Australia Box Office for Learning To Drive (2015)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $331,326Details
Worldwide Box Office $6,132,564Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $503,366 Details
Total North America Video Sales $503,366
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Synopsis

Wendy is a fiery Manhattan author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman; Darwan is a soft-spoken taxi driver from India on the verge of an arranged marriage. As Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she runs into a barrier common to many lifelong New Yorkers: she’s never learned to drive. When Wendy hires Darwan to teach her, her unraveling life and his calm restraint seem like an awkward fit. But as he shows her how to take control of the wheel, and she coaches him on how to impress a woman, their unlikely friendship awakens them to the joy, humor, and love in starting life anew.

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Movie Details

Australia Releases: October 9th, 2015 (Wide), released as Learning To Drive
Video Release: January 19th, 2016 by Broad Green
MPAA Rating: R for language and sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2339, 9/10/2014)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Writing and Writers, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in New York, Set in New York City, Indians, Arranged Marriage, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Broad Green Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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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
2015/10/09 14 $76,573   43 $1,781   $76,573 1
2015/10/16 17 $64,028 -16% 46 $1,392   $177,112 2
2015/10/23 25 $33,627 -47% 36 $934   $237,944 3
2015/10/30 28 $13,283 -60% 29 $458   $261,904 4
2015/11/06 33 $7,941 -40% 19 $418   $273,050 5
2015/11/13 32 $7,702 -3% 22 $350   $287,823 6
2015/11/20 34 $5,306 -31% 15 $354   $305,420 7
2015/11/27 42 $2,614 -51% 9 $290   $308,900 8
2015/12/04 41 $3,282 +26% 11 $298   $320,702 9
2015/12/11 52 $1,702 -48% 7 $243   $319,707 10
2015/12/18 45 $1,244 -27% 4 $311   $322,798 11
2015/12/25 57 $57 -95% 1 $57   $327,513 12
2016/01/01 58 $243 +326% 1 $243   $327,878 13
2016/01/15 52 $1,256   1 $1,256   $330,183 15
2016/01/22 43 $1,839 +46% 1 $1,839   $319,706 16
2016/02/19 57 $2,069   1 $2,069   $113,034 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/9/2015 $76,573 43 46 246 $331,326 2/22/2016
Austria 8/7/2015 $15,090 22 31 181 $152,598 12/21/2015
Germany 8/6/2015 $137,301 0 155 374 $969,739 8/22/2018
Greece 8/13/2015 $37,964 10 10 10 $37,964 8/18/2015
Hong Kong 11/12/2015 $14,854 4 4 12 $46,434 12/16/2015
New Zealand 7/16/2015 $45,496 24 36 244 $221,917 1/12/2016
North America 8/21/2015 $66,015 4 339 1,253 $3,447,633
Spain 7/3/2015 $210,837 103 371 873 $879,105 11/28/2018
United Kingdom 6/10/2016 $45,848 79 79 79 $45,848 6/22/2016
 
Worldwide Total$6,132,564 11/28/2018

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Leading Cast

Patricia Clarkson    Wendy
Ben Kingsley    Darwin

Supporting Cast

Jake Weber    Ted
Sarita Choudhury    Jasleen
Grace Gummer    Tasha
Samantha Bee    Debbie
John Hodgman    Car Salesman
Daniela Lavender    Mata
Matt Salinger    Peter
Michael Mantell    Wendy's Father

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

Production and Technical Credits

Isabel Coixet    Director
Sarah Kernochan    Screenwriter
Katha Pollitt    Based on the Article by
Dana Friedman    Producer
Daniel Hammond    Producer
Gabriel Hammond    Executive Producer
Susan Leber    Co-Producer
Manel Ruiz    Director of Photography
Dania Saragovia    Production Designer
Victoria Farrell    Costume Designer
Thelma Schoonmaker    Editor
Mary Ramos    Music Supervisor
Dhani Harrison    Composer
Paul Hicks    Composer
Monika Mikkelsen    Casting Director