Australia Box Office for How I Live Now (2013)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $16,434Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,131,859Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $530,807 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $211,948 Details
Total North America Video Sales $742,755
Further financial details...

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Synopsis

Set in the near-future UK, Daisy is an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings, and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund. But on the fringes of their idyllic summer days are tense news reports of an escalating conflict in Europe. As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive.

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Movie Details

Australia Releases: November 28th, 2013 (Wide)
Video Release: February 11th, 2014 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for violence, disturbing images, language and some sexuality.
(Rating bulletin 2292, 10/2/2013)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Keywords: Dystopia, Romance, Coming of Age, Fugitive / On the Run, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Escape, War Crimes, Sex Crimes, Child Soldier, First Love, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Dysfunctional Family, POW, Fascism
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Film 4, BFI, Protagonist Pictures, Entertainment One, Cowboy Films, Passion Pictures, Prospect Entertainment
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 11th, 2014

February 11th, 2014

It's a strange week on the home market. If you look at the top ten selling new releases on Amazon.com, there are a couple of first run releases, a catalog title, TV on DVD release, and some limited releases. That's basically every category there is. The biggest release is Ender's Game, a film that failed to find an audience in theaters. It barely earned overall positive reviews and it isn't a contender for Pick of the Week. Some of the other best-selling releases are contenders, like The Jungle Book: Blu-ray Diamond Edition or Sherlock: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray. There are also a few of the smaller releases that were in consideration, including Doctor Who: Story 33: The Moonbase and G.B.F. on DVD. But in the end, I went with Wadjda on Blu-ray Combo Pack for Pick of the Week. One last note, Dry Spell is coming out on Video on Demand. It's a good chance to support ultra-low-budget filmmaking and the reviews I've read have been positive. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: How I Live Now

February 9th, 2014

How I Live Now is based on a 2004 Young Adult novel, which puts it in a category that includes nearly all films made in the past decade or so. That's exaggerating, but it is one of the crowded genres today with numerous examples coming out each year. How I Live Now wasn't one of the more lucrative examples. In fact, it opened in limited release missing the Mendoza Line before quickly disappearing from theaters. Granted, it was also a Video on Demand premiere so that has a serious effect on box office numbers. Should it have performed better? Or does it suffer from too many of the clichés of the genre. More...

Per Theater Chart: Thief Steals Top Spot

November 12th, 2013

The Book Thief poster

The Book Thief was a surprise top spot with an average of $26,251 in four theaters. It was seen by some as a possible Awards Season contender, but its reviews suggest otherwise. Thor: The Dark World was first on the overall box office and second on the per theater chart with $22,322. Dallas Buyers Club fell from first to third on the per theater chart, but with a still strong average of $18,249 in 35 theaters. More...

Limited Releases: Lying about Limited Releases

November 8th, 2013

Best Man Down poster

There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list, including several that have earned more pre-release buzz that most limited releases earn. However, many of these films' reviews are good, but not great. The Book Thief is one such film, but it could still find an audience in limited release, although its plans to expand wide are very unlikely to happen. How I Live Now and Great Expectations are in similar positions. More...

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
2013/11/29 16 $16,434   16 $1,027   $16,434 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/28/2013 $16,434 16 16 16 $16,434 12/13/2015
North America 11/8/2013 $28,547 68 68 104 $60,360 12/5/2016
 
Rest of World $1,055,065
 
Worldwide Total$1,131,859 12/5/2016

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

Saoirse Ronan    Daisy

Supporting Cast

Tom Holland    Isaac
George MacKay    Eddie
Harley Bird    Piper
Danny McEvoy    Joe
Anna Chancellor    Aunt Penn
Jonathan Rugman    News Reporter
Corey Johnson    Consular Official

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kevin MacDonald    Director
Alasdair Flind    Producer
Charles Steel    Producer
John Battsek    Producer
Andrew Ruhemann    Producer
Meg Rosoff    Based on the novel "How I Live Now"
Jeremy Brock    Screenwriter
Penelope Skinner    Screenwriter
Tony Grisoni    Screenwriter
Tessa Ross    Executive Producer
Robert Walak    Executive Producer
Piers Wenger    Executive Producer
Nigel Williams    Executive Producer
Jeremy Brock    Associate Producer
Nicole Stott    Associate Producer
Rosa Romero    Line Producer
Franz Lustig    Director of Photography
Jinx Godfrey    Editor
Abi Leland    Music Supervisor
Jon Hopkins    Composer
Nigel Albemaniche    Sound Mixer
Glenn Freemantle    Supervising Sound Editor
Jacqueline Abrahams    Production Designer
Jane Petrie    Costume Designer
Marese Langan    Make-up and Hair Designer
Nina Gold    Casting Director