Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $40,726Details
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Synopsis

Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito shadows a haunting crime across four decades. As activists, experts and lawyers build an international human rights case against a Guatemalan military dictator, Pamela Yates’s 1982 film When the Mountains Tremble emerges as forensic evidence—a witness to the genocide it documented. Recording the search for truth and accountability, her latest work captures the arc of history as it bends towards justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,330 (10.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,334

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,246 $40,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,501-27,600) 27,545 $40,726
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,918 $40,726

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 14th, 2011 (Limited) by Skylight Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Political, War, Government Corruption, War Crimes, Agitprop
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Skylight Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Maya, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2011 98 $4,330   2 $2,165   $6,729 1
Sep 23, 2011 115 $1,793 -59% 2 $897   $14,067 2
Sep 30, 2011 100 $2,320 +29% 2 $1,160   $17,933 3
Oct 7, 2011 121 $600 -74% 2 $300   $19,415 4
Oct 28, 2011 82 $6,333   4 $1,583   $26,269 7
Nov 4, 2011 97 $2,240 -65% 2 $1,120   $29,519 8
Nov 11, 2011 98 $1,742 -22% 3 $581   $32,088 9
Nov 18, 2011 106 $81 -95% 1 $81   $33,171 10
Nov 25, 2011 88 $1,524 +1,781% 3 $508   $34,860 11
Dec 2, 2011 93 $980 -36% 1 $980   $36,738 12
Jan 6, 2012 91 $352   1 $352   $37,790 17
Jan 20, 2012 94 $512   1 $512   $38,852 19
Jan 27, 2012 94 $134 -74% 1 $134   $39,658 20
Feb 3, 2012 80 $954 +612% 3 $318   $40,726 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 112 $2,399   1 $2,399   $2,399 1
Sep 16, 2011 92 $9,875 +312% 2 $4,938   $12,274 2
Sep 23, 2011 108 $3,339 -66% 2 $1,670   $15,613 3
Sep 30, 2011 99 $3,202 -4% 2 $1,601   $18,815 4
Oct 28, 2011 82 $7,343   4 $1,836   $27,279 8
Nov 4, 2011 93 $3,067 -58% 2 $1,534   $30,346 9
Nov 11, 2011 91 $2,744 -11% 3 $915   $33,090 10
Nov 18, 2011 103 $246 -91% 1 $246   $33,336 11
Nov 25, 2011 83 $2,422 +885% 3 $807   $35,758 12
Jan 20, 2012 90 $1,184   1 $1,184   $39,524 20
Jan 27, 2012 85 $248 -79% 1 $248   $39,772 21

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Narrator(s)

Pamela Yates    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Rigoberto Menchu    Himself
Alumdena Bernabeu    Herself
Fredy Peccereli    Himself
Kate Doyle    Herself
Antonio Caba Caba    Himself
Alejandra Garcia    Herself
Gustavo Meono    Himself
Naomi Roht-Arriaza    Herself

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Production and Technical Credits

Pamela Yates    Director
Peter Kinoy    Editor
Paco de Onis    Producer
Jesse Loncraine    Associate Producer
Flannery Miller    Production Coordinator

Per Theater Chart: Restlessly Waiting for Awards Season

September 21st, 2011

Restless won the race to the top of the per theater chart with $15,467 in its lone theater. However, given its reviews, I don't think the word of mouth will be there to help it expand. The Lion King was second with an average of $12,941. The Mill and the Cross was the only other film to cross $10,000 at $11,354 over the weekend and $15,443 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...


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Synopsis

Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito shadows a haunting crime across four decades. As activists, experts and lawyers build an international human rights case against a Guatemalan military dictator, Pamela Yates’s 1982 film When the Mountains Tremble emerges as forensic evidence—a witness to the genocide it documented. Recording the search for truth and accountability, her latest work captures the arc of history as it bends towards justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,330 (10.6% of total gross)
Legs:6.43 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $55,334

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,246 $40,726
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,501-27,600) 27,545 $40,726
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,918 $40,726

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 14th, 2011 (Limited) by Skylight Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, War, Government Corruption, War Crimes, Agitprop
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Skylight Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Maya, Spanish

Narrator(s)

Pamela Yates    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Rigoberto Menchu    Himself
Alumdena Bernabeu    Herself
Fredy Peccereli    Himself
Kate Doyle    Herself
Antonio Caba Caba    Himself
Alejandra Garcia    Herself
Gustavo Meono    Himself
Naomi Roht-Arriaza    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Pamela Yates    Director
Peter Kinoy    Editor
Paco de Onis    Producer
Jesse Loncraine    Associate Producer
Flannery Miller    Production Coordinator

Per Theater Chart: Restlessly Waiting for Awards Season

September 21st, 2011

Restless won the race to the top of the per theater chart with $15,467 in its lone theater. However, given its reviews, I don't think the word of mouth will be there to help it expand. The Lion King was second with an average of $12,941. The Mill and the Cross was the only other film to cross $10,000 at $11,354 over the weekend and $15,443 from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 16, 2011 98 $4,330   2 $2,165   $6,729 1
Sep 23, 2011 115 $1,793 -59% 2 $897   $14,067 2
Sep 30, 2011 100 $2,320 +29% 2 $1,160   $17,933 3
Oct 7, 2011 121 $600 -74% 2 $300   $19,415 4
Oct 28, 2011 82 $6,333   4 $1,583   $26,269 7
Nov 4, 2011 97 $2,240 -65% 2 $1,120   $29,519 8
Nov 11, 2011 98 $1,742 -22% 3 $581   $32,088 9
Nov 18, 2011 106 $81 -95% 1 $81   $33,171 10
Nov 25, 2011 88 $1,524 +1,781% 3 $508   $34,860 11
Dec 2, 2011 93 $980 -36% 1 $980   $36,738 12
Jan 6, 2012 91 $352   1 $352   $37,790 17
Jan 20, 2012 94 $512   1 $512   $38,852 19
Jan 27, 2012 94 $134 -74% 1 $134   $39,658 20
Feb 3, 2012 80 $954 +612% 3 $318   $40,726 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 9, 2011 112 $2,399   1 $2,399   $2,399 1
Sep 16, 2011 92 $9,875 +312% 2 $4,938   $12,274 2
Sep 23, 2011 108 $3,339 -66% 2 $1,670   $15,613 3
Sep 30, 2011 99 $3,202 -4% 2 $1,601   $18,815 4
Oct 28, 2011 82 $7,343   4 $1,836   $27,279 8
Nov 4, 2011 93 $3,067 -58% 2 $1,534   $30,346 9
Nov 11, 2011 91 $2,744 -11% 3 $915   $33,090 10
Nov 18, 2011 103 $246 -91% 1 $246   $33,336 11
Nov 25, 2011 83 $2,422 +885% 3 $807   $35,758 12
Jan 20, 2012 90 $1,184   1 $1,184   $39,524 20
Jan 27, 2012 85 $248 -79% 1 $248   $39,772 21

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.