Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,063,859Details
International Box Office $75,320,674Details
Worldwide Box Office $79,384,533
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$57,968 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,400,000 (worldwide box office is 12.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/116 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,054,486

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 27th, 2004 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Goodbye, Lenin!
International Releases: July 25th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
September 20th, 2003 (Wide), released as Adeus, Lenine! (Portugal)
December 26th, 2003 (Limited) (Australia)
June 9th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for brief language and sexuality.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Emma
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1980s, 1990s, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Communism, Dysfunctional Family, Family Secrets, Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: German

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2004 53 $57,968   6 $9,661   $57,968 1
Mar 5, 2004 49 $63,436 +9% 6 $10,573   $148,151 2
Mar 12, 2004 34 $150,137 +137% 16 $9,384   $324,096 3
Mar 19, 2004 21 $247,592 +65% 43 $5,758   $643,221 4
Mar 26, 2004 18 $288,224 +16% 63 $4,575   $1,044,396 5
Apr 2, 2004 20 $301,074 +4% 78 $3,860   $1,461,273 6
Apr 9, 2004 22 $281,510 -6% 84 $3,351   $1,869,312 7
Apr 16, 2004 26 $238,032 -15% 106 $2,246   $2,225,464 8
Apr 23, 2004 25 $275,662 +16% 107 $2,576   $2,591,744 9
Apr 30, 2004 33 $200,897 -27% 113 $1,778   $2,892,027 10
May 7, 2004 29 $166,150 -17% 106 $1,567   $3,147,453 11
May 14, 2004 30 $143,496 -14% 116 $1,237   $3,359,741 12
May 21, 2004 34 $115,547 -19% 92 $1,256   $3,540,983 13
May 28, 2004 34 $106,151 -8% 71 $1,495   $3,709,360 14
Jun 4, 2004 40 $70,651 -33% 72 $981   $3,851,740 15
Jun 11, 2004 53 $41,242 -42% 56 $736   $3,921,721 16
Jun 18, 2004 56 $27,429 -33% 42 $653   $3,974,388 17
Jun 25, 2004 61 $13,655 -50% 22 $621   $4,004,138 18
Jul 2, 2004 75 $7,702 -44% 16 $481   $4,023,953 19
Jul 9, 2004 71 $7,694 n/c 14 $550   $4,040,435 20
Jul 16, 2004 82 $5,287 -31% 9 $587   $4,051,436 21
Jul 23, 2004 87 $4,854 -8% 7 $693   $4,060,209 22
Jul 30, 2004 90 $1,010 -79% 4 $253   $4,063,859 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2004 50 $84,715   6 $14,119   $84,715 1
Mar 5, 2004 50 $89,244 +5% 6 $14,874   $173,959 2
Mar 12, 2004 34 $221,670 +148% 16 $13,854   $395,629 3
Mar 19, 2004 22 $360,543 +63% 43 $8,385   $756,172 4
Mar 26, 2004 19 $404,027 +12% 63 $6,413   $1,160,199 5
Apr 2, 2004 22 $427,603 +6% 78 $5,482   $1,587,802 6
Apr 9, 2004 23 $399,630 -7% 84 $4,758   $1,987,432 7
Apr 16, 2004 25 $328,650 -18% 106 $3,100   $2,316,082 8
Apr 23, 2004 25 $375,048 +14% 107 $3,505   $2,691,130 9
Apr 30, 2004 31 $290,173 -23% 113 $2,568   $2,981,303 10
May 7, 2004 28 $234,942 -19% 106 $2,216   $3,216,245 11
May 14, 2004 30 $209,191 -11% 116 $1,803   $3,425,436 12
May 21, 2004 32 $177,773 -15% 92 $1,932   $3,603,209 13
May 28, 2004 34 $177,880 n/c 71 $2,505   $3,781,089 14
Jun 4, 2004 43 $99,390 -44% 72 $1,380   $3,880,479 15
Jun 11, 2004 49 $66,480 -33% 56 $1,187   $3,946,959 16
Jun 18, 2004 53 $43,524 -35% 42 $1,036   $3,990,483 17
Jun 25, 2004 44 $25,768 -41% 22 $1,171   $4,016,251 18
Jul 2, 2004 68 $16,490 -36% 16 $1,031   $4,032,741 19
Jul 9, 2004 68 $13,408 -19% 14 $958   $4,046,149 20
Jul 16, 2004 80 $9,206 -31% 9 $1,023   $4,055,355 21
Jul 23, 2004 77 $7,494 -19% 7 $1,071   $4,062,849 22
Jul 30, 2004 86 $1,010 -87% 4 $253   $4,063,859 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/26/2003 $0000$0
Portugal 9/20/2003 $0 0 1 1 $465 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 7/25/2003 $0 0 29 85 $1,069,721 6/23/2020
 
Rest of World $74,250,488
 
International Total$75,320,674 10/19/2022

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

Daniel Brühl    Alex Kerner
Katrin Sass    Christiane Kerner
Chulpan Khamatova    Lara

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wolfgang Becker    Director
Wolfgang Becker    Screenwriter
Bernd Lichtenberg    Screenwriter

DVD Releases for August 10, 2004

August 9th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week, The Lost Boys - Special Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Fahrenheit Rises

June 30th, 2004

There was just one film that managed to make it to the $10,000 per theatre milestone this weekend but it was a huge film. Fahrenheit 9/11 played in 868 theatres over the weekend taking in an amazing $23.9 million for an unbelievable average of $27,558, almost quadruple the second place film. Next week the film should expand to more than double the current number of theatres, so if it can remain about $10,000 per theatre it will be a monster hit. More...

Oh No, They say He's got to go, Go go Godzilla!

May 12th, 2004

Four movies crossed the $10,000 per theatre mark, lead by Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version with $19,015 average in two theatres. The debuts of Van Helsing with $14,475 per theatre and Super Size Me with $12,601 also placed high on the list. And in its ninth weekend of release Games People Play: New York managed an unbelievable $14,388 in its lone theatre. More...

Bill Battles to the Top of the Per Theatre Charts

April 21st, 2004

No film could make $10,000 per theatre this weekend and that's the third time in four weeks that's happened. In top spot was Kill Bill: Volume 2 with an average of $8,450 in 2,971. There were a few There were several holdovers on the list, including Robot Stories, which has been in release for more than two months. More...

Close, but no Cigar

March 31st, 2004

No team could muster $10,000 per theatre this weekend, but two movies came awfully close. Bon Voyage, last week's winner, took top spot with an impressive $9,879 average in 6 theatres. Just $6 behind was Dogville which opened in 9 theatres. More...

Hello Lenin!

March 11th, 2004

While The Passion of the Christ finished first on the per theatre charts for the second weekend in a row, it the performance of a smaller movie, Goodbye, Lenin! that stole the show. Its per theatre average climbed nearly 10%. Now a movie having its per theatre average climb after the Oscars isn't surprising. However, Goodbye, Lenin! was ignored by the Oscar nomination committee. So the increase bodes very well for its long term success. More...

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

February 28th, 2004

With one release taking up the lion's share of the media's attention, the few limited released will probably slip through the cracks. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 6 - February 12

February 12th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Eternal. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$57,968 (1.4% of total gross)
Legs:13.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,400,000 (worldwide box office is 12.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/116 max. theaters, 10.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,054,486

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 27th, 2004 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Goodbye, Lenin!
International Releases: July 25th, 2003 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
September 20th, 2003 (Wide), released as Adeus, Lenine! (Portugal)
December 26th, 2003 (Limited) (Australia)
June 9th, 2022 (Limited) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: R for brief language and sexuality.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Emma
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1980s, 1990s, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Communism, Dysfunctional Family, Family Secrets, Romance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: German

Leading Cast

Daniel Brühl    Alex Kerner
Katrin Sass    Christiane Kerner
Chulpan Khamatova    Lara

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wolfgang Becker    Director
Wolfgang Becker    Screenwriter
Bernd Lichtenberg    Screenwriter

DVD Releases for August 10, 2004

August 9th, 2004

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week, The Lost Boys - Special Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Fahrenheit Rises

June 30th, 2004

There was just one film that managed to make it to the $10,000 per theatre milestone this weekend but it was a huge film. Fahrenheit 9/11 played in 868 theatres over the weekend taking in an amazing $23.9 million for an unbelievable average of $27,558, almost quadruple the second place film. Next week the film should expand to more than double the current number of theatres, so if it can remain about $10,000 per theatre it will be a monster hit. More...

Oh No, They say He's got to go, Go go Godzilla!

May 12th, 2004

Four movies crossed the $10,000 per theatre mark, lead by Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version with $19,015 average in two theatres. The debuts of Van Helsing with $14,475 per theatre and Super Size Me with $12,601 also placed high on the list. And in its ninth weekend of release Games People Play: New York managed an unbelievable $14,388 in its lone theatre. More...

Bill Battles to the Top of the Per Theatre Charts

April 21st, 2004

No film could make $10,000 per theatre this weekend and that's the third time in four weeks that's happened. In top spot was Kill Bill: Volume 2 with an average of $8,450 in 2,971. There were a few There were several holdovers on the list, including Robot Stories, which has been in release for more than two months. More...

Close, but no Cigar

March 31st, 2004

No team could muster $10,000 per theatre this weekend, but two movies came awfully close. Bon Voyage, last week's winner, took top spot with an impressive $9,879 average in 6 theatres. Just $6 behind was Dogville which opened in 9 theatres. More...

Hello Lenin!

March 11th, 2004

While The Passion of the Christ finished first on the per theatre charts for the second weekend in a row, it the performance of a smaller movie, Goodbye, Lenin! that stole the show. Its per theatre average climbed nearly 10%. Now a movie having its per theatre average climb after the Oscars isn't surprising. However, Goodbye, Lenin! was ignored by the Oscar nomination committee. So the increase bodes very well for its long term success. More...

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

February 28th, 2004

With one release taking up the lion's share of the media's attention, the few limited released will probably slip through the cracks. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 20 - February 26

February 26th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Movie Websites Launches for February 6 - February 12

February 12th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Eternal. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

2004 Golden Globe Awards are being Handed out Tonight

January 25th, 2004

With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2004 53 $57,968   6 $9,661   $57,968 1
Mar 5, 2004 49 $63,436 +9% 6 $10,573   $148,151 2
Mar 12, 2004 34 $150,137 +137% 16 $9,384   $324,096 3
Mar 19, 2004 21 $247,592 +65% 43 $5,758   $643,221 4
Mar 26, 2004 18 $288,224 +16% 63 $4,575   $1,044,396 5
Apr 2, 2004 20 $301,074 +4% 78 $3,860   $1,461,273 6
Apr 9, 2004 22 $281,510 -6% 84 $3,351   $1,869,312 7
Apr 16, 2004 26 $238,032 -15% 106 $2,246   $2,225,464 8
Apr 23, 2004 25 $275,662 +16% 107 $2,576   $2,591,744 9
Apr 30, 2004 33 $200,897 -27% 113 $1,778   $2,892,027 10
May 7, 2004 29 $166,150 -17% 106 $1,567   $3,147,453 11
May 14, 2004 30 $143,496 -14% 116 $1,237   $3,359,741 12
May 21, 2004 34 $115,547 -19% 92 $1,256   $3,540,983 13
May 28, 2004 34 $106,151 -8% 71 $1,495   $3,709,360 14
Jun 4, 2004 40 $70,651 -33% 72 $981   $3,851,740 15
Jun 11, 2004 53 $41,242 -42% 56 $736   $3,921,721 16
Jun 18, 2004 56 $27,429 -33% 42 $653   $3,974,388 17
Jun 25, 2004 61 $13,655 -50% 22 $621   $4,004,138 18
Jul 2, 2004 75 $7,702 -44% 16 $481   $4,023,953 19
Jul 9, 2004 71 $7,694 n/c 14 $550   $4,040,435 20
Jul 16, 2004 82 $5,287 -31% 9 $587   $4,051,436 21
Jul 23, 2004 87 $4,854 -8% 7 $693   $4,060,209 22
Jul 30, 2004 90 $1,010 -79% 4 $253   $4,063,859 23

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 27, 2004 50 $84,715   6 $14,119   $84,715 1
Mar 5, 2004 50 $89,244 +5% 6 $14,874   $173,959 2
Mar 12, 2004 34 $221,670 +148% 16 $13,854   $395,629 3
Mar 19, 2004 22 $360,543 +63% 43 $8,385   $756,172 4
Mar 26, 2004 19 $404,027 +12% 63 $6,413   $1,160,199 5
Apr 2, 2004 22 $427,603 +6% 78 $5,482   $1,587,802 6
Apr 9, 2004 23 $399,630 -7% 84 $4,758   $1,987,432 7
Apr 16, 2004 25 $328,650 -18% 106 $3,100   $2,316,082 8
Apr 23, 2004 25 $375,048 +14% 107 $3,505   $2,691,130 9
Apr 30, 2004 31 $290,173 -23% 113 $2,568   $2,981,303 10
May 7, 2004 28 $234,942 -19% 106 $2,216   $3,216,245 11
May 14, 2004 30 $209,191 -11% 116 $1,803   $3,425,436 12
May 21, 2004 32 $177,773 -15% 92 $1,932   $3,603,209 13
May 28, 2004 34 $177,880 n/c 71 $2,505   $3,781,089 14
Jun 4, 2004 43 $99,390 -44% 72 $1,380   $3,880,479 15
Jun 11, 2004 49 $66,480 -33% 56 $1,187   $3,946,959 16
Jun 18, 2004 53 $43,524 -35% 42 $1,036   $3,990,483 17
Jun 25, 2004 44 $25,768 -41% 22 $1,171   $4,016,251 18
Jul 2, 2004 68 $16,490 -36% 16 $1,031   $4,032,741 19
Jul 9, 2004 68 $13,408 -19% 14 $958   $4,046,149 20
Jul 16, 2004 80 $9,206 -31% 9 $1,023   $4,055,355 21
Jul 23, 2004 77 $7,494 -19% 7 $1,071   $4,062,849 22
Jul 30, 2004 86 $1,010 -87% 4 $253   $4,063,859 23

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/26/2003 $0000$0
Portugal 9/20/2003 $0 0 1 1 $465 10/19/2022
United Kingdom 7/25/2003 $0 0 29 85 $1,069,721 6/23/2020
 
Rest of World $74,250,488
 
International Total$75,320,674 10/19/2022

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.