The Light Between Oceans (2016)

The Light Between Oceans
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $12,545,979Details
International Box Office $9,735,753Details
Worldwide Box Office $22,281,732
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $1,239,889 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $693,572 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $1,933,461
Further financial details...

Synopsis

On a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife, Isabel, discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,765,838 (38.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,500 opening theaters/1,500 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,635,334

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Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (With Bonus Content), Amazon VOD (Theatrical Version)
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Hayat Işığım (Turkey)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
September 22nd, 2016 (Wide), released as La Luz Entre Los Océanos (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 24th, 2017 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2387, 8/19/2015)
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Unexpected Families, Missing Child, Adopted Family, Australia, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, 1920s, 1910s, Romance, 1950s, Family Drama, Epilogue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Heyday Films, Entertainment One, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media
Production Countries: Australia, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 384 $6,168,840 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 177 $6,179,208 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 218 $7,998,287 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day) 48 $4,765,838 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 61 $6,168,840 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 42 $6,179,208 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $7,998,287 Sep 2, 2016 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 8 $4,765,838   1,500 $3,177   $4,765,838 1
Sep 9, 2016 13 $1,849,477 -61% 1,500 $1,233   $9,460,503 2
Sep 16, 2016 20 $785,939 -58% 1,133 $694   $11,186,715 3
Sep 23, 2016 25 $278,457 -65% 416 $669   $11,947,328 4
Sep 30, 2016 29 $121,952 -56% 176 $693   $12,249,417 5
Oct 7, 2016 46 $45,822 -62% 101 $454   $12,368,620 6
Oct 14, 2016 54 $29,168 -36% 61 $478   $12,434,693 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $39,515 +35% 100 $395   $12,489,775 8
Oct 28, 2016 58 $17,736 -55% 100 $177   $12,533,911 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2016 4 $1,403,706     1,500 $936   $1,403,706 1
Sep 3, 2016 6 $1,780,744 +27%   1,500 $1,187   $3,184,450 2
Sep 4, 2016 10 $1,581,388 -11%   1,500 $1,054   $4,765,838 3
Sep 5, 2016 6 $1,413,370 -11%   1,500 $942   $6,179,208 4
Sep 6, 2016 3 $608,432 -57%   1,500 $406   $6,787,640 5
Sep 7, 2016 3 $429,081 -29%   1,500 $286   $7,216,721 6
Sep 8, 2016 3 $394,305 -8%   1,500 $263   $7,611,026 7
Sep 9, 2016 12 $579,193 +47% -59% 1,500 $386   $8,190,219 8
Sep 10, 2016 14 $797,973 +38% -55% 1,500 $532   $8,988,192 9
Sep 11, 2016 14 $472,311 -41% -70% 1,500 $315   $9,460,503 10
Sep 12, 2016 10 $191,768 -59% -86% 1,500 $128   $9,652,271 11
Sep 13, 2016 6 $311,606 +62% -49% 1,500 $208   $9,963,877 12
Sep 14, 2016 7 $233,682 -25% -46% 1,500 $156   $10,197,559 13
Sep 15, 2016 7 $203,217 -13% -48% 1,500 $135   $10,400,776 14
Sep 16, 2016 - $237,922 +17% -59% 1,133 $210   $10,638,698 15
Sep 17, 2016 - $335,581 +41% -58% 1,133 $296   $10,974,279 16
Sep 18, 2016 - $212,436 -37% -55% 1,133 $187   $11,186,715 17
Sep 19, 2016 15 $103,109 -51% -46% 1,133 $91   $11,289,824 18
Sep 20, 2016 12 $157,654 +53% -49% 1,133 $139   $11,447,478 19
Sep 21, 2016 12 $115,574 -27% -51% 1,133 $102   $11,563,052 20
Sep 22, 2016 11 $105,819 -8% -48% 1,133 $93   $11,668,871 21
Sep 23, 2016 - $86,718 -18% -64% 416 $208   $11,755,589 22
Sep 24, 2016 - $118,029 +36% -65% 416 $284   $11,873,618 23
Sep 25, 2016 - $73,710 -38% -65% 416 $177   $11,947,328 24
Sep 26, 2016 - $32,289 -56% -69% 416 $78   $11,979,617 25
Sep 27, 2016 - $58,406 +81% -63% 416 $140   $12,038,023 26
Sep 28, 2016 - $47,381 -19% -59% 416 $114   $12,085,404 27
Sep 29, 2016 15 $42,061 -11% -60% 416 $101   $12,127,465 28
Sep 30, 2016 - $35,613 -15% -59% 176 $202   $12,163,078 29
Oct 1, 2016 - $54,186 +52% -54% 176 $308   $12,217,264 30
Oct 2, 2016 - $32,153 -41% -56% 176 $183   $12,249,417 31
Oct 3, 2016 - $16,800 -48% -48% 176 $95   $12,266,217 32
Oct 4, 2016 - $23,005 +37% -61% 176 $131   $12,289,222 33
Oct 5, 2016 - $16,969 -26% -64% 176 $96   $12,306,191 34
Oct 6, 2016 - $16,607 -2% -61% 176 $94   $12,322,798 35
Oct 7, 2016 - $13,454 -19% -62% 101 $133   $12,336,252 36
Oct 8, 2016 - $20,267 +51% -63% 101 $201   $12,356,519 37
Oct 9, 2016 - $12,101 -40% -62% 101 $120   $12,368,620 38
Oct 10, 2016 - $9,468 -22% -44% 101 $94   $12,378,088 39
Oct 11, 2016 - $8,575 -9% -63% 101 $85   $12,386,663 40
Oct 12, 2016 - $9,457 +10% -44% 101 $94   $12,396,120 41
Oct 13, 2016 - $9,404 -1% -43% 101 $93   $12,405,524 42
Oct 14, 2016 - $9,124 -3% -32% 61 $150   $12,414,648 43
Oct 15, 2016 - $12,391 +36% -39% 61 $203   $12,427,039 44
Oct 16, 2016 - $7,653 -38% -37% 61 $125   $12,434,693 45
Oct 17, 2016 - $3,160 -59% -67% 61 $52   $12,437,853 46
Oct 18, 2016 - $4,346 +38% -49% 61 $71   $12,442,199 47
Oct 19, 2016 - $3,998 -8% -58% 61 $66   $12,446,197 48
Oct 20, 2016 - $4,063 +2% -57% 61 $67   $12,450,260 49
Oct 21, 2016 - $12,272 +202% +35% 100 $123   $12,462,532 50
Oct 22, 2016 - $16,293 +33% +31% 100 $163   $12,478,825 51
Oct 23, 2016 - $10,950 -33% +43% 100 $110   $12,489,775 52
Oct 24, 2016 - $5,214 -52% +65% 100 $52   $12,494,989 53
Oct 25, 2016 - $7,978 +53% +84% 100 $80   $12,502,967 54
Oct 26, 2016 - $6,247 -22% +56% 100 $62   $12,509,214 55
Oct 27, 2016 - $6,961 +11% +71% 100 $70   $12,516,175 56
Oct 28, 2016 - $5,038 -28% -59% 100 $50   $12,521,213 57
Oct 29, 2016 - $7,536 +50% -54% 100 $75   $12,528,749 58
Oct 30, 2016 - $5,162 -32% -53% 100 $52   $12,533,911 59
Oct 31, 2016 - $2,761 -47% -47% 100 $28   $12,536,672 60
Nov 1, 2016 - $3,422 +24% -57% 100 $34   $12,540,094 61
Nov 2, 2016 - $2,778 -19% -56% 100 $28   $12,542,872 62
Nov 3, 2016 - $3,107 +12% -55% 100 $31   $12,545,979 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 6 $7,611,026   1,500 $5,074   $7,611,026 1
Sep 9, 2016 12 $2,789,750 -63% 1,500 $1,860   $10,400,776 2
Sep 16, 2016 19 $1,268,095 -55% 1,133 $1,119   $11,668,871 3
Sep 23, 2016 22 $458,594 -64% 416 $1,102   $12,127,465 4
Sep 30, 2016 28 $195,333 -57% 176 $1,110   $12,322,798 5
Oct 7, 2016 44 $82,726 -58% 101 $819   $12,405,524 6
Oct 14, 2016 56 $44,736 -46% 61 $733   $12,450,260 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $65,915 +47% 100 $659   $12,516,175 8
Oct 28, 2016 55 $29,804 -55% 100 $298   $12,545,979 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/9/2016 $16,237 21 21 25 $22,691 11/30/2018
Australia 11/4/2016 $502,844 144 160 1,072 $2,430,205 1/19/2017
Brazil 11/4/2016 $127,499 94 94 149 $273,674 11/16/2018
France 10/7/2016 $274,342 0 0 0 $575,817 8/17/2018
Germany 9/9/2016 $117,667 0 0 0 $427,045 8/19/2018
Italy 3/8/2017 $245,012 0 0 0 $448,976 10/22/2018
Japan 5/26/2017 $0 0 0 0 $580,929 7/4/2018
Lithuania 11/18/2016 $19,622 79 79 128 $49,431 1/10/2017
Mexico 9/22/2016 $212,302 0 0 0 $524,293 9/8/2018
Netherlands 11/10/2016 $48,165 28 29 167 $296,903 10/25/2018
New Zealand 11/4/2016 $69,074 39 68 375 $392,058 1/9/2017
Poland 11/18/2016 $88,491 0 0 0 $322,251 12/31/2018
Portugal 12/30/2016 $30,683 33 38 95 $103,405 2/2/2017
Russia (CIS) 9/9/2016 $83,769 270 270 360 $180,169 12/31/2018
South Korea 3/2/2017 $0 0 275 458 $566,273 5/24/2017
Spain 1/20/2017 $78,372 124 124 207 $135,831 2/10/2017
Turkey 9/2/2016 $18,923 32 32 59 $50,224 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 11/4/2016 $920,112 438 438 1,127 $2,355,578 9/17/2018
 
International Total$9,735,753 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 29, 20171718,334 18,334$329,829$329,8291

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

Michael Fassbender    Tom Sherbourne
Alicia Vikander    Isabel Graysmark

Supporting Cast

Rachel Weisz    Hannah Roenfeldt
Bryan Brown    Septimus Potts
Jack Thompson    Ralph Addicott
Florence Clery    Lucy-Grace
Thomas Unger    Bluey Smart
Jane Menelaus    Violet Graysmark
Garry McDonald    Bill Graysmark
Anthony Hayes    Sergeant Vernon Knuckey
Benedict Hardie    Constable Harry Garstone
Emily Barclay    Gwen Potts
Stephen Ure    Neville Whittnish
Peter McCauley    Sergeant Spragg
Leon Ford    Frank Roennfeldt
Jonathan Wagstaff    Constable Bob Lynch
Gerald Bryan    Captain Percy Hasluck
Elizabeth Hawthorne    Mrs. Hasluck
Rosella Hart    Freda
Michael Wallace    Reverend Norkels
Peter Hayden    Dr. Sumpton
Gary Blackman    Bernie Gutcher
Carmel McGlone    Bertha Chipper
Jeffrey Thomas    Cyril Chipper
Edwin Lancashire    Piano Tuner
Dean Morganty    Drunken Soldier
Elsa May    Mrs. Mouchmore
Kerrie Waterworth    Fanny Darnley
John Bach    Mayor Jock Johnson
Marshall Napier    Mr. Coughlan
Hilary Norris    Matron
Miriam Noonan    Maisee McPhee
Caren Pistorius    Adult Lucy-Grace
Graham Warman    Town Photographer
George Vozar    Police Photographer
Georgie Gascoigne    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Imogen Wilmhurst    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Lucy Wilmhurst    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Emily Wilmhurst    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Elliot Newbery    Lucy-Grace 3 Months Old
Evangeline Newbery    Lucy-Grace 3 Months Old
Christine Foote    Lucy-Grace Newborn

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

Production and Technical Credits

Derek Cianfrance    Director
Derek Cianfrance    Screenwriter
M.L. Stedman    Story Creator
David Heyman    Producer
Jeffrey Clifford    Producer
Tom Karnowski    Executive Producer
Rosie Alison    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Jonathan King    Executive Producer
Adam Arkapaw    Director of Photography
Karen Murphy    Production Designer
Ron Patane    Editor
Jim Helton    Editor
Erin Benach    Costume Designer
Alexandre Desplat    Music Composed and Conducted by
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Nikki Barrett    Casting Director
Tom Karnowski    Unit Production Manager
Sharon Miller    Unit Production Manager
Mariela Comitini    First Assistant Director
Holly Bario    Co-Producer
Steve McQuillan    Stunt Coordinator
Sophie Nash    Art Director
Rebecca Cohen    Set Decorator
Autumn Durald    Second Unit Director of Photography
Richard Flynn    Sound Mixer
Veronique Lawrence    Script Supervisor
Steve Ingram    Special Effects Coordinator
Liz McGregor    Costume Supervisor
Jaime Leigh McIntosh    Make-up and Hair Designer
Mike Marino    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Belindalee Hope    Production Manager
Jared Connon    Supervising Location Manager
Gavin Sanotti    Set Designer
Neil Kirkland    Set Designer
Sam Jaffe    First Assistant Editor
Jennifer Lane    Post-Production Supervisor
Tony Volante    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Volante    Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Giammaria    Dialogue Editor
Jacob Ribicoff    Sound Designer
Suzana Peric    Music Editor
Dominique Solrey Lemonnier    Score Producer
Joel Iwataki    Score Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Releases for January 24th, 2017

January 23rd, 2017

The Handmaiden

It’s not a particularly good week for top-notch releases. There are only three contenders for Pick of the Week, one of which doesn’t come out till next week. I was able to review Pinocchio a week early. The others are a classic from the 1970s, The Man Who Fell To Earth on Blu-ray Combo Pack, and an import from South Korea, The Handmaiden on DVD. Even though The Handmaiden is only coming out on DVD, it is still the best and is this week’s Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Breathe Blows Away the New Releases

September 7th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

The Labor Day long weekend wasn’t even close with Don’t Breathe earning more over three days than any other film earned over four. There were a couple of other major stories as Suicide Squad hit $300 million on Monday and Bad Moms hit $100 million on Saturday. Given the production budgets of those two films, the latter has a lot more reasons to celebrate. As for the new releases, the studios will just be hoping no one remembers them in a few weeks. The Light Between Oceans missed the top five, while Morgan missed the top ten. The overall box office fell 16% to $99 million over the three-day weekend and $127 million including Monday. This is 8.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew to $500 million at $7.98 billion to $7.48 billion. That’s a lead of 6.7%. It would take a real collapse for 2016 to lose at this rate. More...

Weekend Estimates: Don’t Breathe Wins Long, Slow Weekend

September 4th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe is pulling off an easy win at the box office this weekend, and will become in the process the first horror film to win two straight weekends since Ouija did so, with some help from Halloween, in 2014. With an estimated 3-day $15.7 million, Don’t Breathe is ahead of Suicide Squad, which will stay in the top two for a fifth straight weekend with $10 million or so. Its total stands at $297 million as of Sunday, and will pass $300 million tomorrow. The relative success of those two films prompts a question… where are the new releases? More...

Friday Estimates: New Releases are a Stain on the Box Office

September 3rd, 2016

No Manches Frida

Labor Day long weekend is rarely a great time at the box office, but I wasn’t prepared for this. Neither of the new releases reached the top five on the Friday box office chart, leaving Don’t Breathe the clear winner for the day with $4.18 million. This is down just 58% from its opening Friday, so it will easily top predictions. It looks like it will earn more over three days ($14 million) than we predicted it would earn over four ($13 million). More...

Thursday Night Previews: Throwing Shade on Light and Morgan

September 2nd, 2016

The Light Between Oceans

This will be the shortest Thursday Night Previews column I’ve ever written, as no numbers were released. That’s a really bad sign for The Light Between Oceans and especially Morgan. Horror / thrillers tend to do well in previews, certainly better than dramas do. Assuming the numbers are not just really late because of the holiday, which is a safe assumption, then the weekend box office could be tragic. I’ll keep an eye out for numbers and I’ll update this story if any show up. More...

Weekend Predictions: With Labor Day Comes the Fall

September 1st, 2016

Morgan

Summer officially ends this week with Labor Day long weekend. For a lot of families, this is the last long weekend before school starts. (For other families, school has already started.) There are two films opening wide-ish this weekend. I thought Morgan would open in 2,500 theaters, but it is only opening in 2,020. That will hurt its box office chances. The Light Between Oceans is only opening in 1,500 theaters, which might prevent it from reaching the top five over the weekend. Don’t Breathe will likely remain in first place over the weekend, but I think Morgan will be closer than most people expected it to be. This weekend last year there was not a single film to earn more than $10 million over the three-day weekend. I think Don’t Breathe will top that, while Morgan will be relatively close. This should give 2016 the advantage in the year-over-year competition. More...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. More...

Contest: Doing Hard Labor

August 25th, 2016

Morgan

Next weekend is Labor Day, which is historically one of the worst long weekends at the box office. There are two wide releases debuting, Morgan and The Light Between Oceans. While the latter will likely have better legs, Morgan should start faster and because of that, it is the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Morgan.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed full-season TV on DVD release, two previously reviewed movies, or three single-disc kids DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed full-season TV on DVD release, two previously reviewed movies, or three single-disc kids DVDs. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! Note: It is a long weekend, but we only use the three-day, Friday through Sunday box office for this contest. More...


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Synopsis

On a remote Australian island in the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife, Isabel, discover a boat washed ashore carrying a dead man and a two-month old baby. Rescuing the infant, they make the decision to raise her as their own but the consequences of their choice prove to be devastating.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,765,838 (38.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:56.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$20,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,500 opening theaters/1,500 max. theaters, 3.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $15,635,334

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon VOD (With Bonus Content), Amazon VOD (Theatrical Version)
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) by Walt Disney
International Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide), released as Hayat Işığım (Turkey)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Germany)
September 9th, 2016 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
September 22nd, 2016 (Wide), released as La Luz Entre Los Océanos (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 24th, 2017 by Dreamworks Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2387, 8/19/2015)
Running Time: 132 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Unexpected Families, Missing Child, Adopted Family, Australia, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, 1920s, 1910s, Romance, 1950s, Family Drama, Epilogue
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Heyday Films, Entertainment One, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media
Production Countries: Australia, India, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Labor Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 384 $6,168,840 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 177 $6,179,208 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 218 $7,998,287 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day) 48 $4,765,838 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 61 $6,168,840 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 42 $6,179,208 Sep 2, 2016 3
Labor Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $7,998,287 Sep 2, 2016 3

Leading Cast

Michael Fassbender    Tom Sherbourne
Alicia Vikander    Isabel Graysmark

Supporting Cast

Rachel Weisz    Hannah Roenfeldt
Bryan Brown    Septimus Potts
Jack Thompson    Ralph Addicott
Florence Clery    Lucy-Grace
Thomas Unger    Bluey Smart
Jane Menelaus    Violet Graysmark
Garry McDonald    Bill Graysmark
Anthony Hayes    Sergeant Vernon Knuckey
Benedict Hardie    Constable Harry Garstone
Emily Barclay    Gwen Potts
Stephen Ure    Neville Whittnish
Peter McCauley    Sergeant Spragg
Leon Ford    Frank Roennfeldt
Jonathan Wagstaff    Constable Bob Lynch
Gerald Bryan    Captain Percy Hasluck
Elizabeth Hawthorne    Mrs. Hasluck
Rosella Hart    Freda
Michael Wallace    Reverend Norkels
Peter Hayden    Dr. Sumpton
Gary Blackman    Bernie Gutcher
Carmel McGlone    Bertha Chipper
Jeffrey Thomas    Cyril Chipper
Edwin Lancashire    Piano Tuner
Dean Morganty    Drunken Soldier
Elsa May    Mrs. Mouchmore
Kerrie Waterworth    Fanny Darnley
John Bach    Mayor Jock Johnson
Marshall Napier    Mr. Coughlan
Hilary Norris    Matron
Miriam Noonan    Maisee McPhee
Caren Pistorius    Adult Lucy-Grace
Graham Warman    Town Photographer
George Vozar    Police Photographer
Georgie Gascoigne    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Imogen Wilmhurst    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Lucy Wilmhurst    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Emily Wilmhurst    Lucy-Grace 12 Months Old
Elliot Newbery    Lucy-Grace 3 Months Old
Evangeline Newbery    Lucy-Grace 3 Months Old
Christine Foote    Lucy-Grace Newborn

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Production and Technical Credits

Derek Cianfrance    Director
Derek Cianfrance    Screenwriter
M.L. Stedman    Story Creator
David Heyman    Producer
Jeffrey Clifford    Producer
Tom Karnowski    Executive Producer
Rosie Alison    Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll    Executive Producer
Jonathan King    Executive Producer
Adam Arkapaw    Director of Photography
Karen Murphy    Production Designer
Ron Patane    Editor
Jim Helton    Editor
Erin Benach    Costume Designer
Alexandre Desplat    Music Composed and Conducted by
Francine Maisler    Casting Director
Nikki Barrett    Casting Director
Tom Karnowski    Unit Production Manager
Sharon Miller    Unit Production Manager
Mariela Comitini    First Assistant Director
Holly Bario    Co-Producer
Steve McQuillan    Stunt Coordinator
Sophie Nash    Art Director
Rebecca Cohen    Set Decorator
Autumn Durald    Second Unit Director of Photography
Richard Flynn    Sound Mixer
Veronique Lawrence    Script Supervisor
Steve Ingram    Special Effects Coordinator
Liz McGregor    Costume Supervisor
Jaime Leigh McIntosh    Make-up and Hair Designer
Mike Marino    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Belindalee Hope    Production Manager
Jared Connon    Supervising Location Manager
Gavin Sanotti    Set Designer
Neil Kirkland    Set Designer
Sam Jaffe    First Assistant Editor
Jennifer Lane    Post-Production Supervisor
Tony Volante    Re-recording Mixer
Tony Volante    Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Giammaria    Dialogue Editor
Jacob Ribicoff    Sound Designer
Suzana Peric    Music Editor
Dominique Solrey Lemonnier    Score Producer
Joel Iwataki    Score Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Home Market Releases for January 24th, 2017

January 23rd, 2017

The Handmaiden

It’s not a particularly good week for top-notch releases. There are only three contenders for Pick of the Week, one of which doesn’t come out till next week. I was able to review Pinocchio a week early. The others are a classic from the 1970s, The Man Who Fell To Earth on Blu-ray Combo Pack, and an import from South Korea, The Handmaiden on DVD. Even though The Handmaiden is only coming out on DVD, it is still the best and is this week’s Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Breathe Blows Away the New Releases

September 7th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

The Labor Day long weekend wasn’t even close with Don’t Breathe earning more over three days than any other film earned over four. There were a couple of other major stories as Suicide Squad hit $300 million on Monday and Bad Moms hit $100 million on Saturday. Given the production budgets of those two films, the latter has a lot more reasons to celebrate. As for the new releases, the studios will just be hoping no one remembers them in a few weeks. The Light Between Oceans missed the top five, while Morgan missed the top ten. The overall box office fell 16% to $99 million over the three-day weekend and $127 million including Monday. This is 8.9% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew to $500 million at $7.98 billion to $7.48 billion. That’s a lead of 6.7%. It would take a real collapse for 2016 to lose at this rate. More...

Weekend Estimates: Don’t Breathe Wins Long, Slow Weekend

September 4th, 2016

Don’t Breathe

Don’t Breathe is pulling off an easy win at the box office this weekend, and will become in the process the first horror film to win two straight weekends since Ouija did so, with some help from Halloween, in 2014. With an estimated 3-day $15.7 million, Don’t Breathe is ahead of Suicide Squad, which will stay in the top two for a fifth straight weekend with $10 million or so. Its total stands at $297 million as of Sunday, and will pass $300 million tomorrow. The relative success of those two films prompts a question… where are the new releases? More...

Friday Estimates: New Releases are a Stain on the Box Office

September 3rd, 2016

No Manches Frida

Labor Day long weekend is rarely a great time at the box office, but I wasn’t prepared for this. Neither of the new releases reached the top five on the Friday box office chart, leaving Don’t Breathe the clear winner for the day with $4.18 million. This is down just 58% from its opening Friday, so it will easily top predictions. It looks like it will earn more over three days ($14 million) than we predicted it would earn over four ($13 million). More...

Thursday Night Previews: Throwing Shade on Light and Morgan

September 2nd, 2016

The Light Between Oceans

This will be the shortest Thursday Night Previews column I’ve ever written, as no numbers were released. That’s a really bad sign for The Light Between Oceans and especially Morgan. Horror / thrillers tend to do well in previews, certainly better than dramas do. Assuming the numbers are not just really late because of the holiday, which is a safe assumption, then the weekend box office could be tragic. I’ll keep an eye out for numbers and I’ll update this story if any show up. More...

Weekend Predictions: With Labor Day Comes the Fall

September 1st, 2016

Morgan

Summer officially ends this week with Labor Day long weekend. For a lot of families, this is the last long weekend before school starts. (For other families, school has already started.) There are two films opening wide-ish this weekend. I thought Morgan would open in 2,500 theaters, but it is only opening in 2,020. That will hurt its box office chances. The Light Between Oceans is only opening in 1,500 theaters, which might prevent it from reaching the top five over the weekend. Don’t Breathe will likely remain in first place over the weekend, but I think Morgan will be closer than most people expected it to be. This weekend last year there was not a single film to earn more than $10 million over the three-day weekend. I think Don’t Breathe will top that, while Morgan will be relatively close. This should give 2016 the advantage in the year-over-year competition. More...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. More...

Contest: Doing Hard Labor

August 25th, 2016

Morgan

Next weekend is Labor Day, which is historically one of the worst long weekends at the box office. There are two wide releases debuting, Morgan and The Light Between Oceans. While the latter will likely have better legs, Morgan should start faster and because of that, it is the target film in this week's Box Office Prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Morgan.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed full-season TV on DVD release, two previously reviewed movies, or three single-disc kids DVDs. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a Frankenprize consisting of a previously reviewed full-season TV on DVD release, two previously reviewed movies, or three single-disc kids DVDs. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win the final Frankenprize, as described above.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! Note: It is a long weekend, but we only use the three-day, Friday through Sunday box office for this contest. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 8 $4,765,838   1,500 $3,177   $4,765,838 1
Sep 9, 2016 13 $1,849,477 -61% 1,500 $1,233   $9,460,503 2
Sep 16, 2016 20 $785,939 -58% 1,133 $694   $11,186,715 3
Sep 23, 2016 25 $278,457 -65% 416 $669   $11,947,328 4
Sep 30, 2016 29 $121,952 -56% 176 $693   $12,249,417 5
Oct 7, 2016 46 $45,822 -62% 101 $454   $12,368,620 6
Oct 14, 2016 54 $29,168 -36% 61 $478   $12,434,693 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $39,515 +35% 100 $395   $12,489,775 8
Oct 28, 2016 58 $17,736 -55% 100 $177   $12,533,911 9

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 2, 2016 4 $1,403,706     1,500 $936   $1,403,706 1
Sep 3, 2016 6 $1,780,744 +27%   1,500 $1,187   $3,184,450 2
Sep 4, 2016 10 $1,581,388 -11%   1,500 $1,054   $4,765,838 3
Sep 5, 2016 6 $1,413,370 -11%   1,500 $942   $6,179,208 4
Sep 6, 2016 3 $608,432 -57%   1,500 $406   $6,787,640 5
Sep 7, 2016 3 $429,081 -29%   1,500 $286   $7,216,721 6
Sep 8, 2016 3 $394,305 -8%   1,500 $263   $7,611,026 7
Sep 9, 2016 12 $579,193 +47% -59% 1,500 $386   $8,190,219 8
Sep 10, 2016 14 $797,973 +38% -55% 1,500 $532   $8,988,192 9
Sep 11, 2016 14 $472,311 -41% -70% 1,500 $315   $9,460,503 10
Sep 12, 2016 10 $191,768 -59% -86% 1,500 $128   $9,652,271 11
Sep 13, 2016 6 $311,606 +62% -49% 1,500 $208   $9,963,877 12
Sep 14, 2016 7 $233,682 -25% -46% 1,500 $156   $10,197,559 13
Sep 15, 2016 7 $203,217 -13% -48% 1,500 $135   $10,400,776 14
Sep 16, 2016 - $237,922 +17% -59% 1,133 $210   $10,638,698 15
Sep 17, 2016 - $335,581 +41% -58% 1,133 $296   $10,974,279 16
Sep 18, 2016 - $212,436 -37% -55% 1,133 $187   $11,186,715 17
Sep 19, 2016 15 $103,109 -51% -46% 1,133 $91   $11,289,824 18
Sep 20, 2016 12 $157,654 +53% -49% 1,133 $139   $11,447,478 19
Sep 21, 2016 12 $115,574 -27% -51% 1,133 $102   $11,563,052 20
Sep 22, 2016 11 $105,819 -8% -48% 1,133 $93   $11,668,871 21
Sep 23, 2016 - $86,718 -18% -64% 416 $208   $11,755,589 22
Sep 24, 2016 - $118,029 +36% -65% 416 $284   $11,873,618 23
Sep 25, 2016 - $73,710 -38% -65% 416 $177   $11,947,328 24
Sep 26, 2016 - $32,289 -56% -69% 416 $78   $11,979,617 25
Sep 27, 2016 - $58,406 +81% -63% 416 $140   $12,038,023 26
Sep 28, 2016 - $47,381 -19% -59% 416 $114   $12,085,404 27
Sep 29, 2016 15 $42,061 -11% -60% 416 $101   $12,127,465 28
Sep 30, 2016 - $35,613 -15% -59% 176 $202   $12,163,078 29
Oct 1, 2016 - $54,186 +52% -54% 176 $308   $12,217,264 30
Oct 2, 2016 - $32,153 -41% -56% 176 $183   $12,249,417 31
Oct 3, 2016 - $16,800 -48% -48% 176 $95   $12,266,217 32
Oct 4, 2016 - $23,005 +37% -61% 176 $131   $12,289,222 33
Oct 5, 2016 - $16,969 -26% -64% 176 $96   $12,306,191 34
Oct 6, 2016 - $16,607 -2% -61% 176 $94   $12,322,798 35
Oct 7, 2016 - $13,454 -19% -62% 101 $133   $12,336,252 36
Oct 8, 2016 - $20,267 +51% -63% 101 $201   $12,356,519 37
Oct 9, 2016 - $12,101 -40% -62% 101 $120   $12,368,620 38
Oct 10, 2016 - $9,468 -22% -44% 101 $94   $12,378,088 39
Oct 11, 2016 - $8,575 -9% -63% 101 $85   $12,386,663 40
Oct 12, 2016 - $9,457 +10% -44% 101 $94   $12,396,120 41
Oct 13, 2016 - $9,404 -1% -43% 101 $93   $12,405,524 42
Oct 14, 2016 - $9,124 -3% -32% 61 $150   $12,414,648 43
Oct 15, 2016 - $12,391 +36% -39% 61 $203   $12,427,039 44
Oct 16, 2016 - $7,653 -38% -37% 61 $125   $12,434,693 45
Oct 17, 2016 - $3,160 -59% -67% 61 $52   $12,437,853 46
Oct 18, 2016 - $4,346 +38% -49% 61 $71   $12,442,199 47
Oct 19, 2016 - $3,998 -8% -58% 61 $66   $12,446,197 48
Oct 20, 2016 - $4,063 +2% -57% 61 $67   $12,450,260 49
Oct 21, 2016 - $12,272 +202% +35% 100 $123   $12,462,532 50
Oct 22, 2016 - $16,293 +33% +31% 100 $163   $12,478,825 51
Oct 23, 2016 - $10,950 -33% +43% 100 $110   $12,489,775 52
Oct 24, 2016 - $5,214 -52% +65% 100 $52   $12,494,989 53
Oct 25, 2016 - $7,978 +53% +84% 100 $80   $12,502,967 54
Oct 26, 2016 - $6,247 -22% +56% 100 $62   $12,509,214 55
Oct 27, 2016 - $6,961 +11% +71% 100 $70   $12,516,175 56
Oct 28, 2016 - $5,038 -28% -59% 100 $50   $12,521,213 57
Oct 29, 2016 - $7,536 +50% -54% 100 $75   $12,528,749 58
Oct 30, 2016 - $5,162 -32% -53% 100 $52   $12,533,911 59
Oct 31, 2016 - $2,761 -47% -47% 100 $28   $12,536,672 60
Nov 1, 2016 - $3,422 +24% -57% 100 $34   $12,540,094 61
Nov 2, 2016 - $2,778 -19% -56% 100 $28   $12,542,872 62
Nov 3, 2016 - $3,107 +12% -55% 100 $31   $12,545,979 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2016 6 $7,611,026   1,500 $5,074   $7,611,026 1
Sep 9, 2016 12 $2,789,750 -63% 1,500 $1,860   $10,400,776 2
Sep 16, 2016 19 $1,268,095 -55% 1,133 $1,119   $11,668,871 3
Sep 23, 2016 22 $458,594 -64% 416 $1,102   $12,127,465 4
Sep 30, 2016 28 $195,333 -57% 176 $1,110   $12,322,798 5
Oct 7, 2016 44 $82,726 -58% 101 $819   $12,405,524 6
Oct 14, 2016 56 $44,736 -46% 61 $733   $12,450,260 7
Oct 21, 2016 53 $65,915 +47% 100 $659   $12,516,175 8
Oct 28, 2016 55 $29,804 -55% 100 $298   $12,545,979 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 9/9/2016 $16,237 21 21 25 $22,691 11/30/2018
Australia 11/4/2016 $502,844 144 160 1,072 $2,430,205 1/19/2017
Brazil 11/4/2016 $127,499 94 94 149 $273,674 11/16/2018
France 10/7/2016 $274,342 0 0 0 $575,817 8/17/2018
Germany 9/9/2016 $117,667 0 0 0 $427,045 8/19/2018
Italy 3/8/2017 $245,012 0 0 0 $448,976 10/22/2018
Japan 5/26/2017 $0 0 0 0 $580,929 7/4/2018
Lithuania 11/18/2016 $19,622 79 79 128 $49,431 1/10/2017
Mexico 9/22/2016 $212,302 0 0 0 $524,293 9/8/2018
Netherlands 11/10/2016 $48,165 28 29 167 $296,903 10/25/2018
New Zealand 11/4/2016 $69,074 39 68 375 $392,058 1/9/2017
Poland 11/18/2016 $88,491 0 0 0 $322,251 12/31/2018
Portugal 12/30/2016 $30,683 33 38 95 $103,405 2/2/2017
Russia (CIS) 9/9/2016 $83,769 270 270 360 $180,169 12/31/2018
South Korea 3/2/2017 $0 0 275 458 $566,273 5/24/2017
Spain 1/20/2017 $78,372 124 124 207 $135,831 2/10/2017
Turkey 9/2/2016 $18,923 32 32 59 $50,224 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 11/4/2016 $920,112 438 438 1,127 $2,355,578 9/17/2018
 
International Total$9,735,753 2/26/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Jan 29, 20171718,334 18,334$329,829$329,8291

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