Iceland Box Office for Kon-Tiki (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Iceland Box Office $29,819Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,572,102Details
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Synopsis

On the 28th of april 1947, Thor Heyerdahl leaves his wife and children behind to cross the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft called ‘Kon-Tiki’, with five inexperienced crew members. The Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer travels on the raft from Peru to Polynesia to prove that people from South-America settled in Polynesia instead of people from Asia, as was believed at the time. The crew did not pack any modern technology on board of the raft, except for a simple radio, and were companied by only each other and a parrot. With the world media watching, the crew navigates the Kon-Tiki across the Pacific Ocean using the stars and being driven by the currents and wind. While taking on thunder storms, sharks and the dangers of the wide open sea, it’s six brave men against nature trying to get the Kon-Tiki across to the Polynesian shore. After gambling all he has, including his marriage, Heyerdahl is determined to succeed. Thor Heyerdahl’s documentary over the journey won an Oscar in 1951 and is the only Norwegian movie to have won an Oscar to date. The book Heyerdahl wrote about the Kon-Tiki expedition was translated into 70 languages and has sold over 50 million copies over the entire world.

Metrics

Movie Details

Iceland Releases: February 8th, 2013 (Wide)
Video Release: August 27th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing violent sequence.
(Rating bulletin 2262, 3/6/2013)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Keywords: On a Boat, Field Scientists, Academics, Scientific Expedition
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Nordisk Film, Recorded Picture Company, Aircontactgruppen, DCM Productions, Solbakken, Roenbergfilm, Motion Blur, Henrik Bergesen
Production Countries: Norway
Languages: English, French, Norwegian

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 27th, 2013

August 26th, 2013

It's a terrible week on the home market. There's not a lot in terms of top sellers, although The Great Gatsby should lead the way. The only first-run release is Pain and Gain, which will likely not sell a lot on the home market. There are a few TV on DVD releases to fill in the gaps, like The Walking Dead or Elementary; however, by the end of the first page of new releases on Amazon.com, we run into filler. As for Pick of the Week, the best is The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on Blu-ray Combo Pack. I'm still waiting for the screener, but it is such a good movie and it is slow week that it is still Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Much Success for Nothing

June 12th, 2013

Much Ado About Nothing lived up to the hype earning first place on the per theater chart with an average of $34,388 in five theaters. This is enough to suggest significant expansion, but I think it is too "art house" to expand even semi-wide. Dirty Wars opened in second place with an average of $15,876 in four theaters. This is an excellent start for a documentary. The overall box office leader, The Purge, earned third place with an average of $13,430. The final film in the $10,000 club was Before Midnight with an average of $10,123 in 52 theaters during its third weekend of release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mud Reluctantly Leads the Way

April 30th, 2013

While there were two films in the $10,000 club this week, Kon-Tiki and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, one could argue Mud had the best opening on the per theater chart this past weekend. Kon-Tiki earned an average of $11,084 in two theaters, while The Reluctant Fundamentalist earned an average of $10,307 in three. However, Mud earned an average of $6,103 while playing in 363 theaters. It missed the top ten by just $160,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pain's Gainful Weekend

April 28th, 2013

With the Summer movie season effectively starting with the first weekend of May these days, the last weekend of April is the last chance for lesser-budgeted movies to grab some of the spotlight. This year, the movie that can hold its head up highest, at least for a few days, is Pain & Gain, which is projected to open in first place with a respectable $20 million, just $6 million less than its reported production budget. Another film that will post an excellent start is Mud, which will most likely just miss out on the top 10, but will pull in about $2.2 million from just 363 theaters for Roadside Attractions, and end with a theater average of $6,000 -- basically the same as Pain & Gain. Both films will be wiped out by Iron Man 3 when it opens on Thursday. The Summer's first behemoth has already picked up $195.3 million internationally. More...

Limited Releases: Clear as Mud

April 26th, 2013

There are not a huge number of limited releases opening this weekend, but there are a few that might thrive in limited release. This includes Mud, the widest limited release of the week, and also the best-reviewed. Add in a great cast, and the film might not collapse under the weight of its theater count. 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
2013/02/15 3 $5,499   2 $2,750   $12,346 2
2013/02/22 6 $4,045 -26% 2 $2,023   $21,014 3
2013/03/01 10 $2,934 -27% 2 $1,467   $26,361 4
2013/03/08 11 $875 -70% 1 $875   $28,185 5
2013/03/15 13 $657 -25% 1 $657   $29,819 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/5/2013 $24,174 39 39 41 $34,771 12/30/2018
Australia 4/11/2013 $92,601 38 38 38 $92,601 12/14/2015
Austria 4/5/2013 $35,337 16 19 68 $90,354 12/14/2015
Denmark 4/4/2013 $373,393 99 111 378 $1,563,501 12/14/2015
Finland 4/19/2013 $20,770 22 22 35 $49,794 12/14/2015
Germany 3/21/2013 $171,212 96 101 516 $747,132 12/14/2015
Iceland 2/8/2013 $0 0 2 8 $29,819 12/30/2018
Mexico 3/28/2013 $187,729 140 140 296 $517,274 12/14/2015
Netherlands 4/4/2013 $41,834 31 32 63 $108,800 12/14/2015
North America 4/26/2013 $22,168 2 75 520 $1,517,410
Norway 8/24/2012 $0 0 154 845 $14,111,514 12/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 4/18/2013 $1,064,606 603 603 1206 $1,711,554 12/30/2018
Singapore 11/14/2013 $0 0 1 2 $9,167 12/13/2015
Spain 9/27/2013 $0 0 1 1 $393,973 12/13/2015
Sweden 3/22/2013 $54,684 23 37 186 $333,046 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/18/2013 $69,853 15 18 33 $127,488 12/14/2015
Ukraine 4/18/2013 $24,985 43 43 85 $45,180 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/18/2013 $69,639 17 17 18 $88,724 12/30/2018
 
Worldwide Total$21,572,102 12/30/2018

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Leading Cast

Pal Sverre Hagen    Heyerdahl

Supporting Cast

Anders Baasmo Christiansen    Herman Watzinger
Gustaf Skarsgard    Bengt Danielsson
Odd Magnus Williamson    Erik Hesselberg
Tobias Santelmann    Knut Haugland
Jakob Oftebro    Torstein Raaby
Agnes Kittelsen    Liv Heyerdahl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joachim Roenning    Director
Espen Sandberg    Director
Petter Skavlan    Screenwriter
Aage Aaberge    Producer
Jeremy Thomas    Producer
Lena Haugaard    Executive Producer
Henrik Zein    Executive Producer
Peter Watson    Executive Producer
Johan Chr. Stenersen    Executive Producer
Petter Skavlan    Executive Producer
Dario Suter    Executive Producer
Christoph Daniel    Executive Producer
Marc Schmidheiny    Executive Producer
Lone Korslund    Executive Producer
Harald Zwart    Executive Producer
Karl Juliusson    Production Designer
Perry Eriksen    Editor
Martin Stoltz    Editor
Johan Soderqvist    Composer
Geir Hartly Andreassen    Director of Photography