United Kingdom Box Office for Desert Dancer (2014)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $2,869Details
Worldwide Box Office $596,335Details
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Synopsis

Set in Iran, this true story follows the brave ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, where many cultural freedoms were threatened, Afshin and some friends risk their lives and form an underground dance company. Through banned online videos, they learn from timeless legends who cross all cultural divides, such as Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev. Afshin and Elaheh also learn much from each other, most importantly how to embrace their passion for dance and for one another.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$4,000,000
United Kingdom Releases: April 22nd, 2016 (Wide)
Video Release: July 14th, 2015 by Relativity Media
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug material and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2357, 1/21/2015)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Keywords: Set in Iran, Dancing, Government Corruption, Religious, Political, Rebellion, 2000s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: CrossDay Productions, May 13 Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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April 10th, 2015

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2016/04/22 36 $2,869   2 $1,435   $2,869 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 5/1/2015 $0 0 1 1 $301 11/24/2018
Brazil 4/17/2015 $21,788 29 29 29 $27,304 11/6/2018
Germany 7/3/2014 $0 0 46 125 $128,937 12/17/2015
North America 4/10/2015 $40,763 23 36 127 $155,271 2/18/2019
Russia (CIS) 2/5/2016 $5,415 0 0 0 $14,002 12/31/2018
Spain 8/14/2015 $5,550 8 13 59 $37,030 11/28/2018
United Kingdom 4/22/2016 $2,869 2 2 2 $2,869 6/9/2016
 
Rest of World $230,621
 
Worldwide Total$596,335 2/18/2019

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

Freida Pinto    Elaheh
Reece Ritchie    Afshin Ghaffarian

Supporting Cast

Tom Cullen    Ardi
Makram Khoury    Mehdi
Gabriel Senior    Young Afshin
Khalid Benchegra    Teacher
Nazanin Boniadi    Parisa
Abdellatif Chaouki    Lecturer
Marama Corlett    Mona
Bamshad Abedi-Amin    Mehran
Daniel Bass    Bijan
Neet Mohan    Naser
Sam Kordbacheh    Cyrus
Fadoua Lahlou    Elaheh's Mother
Inen Nuiga    Young Elaheh
Simon Kassianides    Sattar
Davood Ghadami    Basij Leader
Hamza Kadri    Elaheh's addict friend
Richard David Caine    Trinculo
Tolga Safer    Stephano
Bethan Hanks    Ariel
Alex Claus    Minder
Omid Gholami    Minder 2
Dana Haqjoo    Passport Officer
William Conacher    Dialect Coach

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

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Raymond    Director
Jon Croker    Screenwriter
Pippa Cross    Producer
Fabiola Beracasa    Producer
Izabella Miko    Producer
Luis Astorquia    Producer
Sarah Arison    Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
Jason Beckman    Executive Producer
Sally Greene    Executive Producer
Rodika Zmikhnovskaya    Executive Producer
Jeremy Cowdrey    Executive Producer
Marina Fuentes Arredonda    Executive Producer
Mohammed Al Turki    Executive Producer
Hamza Talhouni    Executive Producer
Norman Merry    Executive Producer
Peter Hampden    Executive Producer
Rick Porras    Executive Producer
Nigel Thomas    Executive Producer
Parisa Dunn    Co-Producer
Olly Robinson    Co-Producer
Akram Khan    Choreography
Benjamin Wallfisch    Composer
Carlos Catalan    Director of Photography
Chris Gill    Editor
Celia Haining    Editor
Shahram Karimi    Production Designer
Louise Stjernsward    Costume Designer
Sophie Slotover    Make up
Manuel Puro    Casting Director
Iain Cooke    Music Supervisor
Ian Neil    Music Supervisor
Bia Oliveira    Associate Producer
Olly Robinson    1st Assistant Director
Sarah Macfarlane    2nd Assistant Director
Liz West    Script Supervisor
Ben Shepherd    Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Driver    Visual Effects Producer
Andy Shelley    Supervising Sound Editor
Stephen Griffiths    Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Farr    ADR & Re-recording Mixer
Blair Jollands    Sound Effects Editor
Benjamin Wallfisch    Music Producer

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