Contracorriente (2010)

Contracorriente poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $108,620Details
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Synopsis

Miguel is a handsome, young and beloved fisherman in Cabo Blanco, a small fishing village in the Northern coast of Peru, where the community has deep-rooted religious traditions. Miguel is married to the beautiful Mariela, who is 7-months pregnant with their firstborn, but Miguel harbors a scandalous secret: He is having a love affair with another man, Santiago, a painter who is ostracized by the townsfolk for being agnostic and open about his sexuality. When Santiago drowns accidentally in the ocean's strong undertow, he cannot pass peacefully to the other side. He returns after his death to ask Miguel to look for his body and bury it according to the rituals of the town. Miguel must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment or doing right by him and, in turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela and the entire village. Miguel is forced to deal with the consequences of his acts and to come to terms with who he really is, even if by doing so he stands the chance of losing the people he loves the most.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,051 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:7.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $148,085

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,564 $108,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,614 $108,620
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,526 $108,620

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 17th, 2010 (Limited) by The Film Collaborative , released as Undertow
Video Release: June 1st, 2011 by Wolfe Video, released as Undertow
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Emerald Cowboy
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Keywords: Haunting, LGBTQ+, Foreign Language, Religious, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Colombia, France, Germany, Peru
Languages: Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 11th Weekend 53 $6,806 Nov 26, 2010 73

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2010 86 $7,051   1 $7,051   $7,051 1
Sep 24, 2010 102 $3,876 -45% 1 $3,876   $13,720 2
Oct 1, 2010 107 $2,510 -35% 1 $2,510   $17,457 3
Oct 8, 2010 109 $1,620 -35% 1 $1,620   $20,028 4
Oct 15, 2010 113 $1,295 -20% 1 $1,295   $22,169 5
Oct 22, 2010 114 $818 -37% 1 $818   $24,947 6
Nov 26, 2010 60 $13,612   2 $6,806   $38,559 11
Dec 3, 2010 76 $6,184 -55% 3 $2,061   $50,418 12
Dec 10, 2010 96 $1,717 -72% 1 $1,717   $52,135 13
Dec 17, 2010 83 $1,639 -5% 2 $820   $53,774 14
Jan 7, 2011 72 $3,744   2 $1,872   $74,768 17
Feb 25, 2011 91 $1,356   1 $1,356   $102,159 24
Apr 1, 2011 95 $3,068   1 $3,068   $105,227 29
Apr 8, 2011 101 $1,178 -62% 1 $1,178   $108,620 30

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 17, 2010 - $1,374     1 $1,374   $1,374 1
Sep 18, 2010 - $3,015 +119%   1 $3,015   $4,389 2
Sep 19, 2010 - $2,360 -22%   1 $2,360   $7,051 3
Sep 20, 2010 - $661 -72%   1 $661   $7,712 4
Sep 21, 2010 - $704 +7%   1 $704   $8,416 5
Sep 22, 2010 - $813 +15%   1 $813   $9,229 6
Sep 23, 2010 - $615 -24%   1 $615   $9,844 7
Sep 24, 2010 - $1,056 +72% -23% 1 $1,056   $10,900 8
Sep 25, 2010 - $1,973 +87% -35% 1 $1,973   $12,873 9
Sep 26, 2010 - $847 -57% -64% 1 $847   $13,720 10
Sep 27, 2010 - $270 -68% -59% 1 $270   $13,990 11
Sep 28, 2010 - $257 -5% -63% 1 $257   $14,247 12
Sep 29, 2010 - $296 +15% -64% 1 $296   $14,543 13
Sep 30, 2010 - $404 +36% -34% 1 $404   $14,947 14
Oct 1, 2010 - $553 +37% -48% 1 $553   $15,500 15
Oct 2, 2010 - $1,226 +122% -38% 1 $1,226   $16,726 16
Oct 3, 2010 - $731 -40% -14% 1 $731   $17,457 17
Oct 4, 2010 - $225 -69% -17% 1 $225   $17,682 18
Oct 5, 2010 - $286 +27% +11% 1 $286   $17,968 19
Oct 6, 2010 - $195 -32% -34% 1 $195   $18,163 20
Oct 7, 2010 - $245 +26% -39% 1 $245   $18,408 21
Oct 8, 2010 - $450 +84% -19% 1 $450   $18,858 22
Oct 9, 2010 - $799 +78% -35% 1 $799   $19,657 23
Oct 10, 2010 - $371 -54% -49% 1 $371   $20,028 24
Oct 11, 2010 - $227 -39% +1% 1 $227   $20,255 25
Oct 12, 2010 - $208 -8% -27% 1 $208   $20,463 26
Oct 13, 2010 - $164 -21% -16% 1 $164   $20,627 27
Oct 14, 2010 - $247 +51% +1% 1 $247   $20,874 28
Oct 15, 2010 - $338 +37% -25% 1 $338   $21,212 29
Oct 16, 2010 - $656 +94% -18% 1 $656   $21,868 30
Oct 17, 2010 - $301 -54% -19% 1 $301   $22,169 31
Oct 18, 2010 - $45 -85% -80% 1 $45   $22,214 32
Oct 19, 2010 - $204 +353% -2% 1 $204   $22,418 33
Oct 20, 2010 - $182 -11% +11% 1 $182   $22,600 34
Oct 21, 2010 - $154 -15% -38% 1 $154   $22,754 35
Oct 22, 2010 - $137 -11% -59% 1 $137   $22,891 36
Oct 23, 2010 - $328 +139% -50% 1 $328   $23,219 37
Oct 24, 2010 - $433 +32% +44% 1 $433   $23,652 38
Oct 25, 2010 - $40 -91% -11% 1 $40   $23,692 39
Oct 26, 2010 - $85 +113% -58% 1 $85   $23,777 40
Oct 27, 2010 - $104 +22% -43% 1 $104   $23,881 41
Oct 28, 2010 - $204 +96% +32% 1 $204   $24,085 42
Nov 26, 2010 - $4,072     2 $2,036   $28,157 71
Nov 27, 2010 - $5,592 +37%   2 $2,796   $33,749 72
Nov 28, 2010 - $3,948 -29%   2 $1,974   $37,698 73
Nov 29, 2010 - $1,274 -68%   2 $637   $38,972 74
Nov 30, 2010 - $1,443 +13%   2 $722   $40,414 75
Dec 1, 2010 - $1,184 -18%   2 $592   $41,598 76
Dec 2, 2010 - $1,342 +13%   2 $671   $42,940 77
Dec 3, 2010 - $1,247 -7% -69% 3 $416   $44,187 78
Dec 4, 2010 - $2,748 +120% -51% 3 $916   $46,936 79
Dec 5, 2010 - $2,188 -20% -45% 3 $729   $49,124 80
Dec 10, 2010 - $402   -68% 1 $402   $50,820 85
Dec 11, 2010 - $681 +69% -75% 1 $681   $51,501 86
Dec 12, 2010 - $634 -7% -71% 1 $634   $52,135 87
Dec 17, 2010 - $395   -2% 2 $198   $52,530 92
Dec 18, 2010 - $822 +108% +21% 2 $411   $53,352 93
Dec 19, 2010 - $422 -49% -33% 2 $211   $53,774 94

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2010 89 $9,844   1 $9,844   $9,844 1
Sep 24, 2010 101 $5,103 -48% 1 $5,103   $14,947 2
Oct 1, 2010 108 $3,461 -32% 1 $3,461   $18,408 3
Oct 8, 2010 111 $2,466 -29% 1 $2,466   $20,874 4
Oct 15, 2010 109 $3,255 +32% 1 $3,255   $24,129 5
Oct 22, 2010 113 $898 -72% 1 $898   $24,947 6
Nov 26, 2010 57 $21,666   2 $10,833   $46,613 11
Dec 3, 2010 87 $3,805 -82% 1 $3,805   $50,418 12
Dec 10, 2010 100 $1,717 -55% 1 $1,717   $52,135 13
Dec 17, 2010 91 $2,153 +25% 3 $718   $64,158 14
Jan 7, 2011 77 $3,744   2 $1,872   $74,767 17
Feb 4, 2011 65 $9,866   3 $3,289   $100,803 21
Mar 11, 2011 115 $831   1 $831   $102,990 26
Apr 1, 2011 98 $4,452   1 $4,452   $107,442 29
Apr 8, 2011 109 $1,178 -74% 1 $1,178   $108,620 30

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

Cristian Mercado    Miguel
Tatiana Astengo    Mariela

Supporting Cast

Manolo Cardona    Santiago

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rodrigo Guerrero    Producer
Javier Fuentes-Leon    Producer
Andreas Calderon    Executive Producer
Cristian Conti    Executive Producer
Michel Ruben    Executive Producer
Emilie Georges    Executive Producer
Ole Landsjoaasen    Executive Producer
Christian Furst    Executive Producer
Annette Pisacane    Executive Producer
Javier Fuentes-Leon    Director
Javier Fuentes-Leon    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 31st, 2011

May 30th, 2011

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Regal Limited Releases

November 25th, 2010

There's an ... interesting mix of limited releases on this week's list, including a film that has been marked for Oscar glory for quite some time, and another that could creep onto our list of the biggest money losers of all time. Also of note, most of these films opened on Wednesday, while a couple don't open till tomorrow. More...


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Synopsis

Miguel is a handsome, young and beloved fisherman in Cabo Blanco, a small fishing village in the Northern coast of Peru, where the community has deep-rooted religious traditions. Miguel is married to the beautiful Mariela, who is 7-months pregnant with their firstborn, but Miguel harbors a scandalous secret: He is having a love affair with another man, Santiago, a painter who is ostracized by the townsfolk for being agnostic and open about his sexuality. When Santiago drowns accidentally in the ocean's strong undertow, he cannot pass peacefully to the other side. He returns after his death to ask Miguel to look for his body and bury it according to the rituals of the town. Miguel must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment or doing right by him and, in turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela and the entire village. Miguel is forced to deal with the consequences of his acts and to come to terms with who he really is, even if by doing so he stands the chance of losing the people he loves the most.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,051 (6.5% of total gross)
Legs:7.98 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $148,085

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,564 $108,620
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,614 $108,620
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,526 $108,620

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 17th, 2010 (Limited) by The Film Collaborative , released as Undertow
Video Release: June 1st, 2011 by Wolfe Video, released as Undertow
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Emerald Cowboy
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Haunting, LGBTQ+, Foreign Language, Religious, Relationships Gone Wrong
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Colombia, France, Germany, Peru
Languages: Spanish

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 11th Weekend 53 $6,806 Nov 26, 2010 73

Leading Cast

Cristian Mercado    Miguel
Tatiana Astengo    Mariela

Supporting Cast

Manolo Cardona    Santiago

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rodrigo Guerrero    Producer
Javier Fuentes-Leon    Producer
Andreas Calderon    Executive Producer
Cristian Conti    Executive Producer
Michel Ruben    Executive Producer
Emilie Georges    Executive Producer
Ole Landsjoaasen    Executive Producer
Christian Furst    Executive Producer
Annette Pisacane    Executive Producer
Javier Fuentes-Leon    Director
Javier Fuentes-Leon    Screenwriter

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 31st, 2011

May 30th, 2011

It's getting to be that time of year again when the cable networks debut the new seasons for their summer shows. As a result, there are a lot of TV on DVD releases coming out to help promote the new season. One of the biggest such shows is True Blood, which just arrived on my desk. Clearly, it takes longer than an afternoon to review a full season TV on DVD release, so the review will have to wait; however, given the competition, there is an excellent chance it will be the Pick of the Week. Its main competition is the Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection Blu-ray and it really is down to a coin toss between the two. More...

Regal Limited Releases

November 25th, 2010

There's an ... interesting mix of limited releases on this week's list, including a film that has been marked for Oscar glory for quite some time, and another that could creep onto our list of the biggest money losers of all time. Also of note, most of these films opened on Wednesday, while a couple don't open till tomorrow. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2010 86 $7,051   1 $7,051   $7,051 1
Sep 24, 2010 102 $3,876 -45% 1 $3,876   $13,720 2
Oct 1, 2010 107 $2,510 -35% 1 $2,510   $17,457 3
Oct 8, 2010 109 $1,620 -35% 1 $1,620   $20,028 4
Oct 15, 2010 113 $1,295 -20% 1 $1,295   $22,169 5
Oct 22, 2010 114 $818 -37% 1 $818   $24,947 6
Nov 26, 2010 60 $13,612   2 $6,806   $38,559 11
Dec 3, 2010 76 $6,184 -55% 3 $2,061   $50,418 12
Dec 10, 2010 96 $1,717 -72% 1 $1,717   $52,135 13
Dec 17, 2010 83 $1,639 -5% 2 $820   $53,774 14
Jan 7, 2011 72 $3,744   2 $1,872   $74,768 17
Feb 25, 2011 91 $1,356   1 $1,356   $102,159 24
Apr 1, 2011 95 $3,068   1 $3,068   $105,227 29
Apr 8, 2011 101 $1,178 -62% 1 $1,178   $108,620 30

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 17, 2010 - $1,374     1 $1,374   $1,374 1
Sep 18, 2010 - $3,015 +119%   1 $3,015   $4,389 2
Sep 19, 2010 - $2,360 -22%   1 $2,360   $7,051 3
Sep 20, 2010 - $661 -72%   1 $661   $7,712 4
Sep 21, 2010 - $704 +7%   1 $704   $8,416 5
Sep 22, 2010 - $813 +15%   1 $813   $9,229 6
Sep 23, 2010 - $615 -24%   1 $615   $9,844 7
Sep 24, 2010 - $1,056 +72% -23% 1 $1,056   $10,900 8
Sep 25, 2010 - $1,973 +87% -35% 1 $1,973   $12,873 9
Sep 26, 2010 - $847 -57% -64% 1 $847   $13,720 10
Sep 27, 2010 - $270 -68% -59% 1 $270   $13,990 11
Sep 28, 2010 - $257 -5% -63% 1 $257   $14,247 12
Sep 29, 2010 - $296 +15% -64% 1 $296   $14,543 13
Sep 30, 2010 - $404 +36% -34% 1 $404   $14,947 14
Oct 1, 2010 - $553 +37% -48% 1 $553   $15,500 15
Oct 2, 2010 - $1,226 +122% -38% 1 $1,226   $16,726 16
Oct 3, 2010 - $731 -40% -14% 1 $731   $17,457 17
Oct 4, 2010 - $225 -69% -17% 1 $225   $17,682 18
Oct 5, 2010 - $286 +27% +11% 1 $286   $17,968 19
Oct 6, 2010 - $195 -32% -34% 1 $195   $18,163 20
Oct 7, 2010 - $245 +26% -39% 1 $245   $18,408 21
Oct 8, 2010 - $450 +84% -19% 1 $450   $18,858 22
Oct 9, 2010 - $799 +78% -35% 1 $799   $19,657 23
Oct 10, 2010 - $371 -54% -49% 1 $371   $20,028 24
Oct 11, 2010 - $227 -39% +1% 1 $227   $20,255 25
Oct 12, 2010 - $208 -8% -27% 1 $208   $20,463 26
Oct 13, 2010 - $164 -21% -16% 1 $164   $20,627 27
Oct 14, 2010 - $247 +51% +1% 1 $247   $20,874 28
Oct 15, 2010 - $338 +37% -25% 1 $338   $21,212 29
Oct 16, 2010 - $656 +94% -18% 1 $656   $21,868 30
Oct 17, 2010 - $301 -54% -19% 1 $301   $22,169 31
Oct 18, 2010 - $45 -85% -80% 1 $45   $22,214 32
Oct 19, 2010 - $204 +353% -2% 1 $204   $22,418 33
Oct 20, 2010 - $182 -11% +11% 1 $182   $22,600 34
Oct 21, 2010 - $154 -15% -38% 1 $154   $22,754 35
Oct 22, 2010 - $137 -11% -59% 1 $137   $22,891 36
Oct 23, 2010 - $328 +139% -50% 1 $328   $23,219 37
Oct 24, 2010 - $433 +32% +44% 1 $433   $23,652 38
Oct 25, 2010 - $40 -91% -11% 1 $40   $23,692 39
Oct 26, 2010 - $85 +113% -58% 1 $85   $23,777 40
Oct 27, 2010 - $104 +22% -43% 1 $104   $23,881 41
Oct 28, 2010 - $204 +96% +32% 1 $204   $24,085 42
Nov 26, 2010 - $4,072     2 $2,036   $28,157 71
Nov 27, 2010 - $5,592 +37%   2 $2,796   $33,749 72
Nov 28, 2010 - $3,948 -29%   2 $1,974   $37,698 73
Nov 29, 2010 - $1,274 -68%   2 $637   $38,972 74
Nov 30, 2010 - $1,443 +13%   2 $722   $40,414 75
Dec 1, 2010 - $1,184 -18%   2 $592   $41,598 76
Dec 2, 2010 - $1,342 +13%   2 $671   $42,940 77
Dec 3, 2010 - $1,247 -7% -69% 3 $416   $44,187 78
Dec 4, 2010 - $2,748 +120% -51% 3 $916   $46,936 79
Dec 5, 2010 - $2,188 -20% -45% 3 $729   $49,124 80
Dec 10, 2010 - $402   -68% 1 $402   $50,820 85
Dec 11, 2010 - $681 +69% -75% 1 $681   $51,501 86
Dec 12, 2010 - $634 -7% -71% 1 $634   $52,135 87
Dec 17, 2010 - $395   -2% 2 $198   $52,530 92
Dec 18, 2010 - $822 +108% +21% 2 $411   $53,352 93
Dec 19, 2010 - $422 -49% -33% 2 $211   $53,774 94

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2010 89 $9,844   1 $9,844   $9,844 1
Sep 24, 2010 101 $5,103 -48% 1 $5,103   $14,947 2
Oct 1, 2010 108 $3,461 -32% 1 $3,461   $18,408 3
Oct 8, 2010 111 $2,466 -29% 1 $2,466   $20,874 4
Oct 15, 2010 109 $3,255 +32% 1 $3,255   $24,129 5
Oct 22, 2010 113 $898 -72% 1 $898   $24,947 6
Nov 26, 2010 57 $21,666   2 $10,833   $46,613 11
Dec 3, 2010 87 $3,805 -82% 1 $3,805   $50,418 12
Dec 10, 2010 100 $1,717 -55% 1 $1,717   $52,135 13
Dec 17, 2010 91 $2,153 +25% 3 $718   $64,158 14
Jan 7, 2011 77 $3,744   2 $1,872   $74,767 17
Feb 4, 2011 65 $9,866   3 $3,289   $100,803 21
Mar 11, 2011 115 $831   1 $831   $102,990 26
Apr 1, 2011 98 $4,452   1 $4,452   $107,442 29
Apr 8, 2011 109 $1,178 -74% 1 $1,178   $108,620 30

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.