The Flat (2012)

The Flat poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $471,842Details
International Box Office $282,702Details
Worldwide Box Office $754,544
Further financial details...

Synopsis

At age 98, director Arnon Goldfinger's grandmother passed away, leaving him the task of clearing out the Tel Aviv flat that she and her husband shared for decades since immigrating from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Sifting through a dense mountain of photos, letters, files, and objects, Goldfinger begins to uncover clues that seem to point to a greater mystery and soon a complicated family history unfolds before his camera. What starts to take shape reflects nothing less than the troubled and taboo story of three generations of Germans - both Jewish and non-Jewish - trying to piece together the puzzle of their lives in the aftermath of the terrible events of World War II.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,916 (4.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/26 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $638,855

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,060 $471,842
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,470 $282,702
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,449 $754,544
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,525 $471,842

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer
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Keywords: Nazis, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, World War II, Holocaust, Jewish
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Zero One Film, Arnon Goldfinger, ZDF, SWRL Films, Noga Communications, Channel 8, Arte, FFA, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, DFFF, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television
Production Countries: Israel
Languages: English, German, Hebrew

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,060 $471,842
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,607 $638,855
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,145 $471,842
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 239 $471,842
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,525 $471,842
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $638,855
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 89 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 926 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,999 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 440 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 385 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,029 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 95 $471,842

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 57 $19,916   2 $9,958   $19,916 1
Oct 26, 2012 46 $36,822 +85% 9 $4,091   $70,968 2
Nov 2, 2012 40 $72,224 +96% 23 $3,140   $160,106 3
Nov 9, 2012 39 $56,494 -22% 25 $2,260   $245,383 4
Nov 16, 2012 44 $35,434 -37% 26 $1,363   $306,498 5
Nov 23, 2012 53 $29,165 -18% 21 $1,389   $351,300 6
Nov 30, 2012 54 $24,487 -16% 19 $1,289   $386,414 7
Dec 7, 2012 57 $20,789 -15% 17 $1,223   $418,729 8
Dec 14, 2012 59 $14,817 -29% 15 $988   $445,919 9
Dec 21, 2012 68 $2,501 -83% 6 $417   $455,203 10
Jan 4, 2013 64 $6,515   9 $724   $467,022 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 55 $34,146   3 $11,382   $34,146 1
Oct 26, 2012 48 $53,736 +57% 9 $5,971   $87,882 2
Nov 2, 2012 41 $101,007 +88% 24 $4,209   $188,889 3
Nov 9, 2012 37 $82,175 -19% 24 $3,424   $271,064 4
Nov 16, 2012 49 $51,071 -38% 26 $1,964   $322,135 5
Nov 23, 2012 55 $39,792 -22% 18 $2,211   $361,927 6
Nov 30, 2012 54 $36,013 -9% 18 $2,001   $397,940 7
Dec 7, 2012 56 $32,491 -10% 17 $1,911   $430,431 8
Dec 14, 2012 61 $21,600 -34% 15 $1,440   $452,702 9
Dec 21, 2012 59 $3,711 -83% 6 $619   $456,413 10
Dec 28, 2012 61 $4,094 +10% 7 $585   $460,507 11
Jan 4, 2013 64 $11,335 +177% 7 $1,619   $471,842 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,470 $282,702
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,330 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,300 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,155 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 652 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,412 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $282,702

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,449 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,131 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,339 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,019 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,725 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $754,544

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.

Interviewee(s)

Arnon Goldfinger    Himself
Hannah Goldfinger    Herself
Edda Milz von Midlenstein    Herself
Harold Milz    Himself
Gertrude Kino    Herself
Tamar Tuchler    Himself
Michael Widlt    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Arnon Goldfinger    Director
Arnon Goldfinger    Screenwriter
Thomas Kufus    Producer
Arnon Goldfinger    Producer
Philippe Bellaiche    Editor
Talia (Tulik) Galon    Editor
Amos Zipori    Sound

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 12th, 2013

March 13th, 2013

There are not many first run releases coming out on the home market this week, but two of them, Life of Pi and Rise of the Guardians, rose to Pick of the Week status. For that honor, we have to turn to an older release, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary by coming out on Blu-ray for the first time. Yes, it is shovelware, but it is still the best movie on this week's list. If you don't have the DVD already and really don't like Pan & Scan, you might want to wait till Disney fixes the mix-up with the DVD portion of the Combo Pack. More...

Per Theater Chart: Awards Season is In Session

October 23rd, 2012

The Sessions was one of two films to top $10,000 over the weekend on the Per Theater Chart. It managed an average of $28,367 in four theaters. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie - Part 1: Beginnings / Part 2: Eternal earned an average of $12,468 in five theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paranormal Activity Continues Halloween Tradition

October 21st, 2012

After five years of Saw, and a hand-over period of a couple of years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has come to dominate the brief Halloween movie season. Showing that horror moviegoers may be more tradition-bound than any other category of film fans, Paranormal Activity 4 is set for a healthy opening this weekend, with Paramount projecting at total of $30.4 million by the end of the weekend. That's down quite a bit from the $50 million-plus debut of Paranormal Activity 3 last year, and the franchise does look like it is losing some momentum. With production budgets around $5 million, and relatively modest marketing costs, however, the studio will earn a healthy profit from this release and has, predictably, announced Paranormal Activity 5 will go into production early next year for release in October. More...

Limited Releases: Holy Cow!

October 19th, 2012

It's a slower week for limited releases, but there are a couple that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Holy Motors is one of them, but while it should do well in art house theaters, its chances at mainstream success is a lot more limited. The Sessions reviews are even better and it has a lot more mainstream appeal. It is never easy for a limited release, but of all of the film's on this week's list, this one has the best shot at the box office. More...


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Synopsis

At age 98, director Arnon Goldfinger's grandmother passed away, leaving him the task of clearing out the Tel Aviv flat that she and her husband shared for decades since immigrating from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Sifting through a dense mountain of photos, letters, files, and objects, Goldfinger begins to uncover clues that seem to point to a greater mystery and soon a complicated family history unfolds before his camera. What starts to take shape reflects nothing less than the troubled and taboo story of three generations of Germans - both Jewish and non-Jewish - trying to piece together the puzzle of their lives in the aftermath of the terrible events of World War II.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,916 (4.2% of total gross)
Legs:6.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/26 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $638,855

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,060 $471,842
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,470 $282,702
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,449 $754,544
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,525 $471,842

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 19th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Nazis, Screenplay Written By the Star, Directing Yourself, World War II, Holocaust, Jewish
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Zero One Film, Arnon Goldfinger, ZDF, SWRL Films, Noga Communications, Channel 8, Arte, FFA, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, DFFF, New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television
Production Countries: Israel
Languages: English, German, Hebrew

Interviewee(s)

Arnon Goldfinger    Himself
Hannah Goldfinger    Herself
Edda Milz von Midlenstein    Herself
Harold Milz    Himself
Gertrude Kino    Herself
Tamar Tuchler    Himself
Michael Widlt    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Arnon Goldfinger    Director
Arnon Goldfinger    Screenwriter
Thomas Kufus    Producer
Arnon Goldfinger    Producer
Philippe Bellaiche    Editor
Talia (Tulik) Galon    Editor
Amos Zipori    Sound

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 12th, 2013

March 13th, 2013

There are not many first run releases coming out on the home market this week, but two of them, Life of Pi and Rise of the Guardians, rose to Pick of the Week status. For that honor, we have to turn to an older release, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary by coming out on Blu-ray for the first time. Yes, it is shovelware, but it is still the best movie on this week's list. If you don't have the DVD already and really don't like Pan & Scan, you might want to wait till Disney fixes the mix-up with the DVD portion of the Combo Pack. More...

Per Theater Chart: Awards Season is In Session

October 23rd, 2012

The Sessions was one of two films to top $10,000 over the weekend on the Per Theater Chart. It managed an average of $28,367 in four theaters. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie - Part 1: Beginnings / Part 2: Eternal earned an average of $12,468 in five theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Paranormal Activity Continues Halloween Tradition

October 21st, 2012

After five years of Saw, and a hand-over period of a couple of years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has come to dominate the brief Halloween movie season. Showing that horror moviegoers may be more tradition-bound than any other category of film fans, Paranormal Activity 4 is set for a healthy opening this weekend, with Paramount projecting at total of $30.4 million by the end of the weekend. That's down quite a bit from the $50 million-plus debut of Paranormal Activity 3 last year, and the franchise does look like it is losing some momentum. With production budgets around $5 million, and relatively modest marketing costs, however, the studio will earn a healthy profit from this release and has, predictably, announced Paranormal Activity 5 will go into production early next year for release in October. More...

Limited Releases: Holy Cow!

October 19th, 2012

It's a slower week for limited releases, but there are a couple that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Holy Motors is one of them, but while it should do well in art house theaters, its chances at mainstream success is a lot more limited. The Sessions reviews are even better and it has a lot more mainstream appeal. It is never easy for a limited release, but of all of the film's on this week's list, this one has the best shot at the box office. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,060 $471,842
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,607 $638,855
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,145 $471,842
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 239 $471,842
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,525 $471,842
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,630 $638,855
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 89 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 926 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,999 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 401-500) 440 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 301-400) 385 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,029 $471,842
All Time Domestic Box Office for IFC Films Movies 95 $471,842

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 57 $19,916   2 $9,958   $19,916 1
Oct 26, 2012 46 $36,822 +85% 9 $4,091   $70,968 2
Nov 2, 2012 40 $72,224 +96% 23 $3,140   $160,106 3
Nov 9, 2012 39 $56,494 -22% 25 $2,260   $245,383 4
Nov 16, 2012 44 $35,434 -37% 26 $1,363   $306,498 5
Nov 23, 2012 53 $29,165 -18% 21 $1,389   $351,300 6
Nov 30, 2012 54 $24,487 -16% 19 $1,289   $386,414 7
Dec 7, 2012 57 $20,789 -15% 17 $1,223   $418,729 8
Dec 14, 2012 59 $14,817 -29% 15 $988   $445,919 9
Dec 21, 2012 68 $2,501 -83% 6 $417   $455,203 10
Jan 4, 2013 64 $6,515   9 $724   $467,022 12

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 19, 2012 55 $34,146   3 $11,382   $34,146 1
Oct 26, 2012 48 $53,736 +57% 9 $5,971   $87,882 2
Nov 2, 2012 41 $101,007 +88% 24 $4,209   $188,889 3
Nov 9, 2012 37 $82,175 -19% 24 $3,424   $271,064 4
Nov 16, 2012 49 $51,071 -38% 26 $1,964   $322,135 5
Nov 23, 2012 55 $39,792 -22% 18 $2,211   $361,927 6
Nov 30, 2012 54 $36,013 -9% 18 $2,001   $397,940 7
Dec 7, 2012 56 $32,491 -10% 17 $1,911   $430,431 8
Dec 14, 2012 61 $21,600 -34% 15 $1,440   $452,702 9
Dec 21, 2012 59 $3,711 -83% 6 $619   $456,413 10
Dec 28, 2012 61 $4,094 +10% 7 $585   $460,507 11
Jan 4, 2013 64 $11,335 +177% 7 $1,619   $471,842 12

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,470 $282,702
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,330 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,300 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,101-12,200) 12,155 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 652 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 534 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,412 $282,702
All Time International Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $282,702

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,401-16,500) 16,449 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,131 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,339 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,019 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 605 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 498 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,725 $754,544
All Time Worldwide Box Office for IFC Films Movies (Rank 101-200) 173 $754,544

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.