The Salt of the Earth (2014)

The Salt of the Earth poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,343,349Details
International Box Office $13,199,926Details
Worldwide Box Office $14,543,275
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $214,953 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $214,953
Further financial details...

Synopsis

For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever- changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project, which is a tribute to the planet’s beauty. Sebastião Salgado’s life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by Wim Wenders, himself a photographer.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$44,936 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:13.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/80 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,717,825

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,479 $1,343,349
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,266 $13,199,926
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,420 $14,543,275
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,408 $1,343,349

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 27th, 2015 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: October 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Italy)
October 30th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
March 12th, 2015 (Wide), released as Salt of the Earth (New Zealand)
March 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Brazil)
March 27th, 2015 (Wide), released as Солта на земята (Bulgaria)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 14th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving disturbing images of violence and human suffering, and for nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2340, 9/17/2014)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Buena Vista Social Club
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Keywords: Biography, Photography, Travelogue
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Amazonas Images, Solares delle arti, La Region-Ile-de-France, Les Amis de la Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
Production Countries: Brazil, France, Italy
Languages: English, French, Portuguese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 27, 2015 43 $44,936   4 $11,234   $44,936 1
Apr 3, 2015 38 $65,297 +45% 18 $3,628   $137,496 2
Apr 10, 2015 33 $82,409 +26% 27 $3,052   $259,635 3
Apr 24, 2015 33 $97,100   47 $2,066   $522,900 5
May 1, 2015 27 $85,959 -11% 80 $1,074   $682,019 6
May 8, 2015 34 $86,581 +1% 80 $1,082   $828,694 7
May 15, 2015 34 $67,585 -22% 64 $1,056   $967,279 8
May 22, 2015 44 $47,116 -30% 46 $1,024   $1,059,804 9
May 29, 2015 40 $38,000 -19% 36 $1,056   $1,142,000 10
Jun 5, 2015 39 $28,493 -25% 28 $1,018   $1,202,882 11
Jun 12, 2015 50 $19,403 -32% 25 $776   $1,247,829 12
Jun 19, 2015 42 $22,145 +14% 10 $2,215   $1,288,810 13
Jun 26, 2015 40 $28,161 +27% 14 $2,012   $1,316,971 14
Jul 3, 2015 63 $4,616 -84% 5 $923   $1,321,587 15
Jul 10, 2015 70 $4,467 -3% 8 $558   $1,332,425 16
Jul 17, 2015 89 $864 -81% 6 $144   $1,338,853 17
Jul 24, 2015 85 $2,040 +136% 5 $408   $1,341,293 18
Jul 31, 2015 92 $361 -82% 1 $361   $1,342,568 19
Aug 7, 2015 91 $571 +58% 1 $571   $1,343,349 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 20, 2015 68 $12,099   1 $12,099   $12,099 1
Mar 27, 2015 45 $60,101 +397% 4 $15,025   $72,200 2
Apr 3, 2015 39 $105,026 +75% 18 $5,835   $177,226 3
Apr 10, 2015 32 $115,689 +10% 27 $4,285   $292,915 4
Apr 17, 2015 30 $132,891 +15% 40 $3,322   $425,806 5
Apr 24, 2015 29 $170,254 +28% 47 $3,622   $596,060 6
May 1, 2015 26 $145,940 -14% 80 $1,824   $742,000 7
May 8, 2015 31 $157,000 +8% 80 $1,963   $899,000 8
May 15, 2015 31 $113,688 -28% 47 $2,419   $1,014,000 9
Jul 3, 2015 63 $10,987   5 $2,197   $1,327,958 15
Jul 10, 2015 65 $10,031 -9% 8 $1,254   $1,337,989 16
Jul 17, 2015 97 $1,264 -87% 6 $211   $1,339,253 17
Jul 24, 2015 94 $2,954 +134% 5 $591   $1,342,207 18
Jul 31, 2015 105 $571 -81% 1 $571   $1,342,778 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/27/2015 $14,904 13 13 39 $56,628 11/24/2018
Australia 4/9/2015 $9,602 2 3 22 $76,858 6/15/2015
Brazil 3/26/2015 $61,517 36 36 179 $408,420 11/9/2018
Bulgaria 3/27/2015 $0 0 0 0 $35,299 8/16/2019
Colombia 9/24/2015 $2,202 17 17 20 $4,892 12/30/2018
Germany 10/30/2014 $0 0 9 29 $515,488 10/20/2015
Italy 10/23/2014 $0 0 1 2 $1,227,486 10/20/2015
Mexico 5/1/2015 $52,530 0 0 0 $245,775 8/30/2018
New Zealand 3/12/2015 $0 0 23 49 $158,698 6/9/2015
Russia (CIS) 10/16/2015 $589 1 116 126 $62,990 11/20/2018
Taiwan 5/22/2015 $14,469 5 5 27 $106,626 11/4/2018
Turkey 5/1/2015 $1,594 6 6 12 $8,322 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 7/17/2015 $86,925 26 37 131 $456,752 9/30/2015
 
Rest of World $9,835,692
 
International Total$13,199,926 8/16/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Sebastiao Salgado    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wim Wenders    Director
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado    Director
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado    Screenwriter
Wim Wenders    Screenwriter
David Rosier    Screenwriter
Hugo Barbier    Cinematographer
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado    Cinematographer
Regis Muller    Sound Mixer
Maxine Goedicke    Editor
Rob Myers    Editor
Laurent Petitgand    Composer
Wim Wenders    Executive Producer
David Rosier    Producer
David Rosier    Production Manager

Home Market Releases for July 14th, 2015

July 13th, 2015

Clouds of Sils Maria

It is both a good and a bad week on the home market. The biggest new release is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. That's bad. However, there are also a trio of limited releases coming out this week that are easily contenders for Pick of the Week: Clouds of Sils Maria, Ex Machina, and It Follows. It is really a coin-toss between those three, but in the end, I went with Clouds of Sils Maria - Buy from Amazon: DVD. More...

Per Theater Chart: In the Name of the Per Theater Chart

May 27th, 2015

When Marnie Was There

In the Name of my Daughter rose to the first place on the per theater chart with an average of $20,069 in four theaters. I'll See You in My Dreams saw its theater count expand to 26 while its average was mostly flat down to $14,593. The best new release was When Marnie Was There, which earned an average of $13,695 in two theaters. This is great for an animated film in limited release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Young and Healthy

April 1st, 2015

While We're Young poster

While We're Young has set a new record for 2015 earning the best per theater average for a film that opened in 2015 with an average of $56,922 in four theaters. The most negative thing you can say about this result was that it wasn't that unexpected, as several Noah Baumbach films have earned similar opening weekend per theaters averages. Up next was the first of two wide releases in the $10,000 club, Home, with an average of $14,053. The Salt of the Earth earned an average of $11,234 in four theaters. This is excellent for a documentary. The final film in the $10,000 club was the second wide release on this week's list, Get Hard, which pulled in an average of $10,647. More...


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Synopsis

For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever- changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project, which is a tribute to the planet’s beauty. Sebastião Salgado’s life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last travels, and by Wim Wenders, himself a photographer.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$44,936 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:13.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/80 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,717,825

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,479 $1,343,349
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,266 $13,199,926
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,420 $14,543,275
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,408 $1,343,349

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play, Google Play, Google Play, Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 27th, 2015 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: October 23rd, 2014 (Wide) (Italy)
October 30th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
March 12th, 2015 (Wide), released as Salt of the Earth (New Zealand)
March 26th, 2015 (Wide) (Brazil)
March 27th, 2015 (Wide), released as Солта на земята (Bulgaria)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 14th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material involving disturbing images of violence and human suffering, and for nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2340, 9/17/2014)
Running Time: 109 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Buena Vista Social Club
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Biography, Photography, Travelogue
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Amazonas Images, Solares delle arti, La Region-Ile-de-France, Les Amis de la Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
Production Countries: Brazil, France, Italy
Languages: English, French, Portuguese

Documentary Subject(s)

Sebastiao Salgado    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Wim Wenders    Director
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado    Director
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado    Screenwriter
Wim Wenders    Screenwriter
David Rosier    Screenwriter
Hugo Barbier    Cinematographer
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado    Cinematographer
Regis Muller    Sound Mixer
Maxine Goedicke    Editor
Rob Myers    Editor
Laurent Petitgand    Composer
Wim Wenders    Executive Producer
David Rosier    Producer
David Rosier    Production Manager

Home Market Releases for July 14th, 2015

July 13th, 2015

Clouds of Sils Maria

It is both a good and a bad week on the home market. The biggest new release is Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. That's bad. However, there are also a trio of limited releases coming out this week that are easily contenders for Pick of the Week: Clouds of Sils Maria, Ex Machina, and It Follows. It is really a coin-toss between those three, but in the end, I went with Clouds of Sils Maria - Buy from Amazon: DVD. More...

Per Theater Chart: In the Name of the Per Theater Chart

May 27th, 2015

When Marnie Was There

In the Name of my Daughter rose to the first place on the per theater chart with an average of $20,069 in four theaters. I'll See You in My Dreams saw its theater count expand to 26 while its average was mostly flat down to $14,593. The best new release was When Marnie Was There, which earned an average of $13,695 in two theaters. This is great for an animated film in limited release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Young and Healthy

April 1st, 2015

While We're Young poster

While We're Young has set a new record for 2015 earning the best per theater average for a film that opened in 2015 with an average of $56,922 in four theaters. The most negative thing you can say about this result was that it wasn't that unexpected, as several Noah Baumbach films have earned similar opening weekend per theaters averages. Up next was the first of two wide releases in the $10,000 club, Home, with an average of $14,053. The Salt of the Earth earned an average of $11,234 in four theaters. This is excellent for a documentary. The final film in the $10,000 club was the second wide release on this week's list, Get Hard, which pulled in an average of $10,647. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 27, 2015 43 $44,936   4 $11,234   $44,936 1
Apr 3, 2015 38 $65,297 +45% 18 $3,628   $137,496 2
Apr 10, 2015 33 $82,409 +26% 27 $3,052   $259,635 3
Apr 24, 2015 33 $97,100   47 $2,066   $522,900 5
May 1, 2015 27 $85,959 -11% 80 $1,074   $682,019 6
May 8, 2015 34 $86,581 +1% 80 $1,082   $828,694 7
May 15, 2015 34 $67,585 -22% 64 $1,056   $967,279 8
May 22, 2015 44 $47,116 -30% 46 $1,024   $1,059,804 9
May 29, 2015 40 $38,000 -19% 36 $1,056   $1,142,000 10
Jun 5, 2015 39 $28,493 -25% 28 $1,018   $1,202,882 11
Jun 12, 2015 50 $19,403 -32% 25 $776   $1,247,829 12
Jun 19, 2015 42 $22,145 +14% 10 $2,215   $1,288,810 13
Jun 26, 2015 40 $28,161 +27% 14 $2,012   $1,316,971 14
Jul 3, 2015 63 $4,616 -84% 5 $923   $1,321,587 15
Jul 10, 2015 70 $4,467 -3% 8 $558   $1,332,425 16
Jul 17, 2015 89 $864 -81% 6 $144   $1,338,853 17
Jul 24, 2015 85 $2,040 +136% 5 $408   $1,341,293 18
Jul 31, 2015 92 $361 -82% 1 $361   $1,342,568 19
Aug 7, 2015 91 $571 +58% 1 $571   $1,343,349 20

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 20, 2015 68 $12,099   1 $12,099   $12,099 1
Mar 27, 2015 45 $60,101 +397% 4 $15,025   $72,200 2
Apr 3, 2015 39 $105,026 +75% 18 $5,835   $177,226 3
Apr 10, 2015 32 $115,689 +10% 27 $4,285   $292,915 4
Apr 17, 2015 30 $132,891 +15% 40 $3,322   $425,806 5
Apr 24, 2015 29 $170,254 +28% 47 $3,622   $596,060 6
May 1, 2015 26 $145,940 -14% 80 $1,824   $742,000 7
May 8, 2015 31 $157,000 +8% 80 $1,963   $899,000 8
May 15, 2015 31 $113,688 -28% 47 $2,419   $1,014,000 9
Jul 3, 2015 63 $10,987   5 $2,197   $1,327,958 15
Jul 10, 2015 65 $10,031 -9% 8 $1,254   $1,337,989 16
Jul 17, 2015 97 $1,264 -87% 6 $211   $1,339,253 17
Jul 24, 2015 94 $2,954 +134% 5 $591   $1,342,207 18
Jul 31, 2015 105 $571 -81% 1 $571   $1,342,778 19

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/27/2015 $14,904 13 13 39 $56,628 11/24/2018
Australia 4/9/2015 $9,602 2 3 22 $76,858 6/15/2015
Brazil 3/26/2015 $61,517 36 36 179 $408,420 11/9/2018
Bulgaria 3/27/2015 $0 0 0 0 $35,299 8/16/2019
Colombia 9/24/2015 $2,202 17 17 20 $4,892 12/30/2018
Germany 10/30/2014 $0 0 9 29 $515,488 10/20/2015
Italy 10/23/2014 $0 0 1 2 $1,227,486 10/20/2015
Mexico 5/1/2015 $52,530 0 0 0 $245,775 8/30/2018
New Zealand 3/12/2015 $0 0 23 49 $158,698 6/9/2015
Russia (CIS) 10/16/2015 $589 1 116 126 $62,990 11/20/2018
Taiwan 5/22/2015 $14,469 5 5 27 $106,626 11/4/2018
Turkey 5/1/2015 $1,594 6 6 12 $8,322 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 7/17/2015 $86,925 26 37 131 $456,752 9/30/2015
 
Rest of World $9,835,692
 
International Total$13,199,926 8/16/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.