Desierto (2016)

Desierto poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,002,036Details
International Box Office $2,938,383Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,940,419
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $192,778 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $97,433 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $290,211
Further financial details...

Synopsis

What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuously discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$514,282 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:73 opening theaters/168 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,495,020

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 2016 (Limited) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: April 13th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
April 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
September 21st, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 6th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: February 7th, 2017 by STX Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language.
(Rating bulletin 2411 (Cert #50189), 2/10/2016)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. El Complot Mongol
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Keywords: Desert, Vigilante, Border Town, Immigration, Smuggler
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Esperanto Kino, Orange Studio, CG Cinema, Itaca Films, IM Global
Production Countries: France, Mexico
Languages: English, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 2016 18 $514,282   73 $7,045   $514,282 1
Oct 21, 2016 18 $499,743 -3% 168 $2,975   $1,145,083 2
Oct 28, 2016 22 $308,862 -38% 168 $1,838   $1,607,334 3
Nov 4, 2016 30 $131,646 -57% 102 $1,291   $1,828,933 4
Nov 11, 2016 35 $99,185 -25% 54 $1,837   $1,969,105 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 14, 2016 - $146,728     73 $2,010   $146,728 1
Oct 15, 2016 - $176,824 +21%   73 $2,422   $323,552 2
Oct 16, 2016 - $190,730 +8%   73 $2,613   $514,282 3
Oct 17, 2016 - $36,230 -81%   73 $496   $550,512 4
Oct 18, 2016 - $40,356 +11%   73 $553   $590,868 5
Oct 19, 2016 - $27,616 -32%   73 $378   $618,484 6
Oct 20, 2016 - $26,856 -3%   73 $368   $645,340 7
Oct 21, 2016 - $111,600 +316% -24% 168 $664   $756,940 8
Oct 22, 2016 - $180,984 +62% +2% 168 $1,077   $937,924 9
Oct 23, 2016 - $207,159 +14% +9% 168 $1,233   $1,145,083 10
Oct 24, 2016 - $40,207 -81% +11% 168 $239   $1,185,290 11
Oct 25, 2016 - $50,776 +26% +26% 168 $302   $1,236,066 12
Oct 26, 2016 - $30,287 -40% +10% 168 $180   $1,266,353 13
Oct 27, 2016 - $32,119 +6% +20% 168 $191   $1,298,472 14
Oct 28, 2016 - $71,769 +123% -36% 168 $427   $1,370,241 15
Oct 29, 2016 - $113,112 +58% -38% 168 $673   $1,483,353 16
Oct 30, 2016 - $123,981 +10% -40% 168 $738   $1,607,334 17
Oct 31, 2016 - $22,466 -82% -44% 168 $134   $1,629,800 18
Nov 1, 2016 - $31,477 +40% -38% 168 $187   $1,661,277 19
Nov 2, 2016 - $20,555 -35% -32% 168 $122   $1,681,832 20
Nov 3, 2016 - $15,455 -25% -52% 168 $92   $1,697,287 21
Nov 4, 2016 - $28,802 +86% -60% 102 $282   $1,726,089 22
Nov 5, 2016 - $50,154 +74% -56% 102 $492   $1,776,243 23
Nov 6, 2016 - $52,690 +5% -58% 102 $517   $1,828,933 24
Nov 7, 2016 - $10,875 -79% -52% 102 $107   $1,839,808 25
Nov 8, 2016 - $12,193 +12% -61% 102 $120   $1,852,001 26
Nov 9, 2016 - $9,383 -23% -54% 102 $92   $1,861,384 27
Nov 10, 2016 - $8,536 -9% -45% 102 $84   $1,869,920 28
Nov 11, 2016 - $21,889 +156% -24% 54 $405   $1,891,809 29
Nov 12, 2016 - $38,182 +74% -24% 54 $707   $1,929,991 30
Nov 13, 2016 - $39,114 +2% -26% 54 $724   $1,969,105 31
Nov 14, 2016 - $7,271 -81% -33% 54 $135   $1,976,376 32
Nov 15, 2016 - $7,416 +2% -39% 54 $137   $1,983,792 33
Nov 16, 2016 - $9,210 +24% -2% 54 $171   $1,993,002 34
Nov 17, 2016 - $9,034 -2% +6% 54 $167   $2,002,036 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 2016 19 $645,340   73 $8,840   $645,340 1
Oct 21, 2016 18 $653,132 +1% 168 $3,888   $1,298,472 2
Oct 28, 2016 22 $398,815 -39% 168 $2,374   $1,697,287 3
Nov 4, 2016 31 $172,633 -57% 102 $1,692   $1,869,920 4
Nov 11, 2016 36 $132,116 -23% 54 $2,447   $2,002,036 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 4/13/2016 $316,532 98 98 98 $718,361 8/17/2018
Mexico 4/15/2016 $568,170 0 0 0 $2,056,025 6/9/2016
South Korea 9/21/2016 $0 0 113 113 $89,342 10/27/2016
Spain 1/6/2017 $6,139 19 19 19 $6,139 1/17/2017
 
Rest of World $68,516
 
International Total$2,938,383 8/17/2018

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.

Leading Cast

Gael Garcia Bernal    Moises

Supporting Cast

Jeffrey Dean Morgan    Sam
Alondra Hidalgo    Adela
Diego Catano    Mechas
Marco Perez    Lobo
Oscar Flores    Ramiro
David Peralt Arreola    Ulises
Butch McCain    Radio Talk Show Host
David Lorenzo    Ulises
Erik Vasquez    Coyote

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jonas Cuaron    Director
Jonas Cuaron    Screenwriter
Mateo Garcia    Screenwriter
Alfonso Cuarón    Producer
Carlos Alfonso    Producer
Alex Garcia    Producer
Charles Gillibert    Producer
David Linde    Executive Producer
Gael Garcia Bernal    Executive Producer
Nicolás Celis    Executive Producer

Home Market Releases for February 07th, 2017

February 7th, 2017

Loving

The winter releases are starting to come out on the home market. Trolls is the biggest such release, but it isn’t the best. It isn’t bad either, but it’s for kids and not adult fans of animation. As for the best, there are a quartet of contenders for Pick of the Week; Loving, The Eagle Huntress, Little Sister, and Two Lovers and a Bear. All four are must haves, while Loving’s Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Two Lovers and a Bear’s DVD is the Puck of the Week for Best Canadian Release. More...

Theater Averages: Manchester is Something to Sea, Earns $64,125

November 23rd, 2016

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $64,125 in four theaters. That isn’t the best average we’ve seen this year, but it is fourth place for a 2016 release. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the overall chart and second place with $17,954 on this chart. Nocturnal Animals earned an average of $13,315 in 37 theaters. That’s an impressive average considering how wide it was playing. Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened earned an average of $11,745 in two theaters. Meanwhile, the re-release of Daughters of the Dust was the final film in the $10,000 club earning $10,842 in its lone theater. More...

Theater Averages: Moonlight Shines Bright With $100,519

October 25th, 2016

Moonlight

Moonlight not only earned the best theater average of the weekend at $100,519 in four theaters, but it had the best average for any film that opened in 2016. It wasn’t the only film to do well this week, as Michael Moore in TrumpLand earned an average of $25,100 in two theaters. The Handmaiden pulled in an average of $18,426 in five theaters, while the re-release of Tanpopo earned $16,410 in one. We are still not done, as the overall number one film, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, earned an average of $12,611. More...

Theater Averages: Godzilla Stomps All Over the Theater Average Chart

October 19th, 2016

Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla had a number of special screenings over the weekend and its daily theater count ranged from 26 to 311. This made a huge mess of the theater average chart. I guess adding up the averages for the individual days would be the best, giving it an average of $5,271. However, even that doesn’t take into account the many theaters which only had limited showings on the single day they played the film. It’s a mess.

As for films that are a lot easier to deal with, Miss Hokusai topped that chart with an average of $12,262 in two theaters. This is another hit for GKIDS. Certain Women was right behind with an average of $12,180 in five theaters. Christine was playing in just one theater, earning $11,744. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Accountant Pencils in $24.71 Million Weekend

October 16th, 2016

The Accountant

As expected, The Accountant will be the comfortable winner at the box office this weekend, with Warner Bros. projecting a $24.71 million debut for the thriller. That’s almost identical to the opening enjoyed by The Girl on the Train last weekend, and about average for Ben Affleck. His previous Fall outings all opened in somewhat the same vicinity: Gone Girl hit $37.5 million on opening weekend in 2014; Argo posted $19.5 million in 2012, ahead of a very fruitful box office run and eventual Best Picture award; The Town started out with $23.8 million in 2010. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Oh No, You have to Go to Limited Releases!

October 14th, 2016

Miss Hokusai

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Synopsis

What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuously discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$514,282 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:40.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:73 opening theaters/168 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,495,020

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 14th, 2016 (Limited) by STX Entertainment
International Releases: April 13th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
April 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
September 21st, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 6th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain)
Video Release: February 7th, 2017 by STX Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language.
(Rating bulletin 2411 (Cert #50189), 2/10/2016)
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. El Complot Mongol
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Desert, Vigilante, Border Town, Immigration, Smuggler
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Esperanto Kino, Orange Studio, CG Cinema, Itaca Films, IM Global
Production Countries: France, Mexico
Languages: English, Spanish

Leading Cast

Gael Garcia Bernal    Moises

Supporting Cast

Jeffrey Dean Morgan    Sam
Alondra Hidalgo    Adela
Diego Catano    Mechas
Marco Perez    Lobo
Oscar Flores    Ramiro
David Peralt Arreola    Ulises
Butch McCain    Radio Talk Show Host
David Lorenzo    Ulises
Erik Vasquez    Coyote

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jonas Cuaron    Director
Jonas Cuaron    Screenwriter
Mateo Garcia    Screenwriter
Alfonso Cuarón    Producer
Carlos Alfonso    Producer
Alex Garcia    Producer
Charles Gillibert    Producer
David Linde    Executive Producer
Gael Garcia Bernal    Executive Producer
Nicolás Celis    Executive Producer

Home Market Releases for February 07th, 2017

February 7th, 2017

Loving

The winter releases are starting to come out on the home market. Trolls is the biggest such release, but it isn’t the best. It isn’t bad either, but it’s for kids and not adult fans of animation. As for the best, there are a quartet of contenders for Pick of the Week; Loving, The Eagle Huntress, Little Sister, and Two Lovers and a Bear. All four are must haves, while Loving’s Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Two Lovers and a Bear’s DVD is the Puck of the Week for Best Canadian Release. More...

Theater Averages: Manchester is Something to Sea, Earns $64,125

November 23rd, 2016

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea led the way on the theater average chart with an average of $64,125 in four theaters. That isn’t the best average we’ve seen this year, but it is fourth place for a 2016 release. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the overall chart and second place with $17,954 on this chart. Nocturnal Animals earned an average of $13,315 in 37 theaters. That’s an impressive average considering how wide it was playing. Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened earned an average of $11,745 in two theaters. Meanwhile, the re-release of Daughters of the Dust was the final film in the $10,000 club earning $10,842 in its lone theater. More...

Theater Averages: Moonlight Shines Bright With $100,519

October 25th, 2016

Moonlight

Moonlight not only earned the best theater average of the weekend at $100,519 in four theaters, but it had the best average for any film that opened in 2016. It wasn’t the only film to do well this week, as Michael Moore in TrumpLand earned an average of $25,100 in two theaters. The Handmaiden pulled in an average of $18,426 in five theaters, while the re-release of Tanpopo earned $16,410 in one. We are still not done, as the overall number one film, Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween, earned an average of $12,611. More...

Theater Averages: Godzilla Stomps All Over the Theater Average Chart

October 19th, 2016

Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla had a number of special screenings over the weekend and its daily theater count ranged from 26 to 311. This made a huge mess of the theater average chart. I guess adding up the averages for the individual days would be the best, giving it an average of $5,271. However, even that doesn’t take into account the many theaters which only had limited showings on the single day they played the film. It’s a mess.

As for films that are a lot easier to deal with, Miss Hokusai topped that chart with an average of $12,262 in two theaters. This is another hit for GKIDS. Certain Women was right behind with an average of $12,180 in five theaters. Christine was playing in just one theater, earning $11,744. More...

Weekend Estimates: The Accountant Pencils in $24.71 Million Weekend

October 16th, 2016

The Accountant

As expected, The Accountant will be the comfortable winner at the box office this weekend, with Warner Bros. projecting a $24.71 million debut for the thriller. That’s almost identical to the opening enjoyed by The Girl on the Train last weekend, and about average for Ben Affleck. His previous Fall outings all opened in somewhat the same vicinity: Gone Girl hit $37.5 million on opening weekend in 2014; Argo posted $19.5 million in 2012, ahead of a very fruitful box office run and eventual Best Picture award; The Town started out with $23.8 million in 2010. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Oh No, You have to Go to Limited Releases!

October 14th, 2016

Miss Hokusai

There are a ton of limited releases earning great reviews this week. Perhaps too many of them. Some, like Shin Godzilla, have more popular appeal, but many of them, like Tower, are aiming for Oscar Glory. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 2016 18 $514,282   73 $7,045   $514,282 1
Oct 21, 2016 18 $499,743 -3% 168 $2,975   $1,145,083 2
Oct 28, 2016 22 $308,862 -38% 168 $1,838   $1,607,334 3
Nov 4, 2016 30 $131,646 -57% 102 $1,291   $1,828,933 4
Nov 11, 2016 35 $99,185 -25% 54 $1,837   $1,969,105 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 14, 2016 - $146,728     73 $2,010   $146,728 1
Oct 15, 2016 - $176,824 +21%   73 $2,422   $323,552 2
Oct 16, 2016 - $190,730 +8%   73 $2,613   $514,282 3
Oct 17, 2016 - $36,230 -81%   73 $496   $550,512 4
Oct 18, 2016 - $40,356 +11%   73 $553   $590,868 5
Oct 19, 2016 - $27,616 -32%   73 $378   $618,484 6
Oct 20, 2016 - $26,856 -3%   73 $368   $645,340 7
Oct 21, 2016 - $111,600 +316% -24% 168 $664   $756,940 8
Oct 22, 2016 - $180,984 +62% +2% 168 $1,077   $937,924 9
Oct 23, 2016 - $207,159 +14% +9% 168 $1,233   $1,145,083 10
Oct 24, 2016 - $40,207 -81% +11% 168 $239   $1,185,290 11
Oct 25, 2016 - $50,776 +26% +26% 168 $302   $1,236,066 12
Oct 26, 2016 - $30,287 -40% +10% 168 $180   $1,266,353 13
Oct 27, 2016 - $32,119 +6% +20% 168 $191   $1,298,472 14
Oct 28, 2016 - $71,769 +123% -36% 168 $427   $1,370,241 15
Oct 29, 2016 - $113,112 +58% -38% 168 $673   $1,483,353 16
Oct 30, 2016 - $123,981 +10% -40% 168 $738   $1,607,334 17
Oct 31, 2016 - $22,466 -82% -44% 168 $134   $1,629,800 18
Nov 1, 2016 - $31,477 +40% -38% 168 $187   $1,661,277 19
Nov 2, 2016 - $20,555 -35% -32% 168 $122   $1,681,832 20
Nov 3, 2016 - $15,455 -25% -52% 168 $92   $1,697,287 21
Nov 4, 2016 - $28,802 +86% -60% 102 $282   $1,726,089 22
Nov 5, 2016 - $50,154 +74% -56% 102 $492   $1,776,243 23
Nov 6, 2016 - $52,690 +5% -58% 102 $517   $1,828,933 24
Nov 7, 2016 - $10,875 -79% -52% 102 $107   $1,839,808 25
Nov 8, 2016 - $12,193 +12% -61% 102 $120   $1,852,001 26
Nov 9, 2016 - $9,383 -23% -54% 102 $92   $1,861,384 27
Nov 10, 2016 - $8,536 -9% -45% 102 $84   $1,869,920 28
Nov 11, 2016 - $21,889 +156% -24% 54 $405   $1,891,809 29
Nov 12, 2016 - $38,182 +74% -24% 54 $707   $1,929,991 30
Nov 13, 2016 - $39,114 +2% -26% 54 $724   $1,969,105 31
Nov 14, 2016 - $7,271 -81% -33% 54 $135   $1,976,376 32
Nov 15, 2016 - $7,416 +2% -39% 54 $137   $1,983,792 33
Nov 16, 2016 - $9,210 +24% -2% 54 $171   $1,993,002 34
Nov 17, 2016 - $9,034 -2% +6% 54 $167   $2,002,036 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 14, 2016 19 $645,340   73 $8,840   $645,340 1
Oct 21, 2016 18 $653,132 +1% 168 $3,888   $1,298,472 2
Oct 28, 2016 22 $398,815 -39% 168 $2,374   $1,697,287 3
Nov 4, 2016 31 $172,633 -57% 102 $1,692   $1,869,920 4
Nov 11, 2016 36 $132,116 -23% 54 $2,447   $2,002,036 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 4/13/2016 $316,532 98 98 98 $718,361 8/17/2018
Mexico 4/15/2016 $568,170 0 0 0 $2,056,025 6/9/2016
South Korea 9/21/2016 $0 0 113 113 $89,342 10/27/2016
Spain 1/6/2017 $6,139 19 19 19 $6,139 1/17/2017
 
Rest of World $68,516
 
International Total$2,938,383 8/17/2018

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.