Stories We Tell (2012)

Stories We Tell poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,602,160Details
International Box Office $1,441,557Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,043,717
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Sarah Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, present-day recollections shift into nostalgia-tinged glimpses of their mother, who departed too soon, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. Polley unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving.

Metrics

Legs:11.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,131,206

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,243 $1,602,160
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,690 $1,441,557
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,539 $3,043,717

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 12th, 2012 (Limited) by Mongrel Media (Canada)
May 10th, 2013 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
International Releases: October 12th, 2012 (Limited) (Canada)
March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Norway)
November 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Portugal)
February 25th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: September 3rd, 2013 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements involving sexuality, brief strong language and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2256, 1/23/2013)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Women Talking
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Keywords: Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Faulty Memory, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Infidelity
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: National Film Board of Canada
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2012 Theater Average 82 $13,527 May 10, 2013 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 74 $4,167   4 $1,042   $212,653 1
Dec 7, 2012 93 $1,529   2 $765   $227,874 1
Dec 14, 2012 87 $1,525 n/c 3 $508   $232,856 2
Jan 4, 2013 86 $598   1 $598   $241,629 1
Jan 11, 2013 67 $4,582 +666% 2 $2,291   $250,535 2
Jan 18, 2013 67 $638 -86% 1 $638   $263,436 3
Jan 25, 2013 76 $1,168 +83% 1 $1,168   $276,692 4
Feb 1, 2013 80 $1,720 +47% 2 $860   $283,612 5
Feb 8, 2013 83 $706 -59% 2 $353   $316,222 6
Feb 15, 2013 86 $862 +22% 1 $862   $331,414 7
Feb 22, 2013 88 $360 -58% 1 $360   $336,750 8
Mar 1, 2013 83 $2,684 +646% 2 $1,342   $340,236 9
Mar 8, 2013 98 $466 -83% 1 $466   $343,564 10
Mar 15, 2013 97 $266 -43% 1 $266   $349,462 11
Mar 22, 2013 112 $310 +17% 2 $155   $353,510 12
Mar 29, 2013 119 $200 -35% 1 $200   $356,880 13
Apr 5, 2013 115 $187 -7% 1 $187   $361,385 14
May 10, 2013 52 $27,053   2 $13,527   $388,438 1
May 17, 2013 26 $131,589 +386% 23 $5,721   $536,488 2
May 24, 2013 28 $128,458 -2% 26 $4,941   $722,854 3
May 31, 2013 22 $114,445 -11% 39 $2,934   $901,424 4
Jun 7, 2013 26 $142,256 +24% 70 $2,032   $1,091,659 5
Jun 14, 2013 30 $83,354 -41% 63 $1,323   $1,244,157 6
Jun 21, 2013 38 $42,308 -49% 33 $1,282   $1,331,453 7
Jun 28, 2013 48 $27,770 -34% 23 $1,207   $1,384,911 8
Jul 5, 2013 33 $34,220 +23% 27 $1,267   $1,439,258 9
Jul 12, 2013 39 $24,800 -28% 28 $886   $1,464,058 10
Jul 19, 2013 55 $21,198 -15% 22 $964   $1,516,405 11
Jul 26, 2013 61 $4,714 -78% 14 $337   $1,538,958 12
Aug 2, 2013 56 $13,029 +176% 17 $766   $1,555,449 13
Aug 9, 2013 73 $6,088 -53% 10 $609   $1,569,742 14
Aug 16, 2013 94 $1,730 -72% 8 $216   $1,576,715 15
Aug 23, 2013 76 $3,482 +101% 6 $580   $1,583,033 16
Aug 30, 2013 91 $946 -73% 4 $237   $1,585,836 17
Sep 6, 2013 85 $5,271 +457% 9 $586   $1,591,107 18
Sep 13, 2013 104 $296 -94% 4 $74   $1,595,841 19
Sep 20, 2013 101 $984 +232% 5 $197   $1,597,010 20
Sep 27, 2013 102 $447 -55% 4 $112   $1,598,114 21
Oct 4, 2013 105 $811 +81% 2 $406   $1,599,038 22
Jan 17, 2014 60 $2,015   1 $2,015   $1,602,160 37

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 10, 2013 - $5,378     2 $2,689   $366,763 1
May 11, 2013 - $14,638 +172%   2 $7,319   $381,401 2
May 12, 2013 - $7,037 -52%   2 $3,519   $388,438 3
May 13, 2013 - $3,910 -44%   2 $1,955   $392,348 4
May 14, 2013 - $3,976 +2%   2 $1,988   $396,324 5
May 15, 2013 - $4,664 +17%   2 $2,332   $400,988 6
May 16, 2013 - $3,911 -16%   2 $1,956   $404,899 7
May 17, 2013 - $31,562 +707% +487% 23 $1,372   $436,461 8
May 18, 2013 - $60,468 +92% +313% 23 $2,629   $496,929 9
May 19, 2013 - $39,559 -35% +462% 23 $1,720   $536,488 10
May 20, 2013 - $13,363 -66% +242% 23 $581   $549,851 11
May 21, 2013 - $13,889 +4% +249% 23 $604   $563,740 12
May 22, 2013 - $14,026 +1% +201% 23 $610   $577,766 13
May 23, 2013 - $13,156 -6% +236% 23 $572   $590,922 14
May 24, 2013 - $31,792 +142% +1% 26 $1,223   $626,188 15
May 25, 2013 - $56,664 +78% -6% 26 $2,179   $682,852 16
May 26, 2013 - $40,002 -29% +1% 26 $1,539   $722,854 17
May 27, 2013 - $30,570 -24% +129% 26 $1,176   $753,424 18
May 30, 2013 - $11,566   -12% 26 $445   $786,979 21
May 31, 2013 - $29,879 +158% -6% 39 $766   $816,858 22
Jun 1, 2013 - $52,504 +76% -7% 39 $1,346   $869,362 23
Jun 2, 2013 - $32,062 -39% -20% 39 $822   $901,424 24
Jun 3, 2013 - $11,768 -63% -62% 39 $302   $913,192 25
Jun 4, 2013 - $11,595 -1%   39 $297   $924,787 26
Jun 5, 2013 - $12,042 +4%   39 $309   $936,829 27
Jun 6, 2013 - $12,574 +4% +9% 39 $322   $949,403 28
Jun 7, 2013 - $40,284 +220% +35% 70 $575   $989,687 29
Jun 8, 2013 - $64,982 +61% +24% 70 $928   $1,054,669 30
Jun 9, 2013 - $36,990 -43% +15% 70 $528   $1,091,659 31
Jun 10, 2013 - $16,565 -55% +41% 70 $237   $1,108,224 32
Jun 11, 2013 - $16,972 +2% +46% 70 $242   $1,125,196 33
Jun 12, 2013 - $18,438 +9% +53% 70 $263   $1,143,634 34
Jun 13, 2013 - $17,168 -7% +37% 70 $245   $1,160,803 35
Jun 14, 2013 - $22,259 +30% -45% 63 $353   $1,183,062 36
Jun 15, 2013 - $36,600 +64% -44% 63 $581   $1,219,662 37
Jun 16, 2013 - $24,495 -33% -34% 63 $389   $1,244,157 38
Jun 17, 2013 - $9,780 -60% -41% 63 $155   $1,253,937 39
Jun 18, 2013 - $11,239 +15% -34% 63 $178   $1,265,176 40
Jun 19, 2013 - $12,121 +8% -34% 63 $192   $1,277,297 41
Jun 20, 2013 - $11,848 -2% -31% 63 $188   $1,289,145 42
Jun 21, 2013 - $10,373 -12% -53% 33 $314   $1,299,518 43
Jun 22, 2013 - $18,133 +75% -50% 33 $549   $1,317,651 44
Jun 23, 2013 - $13,802 -24% -44% 33 $418   $1,331,453 45
Jun 24, 2013 - $5,423 -61% -45% 33 $164   $1,336,876 46
Jun 25, 2013 - $5,882 +8% -48% 33 $178   $1,342,758 47
Jun 26, 2013 - $6,509 +11% -46% 33 $197   $1,349,267 48
Jun 27, 2013 - $7,874 +21% -34% 33 $239   $1,357,141 49
Jun 28, 2013 - $7,042 -11% -32% 23 $306   $1,364,183 50
Jun 29, 2013 - $11,948 +70% -34% 23 $519   $1,376,131 51
Jun 30, 2013 - $8,780 -27% -36% 23 $382   $1,384,911 52
Jul 1, 2013 - $3,749 -57% -31% 23 $163   $1,388,660 53
Jul 2, 2013 - $3,929 +5% -33% 23 $171   $1,392,589 54
Jul 3, 2013 - $4,938 +26% -24% 23 $215   $1,397,527 55
Jul 4, 2013 - $7,511 +52% -5% 23 $327   $1,405,038 56
Jul 5, 2013 - $9,603 +28% +36% 27 $356   $1,414,641 57
Jul 6, 2013 - $13,741 +43% +15% 27 $509   $1,428,382 58
Jul 7, 2013 - $10,876 -21% +24% 27 $403   $1,439,258 59
Jul 8, 2013 - $3,567 -67% -5% 27 $132   $1,442,825 60
Jul 9, 2013 - $4,905 +38% +25% 27 $182   $1,447,730 61
Jul 10, 2013 - $4,824 -2% -2% 27 $179   $1,452,554 62
Jul 11, 2013 - $4,806 n/c -36% 27 $178   $1,457,360 63
Jul 15, 2013 - $2,274   -36% 28 $81   $1,486,348 67
Jul 16, 2013 - $2,556 +12% -48% 28 $91   $1,488,904 68
Jul 17, 2013 - $3,023 +18% -37% 28 $108   $1,491,927 69
Jul 18, 2013 - $3,280 +9% -32% 28 $117   $1,495,207 70
Jul 19, 2013 - $6,678 +104%   22 $304   $1,501,885 71
Jul 20, 2013 - $7,861 +18%   22 $357   $1,509,746 72
Jul 21, 2013 - $6,659 -15%   22 $303   $1,516,405 73
Jul 22, 2013 - $4,084 -39% +80% 22 $186   $1,520,489 74
Jul 23, 2013 - $5,378 +32% +110% 22 $244   $1,525,867 75
Jul 24, 2013 - $4,536 -16% +50% 22 $206   $1,530,403 76
Jul 25, 2013 - $3,841 -15% +17% 22 $175   $1,534,244 77
Jul 26, 2013 - $1,475 -62% -78% 14 $105   $1,535,719 78
Jul 27, 2013 - $1,383 -6% -82% 14 $99   $1,537,102 79
Jul 28, 2013 - $1,856 +34% -72% 14 $133   $1,538,958 80
Jul 29, 2013 - $862 -54% -79% 14 $62   $1,539,820 81
Jul 30, 2013 - $984 +14% -82% 14 $70   $1,540,804 82
Jul 31, 2013 - $751 -24% -83% 14 $54   $1,541,555 83
Aug 1, 2013 - $865 +15% -77% 14 $62   $1,542,420 84
Aug 2, 2013 - $3,169 +266% +115% 17 $186   $1,545,589 85
Aug 3, 2013 - $6,081 +92% +340% 17 $358   $1,551,670 86
Aug 4, 2013 - $3,779 -38% +104% 17 $222   $1,555,449 87
Aug 5, 2013 - $1,738 -54% +102% 17 $102   $1,557,187 88
Aug 6, 2013 - $1,872 +8% +90% 17 $110   $1,559,059 89
Aug 7, 2013 - $2,514 +34% +235% 17 $148   $1,561,573 90
Aug 8, 2013 - $2,081 -17% +141% 17 $122   $1,563,654 91
Aug 9, 2013 - $2,074 n/c -35% 10 $207   $1,565,728 92
Aug 10, 2013 - $2,441 +18% -60% 10 $244   $1,568,169 93
Aug 11, 2013 - $1,573 -36% -58% 10 $157   $1,569,742 94
Aug 16, 2013 - $497   -76% 8 $62   $1,575,482 99
Aug 17, 2013 - $674 +36% -72% 8 $84   $1,576,156 100
Aug 18, 2013 - $559 -17% -64% 8 $70   $1,576,715 101
Aug 19, 2013 - $1,155 +107%   8 $144   $1,577,870 102
Aug 20, 2013 - $763 -34%   8 $95   $1,578,633 103
Aug 21, 2013 - $617 -19%   8 $77   $1,579,250 104
Aug 22, 2013 - $301 -51%   8 $38   $1,579,551 105
Aug 23, 2013 - $809 +169% +63% 6 $135   $1,580,360 106
Aug 24, 2013 - $1,604 +98% +138% 6 $267   $1,581,964 107
Aug 25, 2013 - $1,069 -33% +91% 6 $178   $1,583,033 108
Aug 26, 2013 - $632 -41% -45% 6 $105   $1,583,665 109
Aug 27, 2013 - $444 -30% -42% 6 $74   $1,584,109 110
Aug 28, 2013 - $334 -25% -46% 6 $56   $1,584,443 111
Aug 29, 2013 - $447 +34% +49% 6 $75   $1,584,890 112
Aug 30, 2013 - $268 -40% -67% 4 $67   $1,585,158 113
Aug 31, 2013 - $399 +49% -75% 4 $100   $1,585,557 114
Sep 1, 2013 - $279 -30% -74% 4 $70   $1,585,836 115
Sep 6, 2013 - $1,205   +350% 9 $134   $1,587,041 120
Sep 7, 2013 - $2,234 +85% +460% 9 $248   $1,589,275 121
Sep 8, 2013 - $1,832 -18% +557% 9 $204   $1,591,107 122
Sep 9, 2013 - $942 -49%   9 $105   $1,592,049 123
Sep 10, 2013 - $1,158 +23%   9 $129   $1,593,207 124
Sep 11, 2013 - $840 -27%   9 $93   $1,594,047 125
Sep 12, 2013 - $1,498 +78%   9 $166   $1,595,545 126
Sep 13, 2013 - $63 -96% -95% 4 $16   $1,595,608 127
Sep 14, 2013 - $48 -24% -98% 4 $12   $1,595,656 128
Sep 15, 2013 - $185 +285% -90% 4 $46   $1,595,841 129
Sep 16, 2013 - $35 -81% -96% 4 $9   $1,595,876 130
Sep 17, 2013 - $52 +49% -96% 4 $13   $1,595,928 131
Sep 18, 2013 - $51 -2% -94% 4 $13   $1,595,979 132
Sep 19, 2013 - $47 -8% -97% 4 $12   $1,596,026 133
Sep 20, 2013 - $198 +321% +214% 5 $40   $1,596,224 134
Sep 21, 2013 - $711 +259% +1,381% 5 $142   $1,596,935 135
Sep 22, 2013 - $75 -89% -59% 5 $15   $1,597,010 136
Sep 23, 2013 - $56 -25% +60% 5 $11   $1,597,066 137
Sep 24, 2013 - $270 +382% +419% 5 $54   $1,597,336 138
Sep 25, 2013 - $286 +6% +461% 5 $57   $1,597,622 139
Sep 26, 2013 - $45 -84% -4% 5 $9   $1,597,667 140
Sep 27, 2013 - $130 +189% -34% 4 $33   $1,597,797 141
Sep 28, 2013 - $185 +42% -74% 4 $46   $1,597,982 142
Sep 29, 2013 - $132 -29% +76% 4 $33   $1,598,114 143
Sep 30, 2013 - $35 -73% -38% 4 $9   $1,598,149 144
Oct 2, 2013 - $33   -88% 4 $8   $1,598,182 146
Oct 3, 2013 - $45 +36% n/c 4 $11   $1,598,227 147
Oct 4, 2013 - $292 +549% +125% 2 $146   $1,598,519 148
Oct 5, 2013 - $317 +9% +71% 2 $159   $1,598,836 149
Oct 6, 2013 - $202 -36% +53% 2 $101   $1,599,038 150
Oct 7, 2013 - $306 +51% +774% 2 $153   $1,599,344 151
Oct 8, 2013 - $198 -35%   2 $99   $1,599,542 152
Oct 9, 2013 - $371 +87% +1,024% 2 $186   $1,599,913 153
Oct 10, 2013 - $232 -37% +416% 2 $116   $1,600,145 154

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 68 $11,318   4 $2,830   $219,804 2
Nov 30, 2012 77 $6,541 -42% 3 $2,180   $226,345 1
Dec 7, 2012 95 $2,662 -59% 2 $1,331   $230,313 2
Dec 14, 2012 89 $2,938 +10% 4 $735   $237,535 3
Dec 28, 2012 68 $1,795   1 $1,795   $241,031 1
Jan 4, 2013 88 $1,199 -33% 1 $1,199   $245,976 2
Jan 11, 2013 62 $9,396 +684% 3 $3,132   $259,478 3
Jan 18, 2013 77 $991 -89% 1 $991   $272,792 4
Jan 25, 2013 84 $1,636 +65% 1 $1,636   $280,708 5
Feb 1, 2013 80 $2,246 +37% 2 $1,123   $313,054 6
Feb 8, 2013 88 $1,257 -44% 2 $629   $329,892 7
Feb 15, 2013 85 $1,102 -12% 1 $1,102   $336,150 8
Feb 22, 2013 95 $546 -50% 1 $546   $337,552 9
Mar 1, 2013 87 $2,905 +432% 2 $1,453   $342,157 10
Mar 8, 2013 98 $571 -80% 1 $571   $246,250 11
Mar 15, 2013 98 $486 -15% 1 $486   $352,411 12
Mar 22, 2013 101 $3,480 +616% 2 $1,740   $356,680 13
Mar 29, 2013 117 $682 -80% 2 $341   $361,198 1
Apr 5, 2013 120 $325 -52% 1 $325   $363,120 2
May 10, 2013 51 $43,514   2 $21,757   $404,899 1
May 17, 2013 27 $186,023 +328% 23 $8,088   $590,922 2
May 24, 2013 25 $192,583 +4% 26 $7,407   $786,979 3
May 31, 2013 23 $162,424 -16% 39 $4,165   $949,403 4
Jun 7, 2013 27 $211,400 +30% 70 $3,020   $1,160,803 5
Jun 14, 2013 33 $128,342 -39% 63 $2,037   $1,289,145 6
Jun 21, 2013 39 $67,996 -47% 33 $2,060   $1,357,141 7
Jun 28, 2013 34 $47,897 -30% 23 $2,082   $1,405,038 8
Jul 5, 2013 31 $52,322 +9% 27 $1,938   $1,457,360 9
Jul 12, 2013 41 $36,802 -30% 28 $1,314   $1,494,162 10
Jul 19, 2013 51 $40,082 +9% 22 $1,822   $1,534,244 11
Jul 26, 2013 59 $8,176 -80% 14 $584   $1,542,420 12
Aug 2, 2013 59 $21,234 +160% 17 $1,249   $1,563,654 13
Aug 9, 2013 73 $11,331 -47% 10 $1,133   $1,574,985 14
Aug 16, 2013 78 $4,566 -60% 8 $571   $1,579,551 15
Aug 23, 2013 78 $5,339 +17% 6 $890   $1,584,890 16
Aug 30, 2013 94 $946 -82% 4 $237   $1,585,836 17
Sep 6, 2013 71 $9,709 +926% 9 $1,079   $1,595,545 18
Sep 13, 2013 - $481 -95% 4 $120   $1,596,026 19
Sep 20, 2013 94 $1,641 +241% 5 $328   $1,597,667 20
Sep 27, 2013 97 $560 -66% 4 $140   $1,598,227 21
Oct 4, 2013 96 $1,918 +243% 2 $959   $1,600,145 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/25/2021 $540 1 1 1 $543,081 3/1/2021
Canada 10/12/2012 $0 0 0 0 $0
Norway 3/22/2013 $22,023 22 22 96 $188,386 12/14/2015
Portugal 11/21/2013 $2,310 2 2 6 $6,092 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $703,998
 
International Total$1,441,557 3/1/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Narrator(s)

Michael Polley    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Harry Gulkin    Himself
Susy Buchan    Herself
John Buchan    Himself
Mark Polley    Himself
Joanna Polley    Herself
Cathy Gulkin    Herself
Marie Murphy    Herself
Robert Macmillan    Himself
Anne Tait    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sarah Polley    Director
Sarah Polley    Screenwriter
Anita Lee    Producer
Silva Basmajian    Executive Producer
Michael Munn    Editor
Iris Ng    Director of Photography
Lea Carlson    Production Designer
Sarah Armstrong    Costume Designer
Sanjay Mehta    Recordist
Jonathan Goldsmith    Composer
Jason Knight    Casting Director
John Buchan    Casting Director

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Part III of the Holiday Gift Guide is a little late due to reasons you probably don't want to hear the details about. (I believe I've developed a food allergy to something in Eggnog.) The third installment of our holiday gift guide includes independent films, classics, foreign films, etc. The fastest way to find gifts is to go to the Independent Spirit Awards nominations and find any film that is on that list that is already out on DVD / Blu-ray (Frances Ha, Mud, etc.). Unfortunately, most of the films competing for Awards Season glory are still in theaters and not available as gifts. But there are still many films worth picking up, starting with... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 3rd, 2013

September 3rd, 2013

It's a really slow week on the home market. There's only one first-run release of note, Now You See Me, while the best-selling TV on DVD release is from the CW, The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Fourth Season. That doesn't mean there are no new releases worth picking up. In fact, there are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week. Blancanieves is one such contender, but while the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, I think the target audience is a little too limited for Pick of the Week. Instead, that honor goes to From Up on Poppy Hill on Blu-ray Combo Pack. 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: Iron Man Has a Story to Tell

May 15th, 2013

Iron Man 3 again earned first place on the Per Theater Chart, but this time it was closer with an average of $17,053. The second best film on the per theater chart was the second best film on the overall chart, The Great Gatsby, which earned an average of $14,168. The best limited release was Stories We Tell with an average of $13,527 in two theaters. It had previously opened in Canada, where it made $360,000. One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das earned $11,515 in one theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gatsby an Honorable Second

May 12th, 2013

To no-one's great surprise, Iron Man 3 will top the box office chart again this weekend, with a very creditable projected $72.4 million, the 4th-biggest second weekend of all time. The more notable number this weekend, however, is the $51 million projected opening for The Great Gatsby. That's Baz Luhrman's best weekend by a huge margin -- in fact, only Moulin Rouge earned more than that in total domestically (and only by a small margin, with $57 million). It's also Leonardo DiCaprio's second-best weekend, behind Inception. In short, it's a great weekend for a movie that looked like a tough sell. More...

Limited Releases have Stories to Tell

May 10th, 2013

Most summers there is at least one limited release that manages to find enough success to expand truly wide. There are quite a few new limited releases this week, but most of them are earning weak reviews and will likely fail to find an audience in limited release. There are three films that are earning 80% positive reviews or better: Sightseers, Stories We Tell, and Venus and Serena. Unfortunately, the last two are documentaries and the first one is a Black Comedy, so it is unlikely we will have a true break-out hit this week. More...


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Synopsis

Sarah Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, present-day recollections shift into nostalgia-tinged glimpses of their mother, who departed too soon, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. Polley unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving.

Metrics

Legs:11.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,131,206

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,243 $1,602,160
All Time International Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,690 $1,441,557
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,539 $3,043,717

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 12th, 2012 (Limited) by Mongrel Media (Canada)
May 10th, 2013 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
International Releases: October 12th, 2012 (Limited) (Canada)
March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Norway)
November 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Portugal)
February 25th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
Video Release: September 3rd, 2013 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements involving sexuality, brief strong language and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2256, 1/23/2013)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Women Talking
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Keywords: Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Faulty Memory, Dysfunctional Family, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Infidelity
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: National Film Board of Canada
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2012 Theater Average 82 $13,527 May 10, 2013 3

Narrator(s)

Michael Polley    Narrator

Interviewee(s)

Harry Gulkin    Himself
Susy Buchan    Herself
John Buchan    Himself
Mark Polley    Himself
Joanna Polley    Herself
Cathy Gulkin    Herself
Marie Murphy    Herself
Robert Macmillan    Himself
Anne Tait    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Sarah Polley    Director
Sarah Polley    Screenwriter
Anita Lee    Producer
Silva Basmajian    Executive Producer
Michael Munn    Editor
Iris Ng    Director of Photography
Lea Carlson    Production Designer
Sarah Armstrong    Costume Designer
Sanjay Mehta    Recordist
Jonathan Goldsmith    Composer
Jason Knight    Casting Director
John Buchan    Casting Director

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 15th, 2014

The Act of Killing poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is probably the hardest category to predict, because some of the previous winners of major awards were not even nominated for an Oscar. When the nominations were this unpredictable, the winner could be any of the five films. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: A.I. and Pirates Told the Right Stories

February 1st, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs handed out their awards on Saturday and depending on who you talk to, there were a couple of major upsets. There was certainly at least one upset, but the other awards are less surprising. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Gravity adds Weight to its Oscar Chances

January 26th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Directors Guild of America handed out the awards over the weekend, including two for theatrical releases. There were no true upsets, but it didn't go exactly as I anticipated it would go. More...

2014 Awards Season: PGA Buries the Lead

January 19th, 2014

12 Years a Slave poster

Producers Guild of America announce the winners tonight, but it seems I forgot to upload the story when they announced their nominations. In my defense, they announced them on January 2nd. You don't make an announcement on January 2nd, not unless you are trying to bury a story. As for the actual nominations, there are very few differences between this group and others, except when it comes to documentaries. Then again, that's been the norm this year. No one seems to agree on what the best documentaries were. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Telling Stories about Documentaries

January 14th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

The Directors Guild of America finished its theatrical nominations yesterday with the Documentary category. I'm of two minds with the list of nominees. On the one hand, I feel like I should be surprised, because a number of documentaries thought to be Oscar favorites were left off the list. On the other hand, they've been left off the list a number of times. I think it is time to rethink who is and is not an Oscar favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell

January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year. More...

2013 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III

December 19th, 2013

Part III of the Holiday Gift Guide is a little late due to reasons you probably don't want to hear the details about. (I believe I've developed a food allergy to something in Eggnog.) The third installment of our holiday gift guide includes independent films, classics, foreign films, etc. The fastest way to find gifts is to go to the Independent Spirit Awards nominations and find any film that is on that list that is already out on DVD / Blu-ray (Frances Ha, Mud, etc.). Unfortunately, most of the films competing for Awards Season glory are still in theaters and not available as gifts. But there are still many films worth picking up, starting with... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 3rd, 2013

September 3rd, 2013

It's a really slow week on the home market. There's only one first-run release of note, Now You See Me, while the best-selling TV on DVD release is from the CW, The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Fourth Season. That doesn't mean there are no new releases worth picking up. In fact, there are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week. Blancanieves is one such contender, but while the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, I think the target audience is a little too limited for Pick of the Week. Instead, that honor goes to From Up on Poppy Hill on Blu-ray Combo Pack. 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: Iron Man Has a Story to Tell

May 15th, 2013

Iron Man 3 again earned first place on the Per Theater Chart, but this time it was closer with an average of $17,053. The second best film on the per theater chart was the second best film on the overall chart, The Great Gatsby, which earned an average of $14,168. The best limited release was Stories We Tell with an average of $13,527 in two theaters. It had previously opened in Canada, where it made $360,000. One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das earned $11,515 in one theater. More...

Weekend Estimates: Gatsby an Honorable Second

May 12th, 2013

To no-one's great surprise, Iron Man 3 will top the box office chart again this weekend, with a very creditable projected $72.4 million, the 4th-biggest second weekend of all time. The more notable number this weekend, however, is the $51 million projected opening for The Great Gatsby. That's Baz Luhrman's best weekend by a huge margin -- in fact, only Moulin Rouge earned more than that in total domestically (and only by a small margin, with $57 million). It's also Leonardo DiCaprio's second-best weekend, behind Inception. In short, it's a great weekend for a movie that looked like a tough sell. More...

Limited Releases have Stories to Tell

May 10th, 2013

Most summers there is at least one limited release that manages to find enough success to expand truly wide. There are quite a few new limited releases this week, but most of them are earning weak reviews and will likely fail to find an audience in limited release. There are three films that are earning 80% positive reviews or better: Sightseers, Stories We Tell, and Venus and Serena. Unfortunately, the last two are documentaries and the first one is a Black Comedy, so it is unlikely we will have a true break-out hit this week. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 74 $4,167   4 $1,042   $212,653 1
Dec 7, 2012 93 $1,529   2 $765   $227,874 1
Dec 14, 2012 87 $1,525 n/c 3 $508   $232,856 2
Jan 4, 2013 86 $598   1 $598   $241,629 1
Jan 11, 2013 67 $4,582 +666% 2 $2,291   $250,535 2
Jan 18, 2013 67 $638 -86% 1 $638   $263,436 3
Jan 25, 2013 76 $1,168 +83% 1 $1,168   $276,692 4
Feb 1, 2013 80 $1,720 +47% 2 $860   $283,612 5
Feb 8, 2013 83 $706 -59% 2 $353   $316,222 6
Feb 15, 2013 86 $862 +22% 1 $862   $331,414 7
Feb 22, 2013 88 $360 -58% 1 $360   $336,750 8
Mar 1, 2013 83 $2,684 +646% 2 $1,342   $340,236 9
Mar 8, 2013 98 $466 -83% 1 $466   $343,564 10
Mar 15, 2013 97 $266 -43% 1 $266   $349,462 11
Mar 22, 2013 112 $310 +17% 2 $155   $353,510 12
Mar 29, 2013 119 $200 -35% 1 $200   $356,880 13
Apr 5, 2013 115 $187 -7% 1 $187   $361,385 14
May 10, 2013 52 $27,053   2 $13,527   $388,438 1
May 17, 2013 26 $131,589 +386% 23 $5,721   $536,488 2
May 24, 2013 28 $128,458 -2% 26 $4,941   $722,854 3
May 31, 2013 22 $114,445 -11% 39 $2,934   $901,424 4
Jun 7, 2013 26 $142,256 +24% 70 $2,032   $1,091,659 5
Jun 14, 2013 30 $83,354 -41% 63 $1,323   $1,244,157 6
Jun 21, 2013 38 $42,308 -49% 33 $1,282   $1,331,453 7
Jun 28, 2013 48 $27,770 -34% 23 $1,207   $1,384,911 8
Jul 5, 2013 33 $34,220 +23% 27 $1,267   $1,439,258 9
Jul 12, 2013 39 $24,800 -28% 28 $886   $1,464,058 10
Jul 19, 2013 55 $21,198 -15% 22 $964   $1,516,405 11
Jul 26, 2013 61 $4,714 -78% 14 $337   $1,538,958 12
Aug 2, 2013 56 $13,029 +176% 17 $766   $1,555,449 13
Aug 9, 2013 73 $6,088 -53% 10 $609   $1,569,742 14
Aug 16, 2013 94 $1,730 -72% 8 $216   $1,576,715 15
Aug 23, 2013 76 $3,482 +101% 6 $580   $1,583,033 16
Aug 30, 2013 91 $946 -73% 4 $237   $1,585,836 17
Sep 6, 2013 85 $5,271 +457% 9 $586   $1,591,107 18
Sep 13, 2013 104 $296 -94% 4 $74   $1,595,841 19
Sep 20, 2013 101 $984 +232% 5 $197   $1,597,010 20
Sep 27, 2013 102 $447 -55% 4 $112   $1,598,114 21
Oct 4, 2013 105 $811 +81% 2 $406   $1,599,038 22
Jan 17, 2014 60 $2,015   1 $2,015   $1,602,160 37

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 10, 2013 - $5,378     2 $2,689   $366,763 1
May 11, 2013 - $14,638 +172%   2 $7,319   $381,401 2
May 12, 2013 - $7,037 -52%   2 $3,519   $388,438 3
May 13, 2013 - $3,910 -44%   2 $1,955   $392,348 4
May 14, 2013 - $3,976 +2%   2 $1,988   $396,324 5
May 15, 2013 - $4,664 +17%   2 $2,332   $400,988 6
May 16, 2013 - $3,911 -16%   2 $1,956   $404,899 7
May 17, 2013 - $31,562 +707% +487% 23 $1,372   $436,461 8
May 18, 2013 - $60,468 +92% +313% 23 $2,629   $496,929 9
May 19, 2013 - $39,559 -35% +462% 23 $1,720   $536,488 10
May 20, 2013 - $13,363 -66% +242% 23 $581   $549,851 11
May 21, 2013 - $13,889 +4% +249% 23 $604   $563,740 12
May 22, 2013 - $14,026 +1% +201% 23 $610   $577,766 13
May 23, 2013 - $13,156 -6% +236% 23 $572   $590,922 14
May 24, 2013 - $31,792 +142% +1% 26 $1,223   $626,188 15
May 25, 2013 - $56,664 +78% -6% 26 $2,179   $682,852 16
May 26, 2013 - $40,002 -29% +1% 26 $1,539   $722,854 17
May 27, 2013 - $30,570 -24% +129% 26 $1,176   $753,424 18
May 30, 2013 - $11,566   -12% 26 $445   $786,979 21
May 31, 2013 - $29,879 +158% -6% 39 $766   $816,858 22
Jun 1, 2013 - $52,504 +76% -7% 39 $1,346   $869,362 23
Jun 2, 2013 - $32,062 -39% -20% 39 $822   $901,424 24
Jun 3, 2013 - $11,768 -63% -62% 39 $302   $913,192 25
Jun 4, 2013 - $11,595 -1%   39 $297   $924,787 26
Jun 5, 2013 - $12,042 +4%   39 $309   $936,829 27
Jun 6, 2013 - $12,574 +4% +9% 39 $322   $949,403 28
Jun 7, 2013 - $40,284 +220% +35% 70 $575   $989,687 29
Jun 8, 2013 - $64,982 +61% +24% 70 $928   $1,054,669 30
Jun 9, 2013 - $36,990 -43% +15% 70 $528   $1,091,659 31
Jun 10, 2013 - $16,565 -55% +41% 70 $237   $1,108,224 32
Jun 11, 2013 - $16,972 +2% +46% 70 $242   $1,125,196 33
Jun 12, 2013 - $18,438 +9% +53% 70 $263   $1,143,634 34
Jun 13, 2013 - $17,168 -7% +37% 70 $245   $1,160,803 35
Jun 14, 2013 - $22,259 +30% -45% 63 $353   $1,183,062 36
Jun 15, 2013 - $36,600 +64% -44% 63 $581   $1,219,662 37
Jun 16, 2013 - $24,495 -33% -34% 63 $389   $1,244,157 38
Jun 17, 2013 - $9,780 -60% -41% 63 $155   $1,253,937 39
Jun 18, 2013 - $11,239 +15% -34% 63 $178   $1,265,176 40
Jun 19, 2013 - $12,121 +8% -34% 63 $192   $1,277,297 41
Jun 20, 2013 - $11,848 -2% -31% 63 $188   $1,289,145 42
Jun 21, 2013 - $10,373 -12% -53% 33 $314   $1,299,518 43
Jun 22, 2013 - $18,133 +75% -50% 33 $549   $1,317,651 44
Jun 23, 2013 - $13,802 -24% -44% 33 $418   $1,331,453 45
Jun 24, 2013 - $5,423 -61% -45% 33 $164   $1,336,876 46
Jun 25, 2013 - $5,882 +8% -48% 33 $178   $1,342,758 47
Jun 26, 2013 - $6,509 +11% -46% 33 $197   $1,349,267 48
Jun 27, 2013 - $7,874 +21% -34% 33 $239   $1,357,141 49
Jun 28, 2013 - $7,042 -11% -32% 23 $306   $1,364,183 50
Jun 29, 2013 - $11,948 +70% -34% 23 $519   $1,376,131 51
Jun 30, 2013 - $8,780 -27% -36% 23 $382   $1,384,911 52
Jul 1, 2013 - $3,749 -57% -31% 23 $163   $1,388,660 53
Jul 2, 2013 - $3,929 +5% -33% 23 $171   $1,392,589 54
Jul 3, 2013 - $4,938 +26% -24% 23 $215   $1,397,527 55
Jul 4, 2013 - $7,511 +52% -5% 23 $327   $1,405,038 56
Jul 5, 2013 - $9,603 +28% +36% 27 $356   $1,414,641 57
Jul 6, 2013 - $13,741 +43% +15% 27 $509   $1,428,382 58
Jul 7, 2013 - $10,876 -21% +24% 27 $403   $1,439,258 59
Jul 8, 2013 - $3,567 -67% -5% 27 $132   $1,442,825 60
Jul 9, 2013 - $4,905 +38% +25% 27 $182   $1,447,730 61
Jul 10, 2013 - $4,824 -2% -2% 27 $179   $1,452,554 62
Jul 11, 2013 - $4,806 n/c -36% 27 $178   $1,457,360 63
Jul 15, 2013 - $2,274   -36% 28 $81   $1,486,348 67
Jul 16, 2013 - $2,556 +12% -48% 28 $91   $1,488,904 68
Jul 17, 2013 - $3,023 +18% -37% 28 $108   $1,491,927 69
Jul 18, 2013 - $3,280 +9% -32% 28 $117   $1,495,207 70
Jul 19, 2013 - $6,678 +104%   22 $304   $1,501,885 71
Jul 20, 2013 - $7,861 +18%   22 $357   $1,509,746 72
Jul 21, 2013 - $6,659 -15%   22 $303   $1,516,405 73
Jul 22, 2013 - $4,084 -39% +80% 22 $186   $1,520,489 74
Jul 23, 2013 - $5,378 +32% +110% 22 $244   $1,525,867 75
Jul 24, 2013 - $4,536 -16% +50% 22 $206   $1,530,403 76
Jul 25, 2013 - $3,841 -15% +17% 22 $175   $1,534,244 77
Jul 26, 2013 - $1,475 -62% -78% 14 $105   $1,535,719 78
Jul 27, 2013 - $1,383 -6% -82% 14 $99   $1,537,102 79
Jul 28, 2013 - $1,856 +34% -72% 14 $133   $1,538,958 80
Jul 29, 2013 - $862 -54% -79% 14 $62   $1,539,820 81
Jul 30, 2013 - $984 +14% -82% 14 $70   $1,540,804 82
Jul 31, 2013 - $751 -24% -83% 14 $54   $1,541,555 83
Aug 1, 2013 - $865 +15% -77% 14 $62   $1,542,420 84
Aug 2, 2013 - $3,169 +266% +115% 17 $186   $1,545,589 85
Aug 3, 2013 - $6,081 +92% +340% 17 $358   $1,551,670 86
Aug 4, 2013 - $3,779 -38% +104% 17 $222   $1,555,449 87
Aug 5, 2013 - $1,738 -54% +102% 17 $102   $1,557,187 88
Aug 6, 2013 - $1,872 +8% +90% 17 $110   $1,559,059 89
Aug 7, 2013 - $2,514 +34% +235% 17 $148   $1,561,573 90
Aug 8, 2013 - $2,081 -17% +141% 17 $122   $1,563,654 91
Aug 9, 2013 - $2,074 n/c -35% 10 $207   $1,565,728 92
Aug 10, 2013 - $2,441 +18% -60% 10 $244   $1,568,169 93
Aug 11, 2013 - $1,573 -36% -58% 10 $157   $1,569,742 94
Aug 16, 2013 - $497   -76% 8 $62   $1,575,482 99
Aug 17, 2013 - $674 +36% -72% 8 $84   $1,576,156 100
Aug 18, 2013 - $559 -17% -64% 8 $70   $1,576,715 101
Aug 19, 2013 - $1,155 +107%   8 $144   $1,577,870 102
Aug 20, 2013 - $763 -34%   8 $95   $1,578,633 103
Aug 21, 2013 - $617 -19%   8 $77   $1,579,250 104
Aug 22, 2013 - $301 -51%   8 $38   $1,579,551 105
Aug 23, 2013 - $809 +169% +63% 6 $135   $1,580,360 106
Aug 24, 2013 - $1,604 +98% +138% 6 $267   $1,581,964 107
Aug 25, 2013 - $1,069 -33% +91% 6 $178   $1,583,033 108
Aug 26, 2013 - $632 -41% -45% 6 $105   $1,583,665 109
Aug 27, 2013 - $444 -30% -42% 6 $74   $1,584,109 110
Aug 28, 2013 - $334 -25% -46% 6 $56   $1,584,443 111
Aug 29, 2013 - $447 +34% +49% 6 $75   $1,584,890 112
Aug 30, 2013 - $268 -40% -67% 4 $67   $1,585,158 113
Aug 31, 2013 - $399 +49% -75% 4 $100   $1,585,557 114
Sep 1, 2013 - $279 -30% -74% 4 $70   $1,585,836 115
Sep 6, 2013 - $1,205   +350% 9 $134   $1,587,041 120
Sep 7, 2013 - $2,234 +85% +460% 9 $248   $1,589,275 121
Sep 8, 2013 - $1,832 -18% +557% 9 $204   $1,591,107 122
Sep 9, 2013 - $942 -49%   9 $105   $1,592,049 123
Sep 10, 2013 - $1,158 +23%   9 $129   $1,593,207 124
Sep 11, 2013 - $840 -27%   9 $93   $1,594,047 125
Sep 12, 2013 - $1,498 +78%   9 $166   $1,595,545 126
Sep 13, 2013 - $63 -96% -95% 4 $16   $1,595,608 127
Sep 14, 2013 - $48 -24% -98% 4 $12   $1,595,656 128
Sep 15, 2013 - $185 +285% -90% 4 $46   $1,595,841 129
Sep 16, 2013 - $35 -81% -96% 4 $9   $1,595,876 130
Sep 17, 2013 - $52 +49% -96% 4 $13   $1,595,928 131
Sep 18, 2013 - $51 -2% -94% 4 $13   $1,595,979 132
Sep 19, 2013 - $47 -8% -97% 4 $12   $1,596,026 133
Sep 20, 2013 - $198 +321% +214% 5 $40   $1,596,224 134
Sep 21, 2013 - $711 +259% +1,381% 5 $142   $1,596,935 135
Sep 22, 2013 - $75 -89% -59% 5 $15   $1,597,010 136
Sep 23, 2013 - $56 -25% +60% 5 $11   $1,597,066 137
Sep 24, 2013 - $270 +382% +419% 5 $54   $1,597,336 138
Sep 25, 2013 - $286 +6% +461% 5 $57   $1,597,622 139
Sep 26, 2013 - $45 -84% -4% 5 $9   $1,597,667 140
Sep 27, 2013 - $130 +189% -34% 4 $33   $1,597,797 141
Sep 28, 2013 - $185 +42% -74% 4 $46   $1,597,982 142
Sep 29, 2013 - $132 -29% +76% 4 $33   $1,598,114 143
Sep 30, 2013 - $35 -73% -38% 4 $9   $1,598,149 144
Oct 2, 2013 - $33   -88% 4 $8   $1,598,182 146
Oct 3, 2013 - $45 +36% n/c 4 $11   $1,598,227 147
Oct 4, 2013 - $292 +549% +125% 2 $146   $1,598,519 148
Oct 5, 2013 - $317 +9% +71% 2 $159   $1,598,836 149
Oct 6, 2013 - $202 -36% +53% 2 $101   $1,599,038 150
Oct 7, 2013 - $306 +51% +774% 2 $153   $1,599,344 151
Oct 8, 2013 - $198 -35%   2 $99   $1,599,542 152
Oct 9, 2013 - $371 +87% +1,024% 2 $186   $1,599,913 153
Oct 10, 2013 - $232 -37% +416% 2 $116   $1,600,145 154

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 68 $11,318   4 $2,830   $219,804 2
Nov 30, 2012 77 $6,541 -42% 3 $2,180   $226,345 1
Dec 7, 2012 95 $2,662 -59% 2 $1,331   $230,313 2
Dec 14, 2012 89 $2,938 +10% 4 $735   $237,535 3
Dec 28, 2012 68 $1,795   1 $1,795   $241,031 1
Jan 4, 2013 88 $1,199 -33% 1 $1,199   $245,976 2
Jan 11, 2013 62 $9,396 +684% 3 $3,132   $259,478 3
Jan 18, 2013 77 $991 -89% 1 $991   $272,792 4
Jan 25, 2013 84 $1,636 +65% 1 $1,636   $280,708 5
Feb 1, 2013 80 $2,246 +37% 2 $1,123   $313,054 6
Feb 8, 2013 88 $1,257 -44% 2 $629   $329,892 7
Feb 15, 2013 85 $1,102 -12% 1 $1,102   $336,150 8
Feb 22, 2013 95 $546 -50% 1 $546   $337,552 9
Mar 1, 2013 87 $2,905 +432% 2 $1,453   $342,157 10
Mar 8, 2013 98 $571 -80% 1 $571   $246,250 11
Mar 15, 2013 98 $486 -15% 1 $486   $352,411 12
Mar 22, 2013 101 $3,480 +616% 2 $1,740   $356,680 13
Mar 29, 2013 117 $682 -80% 2 $341   $361,198 1
Apr 5, 2013 120 $325 -52% 1 $325   $363,120 2
May 10, 2013 51 $43,514   2 $21,757   $404,899 1
May 17, 2013 27 $186,023 +328% 23 $8,088   $590,922 2
May 24, 2013 25 $192,583 +4% 26 $7,407   $786,979 3
May 31, 2013 23 $162,424 -16% 39 $4,165   $949,403 4
Jun 7, 2013 27 $211,400 +30% 70 $3,020   $1,160,803 5
Jun 14, 2013 33 $128,342 -39% 63 $2,037   $1,289,145 6
Jun 21, 2013 39 $67,996 -47% 33 $2,060   $1,357,141 7
Jun 28, 2013 34 $47,897 -30% 23 $2,082   $1,405,038 8
Jul 5, 2013 31 $52,322 +9% 27 $1,938   $1,457,360 9
Jul 12, 2013 41 $36,802 -30% 28 $1,314   $1,494,162 10
Jul 19, 2013 51 $40,082 +9% 22 $1,822   $1,534,244 11
Jul 26, 2013 59 $8,176 -80% 14 $584   $1,542,420 12
Aug 2, 2013 59 $21,234 +160% 17 $1,249   $1,563,654 13
Aug 9, 2013 73 $11,331 -47% 10 $1,133   $1,574,985 14
Aug 16, 2013 78 $4,566 -60% 8 $571   $1,579,551 15
Aug 23, 2013 78 $5,339 +17% 6 $890   $1,584,890 16
Aug 30, 2013 94 $946 -82% 4 $237   $1,585,836 17
Sep 6, 2013 71 $9,709 +926% 9 $1,079   $1,595,545 18
Sep 13, 2013 - $481 -95% 4 $120   $1,596,026 19
Sep 20, 2013 94 $1,641 +241% 5 $328   $1,597,667 20
Sep 27, 2013 97 $560 -66% 4 $140   $1,598,227 21
Oct 4, 2013 96 $1,918 +243% 2 $959   $1,600,145 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/25/2021 $540 1 1 1 $543,081 3/1/2021
Canada 10/12/2012 $0 0 0 0 $0
Norway 3/22/2013 $22,023 22 22 96 $188,386 12/14/2015
Portugal 11/21/2013 $2,310 2 2 6 $6,092 12/13/2015
 
Rest of World $703,998
 
International Total$1,441,557 3/1/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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