29, 1999 31 $255,559 +33% 25 $10,222   $1,522,727 11
Feb 5, 1999 31 $301,413 +18% 37 $8,146   $1,824,140 12
Feb 12, 1999 30 $567,955 +88% 93 $6,107   $2,392,095 13
Feb 19, 1999 32 $434,720 -23% 110 $3,952   $2,826,815 14
Feb 26, 1999 23 $731,177 +68% 118 $6,196   $3,557,992 15
Mar 5, 1999 66 $17,894 -98% 112 $160   $3,575,886 16
Mar 12, 1999 33 $365,160 +1,941% 109 $3,350   $3,941,046 17
Mar 19, 1999 31 $353,241 -3% 137 $2,578   $4,294,287 18
Mar 26, 1999 35 $265,942 -25% 95 $2,799   $4,560,229 19
Apr 2, 1999 36 $252,709 -5% 91 $2,777   $4,812,938 20
Apr 9, 1999 40 $156,322 -38% 73 $2,141   $4,969,260 21
Apr 16, 1999 21 $699,205 +347% 87 $8,037   $5,668,465 22
Apr 23, 1999 49 $123,497 -82% 66 $1,871   $5,791,962 23
Apr 30, 1999 43 $116,356 -6% 68 $1,711   $5,908,318 24
May 14, 1999 64 $41,607   35 $1,189   $5,459,115 26
May 21, 1999 72 $21,545 -48% 26 $829   $5,480,660 27
May 28, 1999 66 $33,263 +54% 16 $2,079   $5,513,923 28
Jun 4, 1999 72 $19,366 -42% 16 $1,210   $5,533,289 29
Jun 11, 1999 77 $10,977 -43% 9 $1,220   $5,544,266 30
Jun 18, 1999 68 $12,013 +9% 11 $1,092   $5,556,279 31
Jun 25, 1999 64 $29,320 +144% 13 $2,255   $5,585,599 32
Jul 2, 1999 77 $6,318 -78% 4 $1,580   $5,591,917 33

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Portugal 5/15/1999 $0 0 2 2 $1,520 1/24/2019
 
Rest of World $11,035,085
 
International Total$11,036,605 1/24/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Fernanda Montenegro    Isadora "Dora" Teixeira
Vinicius De Oliveira    Josué Fontenele de Paiva

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

Production and Technical Credits

Walter Salles    Director
João Emanuel Carneiro    Screenwriter
Marcos Bernstein    Screenwriter

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$35,710 (0.6% of total gross)
Legs:13.16 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,900,000 (worldwide box office is 5.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/137 max. theaters, 11.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,493,687

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 20th, 1998 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Central Station
International Releases: May 15th, 1999 (Wide) (Portugal)
MPAA Rating: R for language
Running Time: 113 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Holly
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Keywords: Life Drama, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Unexpected Families, Human-Trafficking, Road Trip, Set in Brazil, Dysfunctional Family, Addiction
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 34th Weekend Limited Release 71 $3,511 Jul 9, 1999 234
Biggest 32nd Weekend Limited Release 59 $10,265 Jun 25, 1999 220
Biggest 31st Weekend Limited Release 73 $7,213 Jun 18, 1999 213
Biggest 30th Weekend Limited Release 90 $6,804 Jun 11, 1999 206
Biggest 29th Weekend Limited Release 78 $10,541 Jun 4, 1999 199
Biggest 28th Weekend Limited Release 47 $33,369 May 28, 1999 192
Biggest 27th Weekend Limited Release 85 $17,024 May 21, 1999 185
Biggest 26th Weekend Limited Release 73 $26,821 May 14, 1999 178
Biggest 25th Weekend Limited Release 47 $61,235 May 7, 1999 171
Biggest 24th Weekend Limited Release 48 $71,031 Apr 30, 1999 164
Biggest 23rd Weekend Limited Release 49 $86,747 Apr 23, 1999 157
Biggest 22nd Weekend Limited Release 50 $111,931 Apr 16, 1999 150
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 64 $113,691 Apr 9, 1999 143
Biggest 20th Weekend Limited Release 54 $180,086 Apr 2, 1999 136
Biggest 19th Weekend Limited Release 64 $190,737 Mar 26, 1999 129
Biggest 18th Weekend Limited Release 60 $241,674 Mar 19, 1999 122
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 73 $238,800 Mar 12, 1999 115
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 79 $270,564 Mar 5, 1999 108
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 87 $306,915 Feb 26, 1999 101
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 89 $331,738 Feb 19, 1999 94
Biggest 13th Weekend Limited Release 80 $453,620 Feb 12, 1999 87
Theater Average 12th Weekend 57 $5,740 Feb 5, 1999 80
Theater Average 11th Weekend 55 $6,689 Jan 29, 1999 73
Theater Average 10th Weekend 96 $5,437 Jan 22, 1999 66
Theater Average 9th Weekend 61 $6,894 Jan 15, 1999 59
Top 1998 Theater Average 66 $17,855 Nov 20, 1998 3

Leading Cast

Fernanda Montenegro    Isadora "Dora" Teixeira
Vinicius De Oliveira    Josué Fontenele de Paiva

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

Production and Technical Credits

Walter Salles    Director
João Emanuel Carneiro    Screenwriter
Marcos Bernstein    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 50 $35,710   2 $17,855   $35,710 1
Nov 27, 1998 44 $75,991 +113% 7 $10,856   $143,156 2
Dec 4, 1998 42 $60,035 -21% 7 $8,576   $228,453 3
Dec 11, 1998 49 $34,998 -42% 6 $5,833   $285,378 4
Dec 18, 1998 41 $57,319 +64% 6 $9,553   $360,246 5
Dec 25, 1998 38 $124,294 +117% 19 $6,542   $483,869 6
Jan 1, 1999 36 $140,153 +13% 20 $7,008   $695,022 7
Jan 8, 1999 36 $121,208 -14% 21 $5,772   $852,672 8
Jan 15, 1999 40 $151,673 +25% 22 $6,894   $1,036,177 9
Jan 22, 1999 38 $130,499 -14% 24 $5,437   $1,204,949 10
Jan 29, 1999 33 $167,236 +28% 25 $6,689   $1,434,404 11
Feb 5, 1999 33 $212,385 +27% 37 $5,740   $1,735,112 12
Feb 12, 1999 29 $453,620 +114% 93 $4,878   $2,277,760 13
Feb 19, 1999 31 $331,738 -27% 110 $3,016   $2,723,833 14
Feb 26, 1999 32 $306,915 -7% 118 $2,601   $3,133,730 15
Mar 5, 1999 29 $270,564 -12% 112 $2,416   $3,828,556 16
Mar 12, 1999 34 $238,800 -12% 109 $2,191   $3,814,686 17
Mar 19, 1999 32 $241,674 +1% 137 $1,764   $4,182,720 18
Mar 26, 1999 35 $190,737 -21% 95 $2,008   $4,485,024 19
Apr 2, 1999 37 $180,086 -6% 91 $1,979   $4,740,315 20
Apr 9, 1999 42 $113,691 -37% 73 $1,557   $4,926,629 21
Apr 16, 1999 41 $111,931 -2% 87 $1,287   $5,081,191 22
Apr 23, 1999 51 $86,747 -22% 66 $1,314   $5,755,212 23
Apr 30, 1999 51 $71,031 -18% 68 $1,045   $5,862,993 24
May 7, 1999 48 $61,235 -14% 61 $1,004   $5,969,553 25
May 14, 1999 67 $26,821 -56% 35 $766   $5,444,329 26
May 21, 1999 74 $17,024 -37% 26 $655   $5,476,139 27
May 28, 1999 62 $33,369 +96% 16 $2,086   $5,514,029 28
Jun 4, 1999 78 $10,541 -68% 16 $659   $5,524,464 29
Jun 11, 1999 79 $6,804 -35% 9 $756   $5,540,093 30
Jun 18, 1999 74 $7,213 +6% 11 $656   $5,551,479 31
Jun 25, 1999 70 $10,265 +42% 13 $790   $5,566,544 32
Jul 2, 1999 84 $1,617 -84% 4 $404   $5,587,216 33
Jul 9, 1999 85 $3,511 +117% 5 $702   $5,595,428 34

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 20, 1998 51 $67,165   2 $33,583   $67,165 1
Nov 27, 1998 43 $101,253 +51% 7 $14,465   $168,418 2
Dec 4, 1998 40 $81,962 -19% 7 $11,709   $250,380 3
Dec 11, 1998 48 $52,547 -36% 6 $8,758   $302,927 4
Dec 18, 1998 42 $56,648 +8% 6 $9,441   $359,575 5
Dec 25, 1998 39 $195,294 +245% 19 $10,279   $554,869 6
Jan 1, 1999 35 $176,595 -10% 20 $8,830   $731,464 7
Jan 8, 1999 35 $153,040 -13% 21 $7,288   $884,504 8
Jan 15, 1999 39 $189,946 +24% 22 $8,634   $1,074,450 9
Jan 22, 1999 34 $192,718 +1% 24 $8,030   $1,267,168 10
Jan 29, 1999 31 $255,559 +33% 25 $10,222   $1,522,727 11
Feb 5, 1999 31 $301,413 +18% 37 $8,146   $1,824,140 12
Feb 12, 1999 30 $567,955 +88% 93 $6,107   $2,392,095 13
Feb 19, 1999 32 $434,720 -23% 110 $3,952   $2,826,815 14
Feb 26, 1999 23 $731,177 +68% 118 $6,196   $3,557,992 15
Mar 5, 1999 66 $17,894 -98% 112 $160   $3,575,886 16
Mar 12, 1999 33 $365,160 +1,941% 109 $3,350   $3,941,046 17
Mar 19, 1999 31 $353,241 -3% 137 $2,578   $4,294,287 18
Mar 26, 1999 35 $265,942 -25% 95 $2,799   $4,560,229 19
Apr 2, 1999 36 $252,709 -5% 91 $2,777   $4,812,938 20
Apr 9, 1999 40 $156,322 -38% 73 $2,141   $4,969,260 21
Apr 16, 1999 21 $699,205 +347% 87 $8,037   $5,668,465 22
Apr 23, 1999 49 $123,497 -82% 66 $1,871   $5,791,962 23
Apr 30, 1999 43 $116,356 -6% 68 $1,711   $5,908,318 24
May 14, 1999 64 $41,607   35 $1,189   $5,459,115 26
May 21, 1999 72 $21,545 -48% 26 $829   $5,480,660 27
May 28, 1999 66 $33,263 +54% 16 $2,079   $5,513,923 28
Jun 4, 1999 72 $19,366 -42% 16 $1,210   $5,533,289 29
Jun 11, 1999 77 $10,977 -43% 9 $1,220   $5,544,266 30
Jun 18, 1999 68 $12,013 +9% 11 $1,092   $5,556,279 31
Jun 25, 1999 64 $29,320 +144% 13 $2,255   $5,585,599 32
Jul 2, 1999 77 $6,318 -78% 4 $1,580   $5,591,917 33

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Portugal 5/15/1999 $0 0 2 2 $1,520 1/24/2019
 
Rest of World $11,035,085
 
International Total$11,036,605 1/24/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records