Comme un chef (2012)

Comme un chef poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $342,667Details
International Box Office $5,396,323Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,738,990
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $475,427 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $33,497 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $508,924
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Synopsis

Self-taught aspiring chef Jacky has the talent, but not the luck. Star chef Alexandre Lagarde is in danger of losing his reputation, along with his beloved restaurant. Fate brings the two together and helps them along a journey through the intoxicating world of French haute-cuisine. A legend in his own time, Lagarde is in serious conflict with Stanislas Matter, the new CEO of the group that owns his restaurant, Cargo Lagarde. Matter is plotting to destroy Lagarde’s reputation so that he’ll have grounds to fire Lagarde and move the restaurant away from Lagarde’s classic French cuisine towards trendy molecular gastronomy. Desperate to cling to his status as a Three Star chef, Lagarde teams up with Jacky and together they try to find the balance between tradition and trend, as well as between family life and food obsession.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,290 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:6.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/19 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $452,135

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 20th, 2014 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group, released as Le Chef
International Releases: May 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Latvia)
June 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
June 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Hungary)
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Video Release: October 21st, 2014 by eOne/Cohen
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2281, 7/17/2013)
Running Time: 85 minutes
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Keywords: Food, Big Break, Professional Rivalry, Corporate Life, Fired
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gaumont, TF1 Film Productions, Contracorriente Films, uFilm, Canal Plus, Cine Plus
Production Countries: France, Spain
Languages: English, French, Japanese, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 20, 2014 62 $11,290   1 $11,290   $11,290 1
Jun 27, 2014 44 $35,523 +215% 19 $1,870   $55,276 2
Jul 4, 2014 44 $44,547 +25% 18 $2,475   $120,586 3
Jul 11, 2014 46 $32,100 -28% 12 $2,675   $171,175 4
Jul 18, 2014 47 $31,852 -1% 15 $2,123   $219,802 5
Jul 25, 2014 51 $29,589 -7% 14 $2,114   $265,631 6
Aug 1, 2014 53 $23,197 -22% 18 $1,289   $306,724 7
Aug 8, 2014 64 $11,188 -52% 13 $861   $329,737 8
Aug 15, 2014 77 $4,318 -61% 6 $720   $342,667 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 20, 2014 61 $19,753   1 $19,753   $19,753 1
Jun 27, 2014 42 $56,286 +185% 19 $2,962   $76,039 2
Jul 18, 2014 47 $48,092   15 $3,206   $236,042 5
Jul 25, 2014 51 $47,485 -1% 14 $3,392   $283,527 6
Aug 1, 2014 49 $35,022 -26% 18 $1,946   $318,549 7
Aug 8, 2014 61 $19,800 -43% 13 $1,523   $338,349 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/14/2012 $105,077 31 33 97 $391,753 12/10/2015
Austria 6/7/2012 $91,645 48 54 308 $349,985 12/11/2015
Colombia 3/22/2013 $18,011 6 6 27 $114,812 12/30/2018
Croatia 7/12/2012 $5,291 4 4 25 $33,249 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 12/6/2012 $0 0 7 7 $22,755 12/29/2018
Denmark 8/23/2012 $0 0 16 39 $68,167 12/11/2015
Egypt 10/10/2012 $1,761 4 4 4 $14,953 12/29/2018
Germany 6/7/2012 $269,075 131 150 1,272 $1,253,992 12/11/2015
Greece 7/19/2012 $144,046 32 32 132 $471,266 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 8/9/2012 $0 0 5 11 $93,559 12/11/2015
Hungary 6/21/2012 $15,592 10 20 150 $124,560 12/29/2018
Italy 6/22/2012 $87,657 98 102 244 $370,250 12/11/2015
Latvia 5/11/2012 $4,347 4 5 20 $27,791 12/29/2018
Mexico 3/22/2013 $66,320 35 35 102 $247,303 12/14/2015
Netherlands 7/26/2012 $13,307 10 10 10 $20,862 12/11/2015
New Zealand 8/2/2012 $43,180 35 37 183 $222,892 12/11/2015
Poland 7/13/2012 $90,675 56 58 257 $358,950 12/29/2018
Portugal 12/6/2012 $9,818 6 6 22 $35,516 12/14/2015
Slovakia 12/6/2012 $13,709 16 16 48 $47,107 12/13/2015
Slovenia 7/19/2012 $5,472 2 6 12 $17,856 12/11/2015
Spain 12/5/2012 $0 0 84 177 $1,004,006 12/14/2015
Taiwan 1/11/2013 $24,850 9 9 21 $78,998 12/14/2015
United Arab Emirates 8/2/2012 $12,948 8 8 14 $25,741 12/29/2018
 
International Total$5,396,323 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Jean Reno    Alexandre Lagarde
Michael Youn    Jacky Bonnot

Supporting Cast

Raphaelle Agogue    Beatrice
Julien Boissilier    Stanislas Matter
Salome Stevenin    Amandine
Pierre Vernier    Paul Matter
Santiago Segura    Juan
Serge Larivière    Titi
Issa Doumbia    Moussa
Bun Hay Mean    Chang

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

Production and Technical Credits

Daniel Cohen    Director
Daniel Cohen    Screenwriter
Olivier Dazat    Screenwriter
Sidonie Dumas    Producer
Hugues Tissander    Production Designer
Geraldine Retif    Editor
Nicola Piovani    Composer
Robert Fraisse    Director of Photography
Jeremy Burdek    Co-Producer
Nadia Khamlichi    Co-Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Per Theater Chart: Putting Thought in the Per Theater Chart

June 24th, 2014

Think Like a Man Too poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club. They were led by the number one film on the overall chart, Think Like a Man Too, with an average of $13,142 in more than 2,000 theaters. Venus in Fur was close behind with an average of $12,381 in two theaters. The final film in this list was Le Chef with $11,290 in one theater. More...

Limited Releases: Every Third Person Should See a Limited Release

June 20th, 2014

Third Person poster

There are a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including five films that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Unfortunately, I don't think any of them will be monster hits. There's a Code Black, documentary, which is a genre that rarely finds breakout success. There's Coherence, a high concept Sci-fi movie that will likely be too out there to find an audience. Norte, the End of History, a four-hour foreign-language film, which will reduce its target demographic and the number of screenings that can be shown. A Summer Tale, a French film from 1996, which is making its theatrical debut. And finally Venus and Fur, which is probably going to be the biggest limited release hit of the weekend, but I really doubt it will expand wide enough to find a measure of mainstream success. More...


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Synopsis

Self-taught aspiring chef Jacky has the talent, but not the luck. Star chef Alexandre Lagarde is in danger of losing his reputation, along with his beloved restaurant. Fate brings the two together and helps them along a journey through the intoxicating world of French haute-cuisine. A legend in his own time, Lagarde is in serious conflict with Stanislas Matter, the new CEO of the group that owns his restaurant, Cargo Lagarde. Matter is plotting to destroy Lagarde’s reputation so that he’ll have grounds to fire Lagarde and move the restaurant away from Lagarde’s classic French cuisine towards trendy molecular gastronomy. Desperate to cling to his status as a Three Star chef, Lagarde teams up with Jacky and together they try to find the balance between tradition and trend, as well as between family life and food obsession.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,290 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:6.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/19 max. theaters, 6.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $452,135

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 20th, 2014 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group, released as Le Chef
International Releases: May 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Latvia)
June 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
June 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
June 14th, 2012 (Wide) (Australia)
June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Hungary)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 21st, 2014 by eOne/Cohen
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2281, 7/17/2013)
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Food, Big Break, Professional Rivalry, Corporate Life, Fired
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Gaumont, TF1 Film Productions, Contracorriente Films, uFilm, Canal Plus, Cine Plus
Production Countries: France, Spain
Languages: English, French, Japanese, Spanish

Leading Cast

Jean Reno    Alexandre Lagarde
Michael Youn    Jacky Bonnot

Supporting Cast

Raphaelle Agogue    Beatrice
Julien Boissilier    Stanislas Matter
Salome Stevenin    Amandine
Pierre Vernier    Paul Matter
Santiago Segura    Juan
Serge Larivière    Titi
Issa Doumbia    Moussa
Bun Hay Mean    Chang

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

Production and Technical Credits

Daniel Cohen    Director
Daniel Cohen    Screenwriter
Olivier Dazat    Screenwriter
Sidonie Dumas    Producer
Hugues Tissander    Production Designer
Geraldine Retif    Editor
Nicola Piovani    Composer
Robert Fraisse    Director of Photography
Jeremy Burdek    Co-Producer
Nadia Khamlichi    Co-Producer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Per Theater Chart: Putting Thought in the Per Theater Chart

June 24th, 2014

Think Like a Man Too poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club. They were led by the number one film on the overall chart, Think Like a Man Too, with an average of $13,142 in more than 2,000 theaters. Venus in Fur was close behind with an average of $12,381 in two theaters. The final film in this list was Le Chef with $11,290 in one theater. More...

Limited Releases: Every Third Person Should See a Limited Release

June 20th, 2014

Third Person poster

There are a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including five films that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Unfortunately, I don't think any of them will be monster hits. There's a Code Black, documentary, which is a genre that rarely finds breakout success. There's Coherence, a high concept Sci-fi movie that will likely be too out there to find an audience. Norte, the End of History, a four-hour foreign-language film, which will reduce its target demographic and the number of screenings that can be shown. A Summer Tale, a French film from 1996, which is making its theatrical debut. And finally Venus and Fur, which is probably going to be the biggest limited release hit of the weekend, but I really doubt it will expand wide enough to find a measure of mainstream success. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 20, 2014 62 $11,290   1 $11,290   $11,290 1
Jun 27, 2014 44 $35,523 +215% 19 $1,870   $55,276 2
Jul 4, 2014 44 $44,547 +25% 18 $2,475   $120,586 3
Jul 11, 2014 46 $32,100 -28% 12 $2,675   $171,175 4
Jul 18, 2014 47 $31,852 -1% 15 $2,123   $219,802 5
Jul 25, 2014 51 $29,589 -7% 14 $2,114   $265,631 6
Aug 1, 2014 53 $23,197 -22% 18 $1,289   $306,724 7
Aug 8, 2014 64 $11,188 -52% 13 $861   $329,737 8
Aug 15, 2014 77 $4,318 -61% 6 $720   $342,667 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 20, 2014 61 $19,753   1 $19,753   $19,753 1
Jun 27, 2014 42 $56,286 +185% 19 $2,962   $76,039 2
Jul 18, 2014 47 $48,092   15 $3,206   $236,042 5
Jul 25, 2014 51 $47,485 -1% 14 $3,392   $283,527 6
Aug 1, 2014 49 $35,022 -26% 18 $1,946   $318,549 7
Aug 8, 2014 61 $19,800 -43% 13 $1,523   $338,349 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 6/14/2012 $105,077 31 33 97 $391,753 12/10/2015
Austria 6/7/2012 $91,645 48 54 308 $349,985 12/11/2015
Colombia 3/22/2013 $18,011 6 6 27 $114,812 12/30/2018
Croatia 7/12/2012 $5,291 4 4 25 $33,249 12/29/2018
Czech Republic 12/6/2012 $0 0 7 7 $22,755 12/29/2018
Denmark 8/23/2012 $0 0 16 39 $68,167 12/11/2015
Egypt 10/10/2012 $1,761 4 4 4 $14,953 12/29/2018
Germany 6/7/2012 $269,075 131 150 1,272 $1,253,992 12/11/2015
Greece 7/19/2012 $144,046 32 32 132 $471,266 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 8/9/2012 $0 0 5 11 $93,559 12/11/2015
Hungary 6/21/2012 $15,592 10 20 150 $124,560 12/29/2018
Italy 6/22/2012 $87,657 98 102 244 $370,250 12/11/2015
Latvia 5/11/2012 $4,347 4 5 20 $27,791 12/29/2018
Mexico 3/22/2013 $66,320 35 35 102 $247,303 12/14/2015
Netherlands 7/26/2012 $13,307 10 10 10 $20,862 12/11/2015
New Zealand 8/2/2012 $43,180 35 37 183 $222,892 12/11/2015
Poland 7/13/2012 $90,675 56 58 257 $358,950 12/29/2018
Portugal 12/6/2012 $9,818 6 6 22 $35,516 12/14/2015
Slovakia 12/6/2012 $13,709 16 16 48 $47,107 12/13/2015
Slovenia 7/19/2012 $5,472 2 6 12 $17,856 12/11/2015
Spain 12/5/2012 $0 0 84 177 $1,004,006 12/14/2015
Taiwan 1/11/2013 $24,850 9 9 21 $78,998 12/14/2015
United Arab Emirates 8/2/2012 $12,948 8 8 14 $25,741 12/29/2018
 
International Total$5,396,323 12/30/2018

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.