Timbuktu (2014)

Timbuktu poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,076,075Details
International Box Office $5,739,746Details
Worldwide Box Office $6,815,821
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $178,377 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $55,538 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $233,915
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family had been spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu, but when their destiny changes abruptly, Kidane must face the new laws of the foreign occupants.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$50,000 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:15.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/56 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,376,045

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,810 $1,076,075
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,115 $5,739,746
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,910 $6,815,821
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,620 $1,076,075

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: January 28th, 2015 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
International Releases: December 11th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (France)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Turkey)
February 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
February 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 23rd, 2015 by Cohen Media Group
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2349, 11/19/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cold in July
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set in Africa, Muslims, Orthodox Religion, Bigotry, Women’s Rights
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Les Films du Worso, Dune Vision, Arches Films, Arte France Cinema, Orange Studio, Canal Plus
Production Countries: France, Mauritania
Languages: Arabic, English, French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 30, 2015 50 $50,000   4 $12,500   $58,106 1
Feb 6, 2015 44 $78,544 +57% 14 $5,610   $154,585 2
Feb 13, 2015 37 $108,429 +38% 33 $3,286   $295,041 3
Feb 20, 2015 37 $119,000 +10% 53 $2,245   $485,440 4
Feb 27, 2015 42 $88,021 -26% 51 $1,726   $633,074 5
Mar 6, 2015 48 $63,600 -28% 36 $1,767   $742,638 6
Mar 13, 2015 47 $57,633 -9% 38 $1,517   $824,900 7
Mar 20, 2015 47 $54,612 -5% 48 $1,138   $907,080 8
Mar 27, 2015 44 $43,557 -20% 28 $1,556   $979,618 9
Apr 10, 2015 66 $11,205   16 $700   $1,040,427 11
Apr 24, 2015 93 $2,461   6 $410   $1,058,061 13
May 22, 2015 69 $3,996   4 $999   $1,074,583 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2015 75 $8,106   2 $4,053   $8,106 1
Jan 30, 2015 48 $67,935 +738% 4 $16,984   $76,041 2
Feb 6, 2015 41 $106,693 +57% 14 $7,621   $186,611 3
Feb 13, 2015 36 $179,829 +69% 33 $5,449   $366,440 4
Feb 20, 2015 38 $182,491 +1% 53 $3,443   $526,902 5
Feb 27, 2015 41 $133,985 -27% 56 $2,393   $679,038 6
Mar 6, 2015 47 $93,218 -30% 40 $2,330   $766,965 7
Mar 13, 2015 47 $84,872 -9% 38 $2,233   $852,139 8
Mar 20, 2015 41 $83,232 -2% 48 $1,734   $935,700 9
Mar 27, 2015 44 $63,782 -23% 34 $1,876   $999,843 10
Apr 3, 2015 55 $31,504 -51% 24 $1,313   $1,029,104 11
Apr 10, 2015 63 $16,747 -47% 18 $930   $1,045,851 12
Apr 17, 2015 69 $9,748 -42% 5 $1,950   $1,055,599 13
Apr 24, 2015 84 $7,121 -27% 6 $1,187   $1,062,720 14
May 8, 2015 88 $1,416   3 $472   $1,069,343 16
May 15, 2015 95 $1,244 -12% 1 $1,244   $1,070,587 17
May 22, 2015 79 $5,488 +341% 4 $1,372   $1,076,075 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $4,152,207 8/20/2018
Germany 12/11/2014 $0 0 2 6 $152,939 10/20/2015
Italy 2/12/2015 $80,000 0 1 2 $128,892 11/6/2018
Mexico 3/27/2015 $38,694 0 0 0 $152,897 8/30/2018
Netherlands 3/26/2015 $34,644 15 23 86 $244,660 11/21/2018
Spain 2/6/2015 $82,218 37 55 263 $408,448 11/27/2018
Taiwan 6/5/2015 $3,557 3 3 8 $13,934 11/4/2018
Turkey 1/30/2015 $0 0 8 8 $13,465 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 5/29/2015 $0 0 22 59 $472,304 10/13/2015
 
International Total$5,739,746 12/30/2018

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.

Leading Cast

Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino*    Kidane
Mehdi Ag Mohamed    Issan
Layla Walet Mohamed    Toya

Supporting Cast

Toulou Kiki    Satima
Abel Jafry    Abdelkrim
Fatoumata Diawara    Fatou
Hichem Yacoubi    Jihadist
Kettly Noel    Zabou
Adel Mahmoud Cherif    Imam
Salem Dendou    Chief Jihadist

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

Production and Technical Credits

Abderrahmane Sissako    Director
Abderrahmane Sissako    Screenwriter
Kessen Tall    Screenwriter
Abderrahmane Sissako    Producer
Sylvie Pialat    Producer
Kessen Tall    Executive Producer
Sebastien Birchler    Production Designer
Nadia Ben Rachid    Editor
Amine Bouhafa    Composer
Sofiane El Fani    Director of Photography
Philippe Welsh    Sound Mixer
Roman Dymny    Sound Mixer
Thierry Delor    Sound Mixer
Demba Dieye    First Assistant Director
Sebastien Birchler    Set Decorator
Ami Sow    Costume Designer

2015 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 9th, 2016

Bridge of Spies

The BAFTA nominations were announced and you can read them on their site... in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is very useful in most circumstances, but not here. On the other hand, the nominees within each category are not presented in alphabetical order. ... Are the BAFTAs trolling us? As for the actual nominees, the big winners here are Bridge of Spies and Carol, both of which earned nine nominations. For Carol, this is just another impressive score, but this was a pleasant surprise for Bridge of Spies. More...

Home Market Releases for June 23rd, 2015

June 23rd, 2015

Ex Machina

As I've mentioned countless times in the past, the summer is the worst time of year for the home market. Outside of an occasional spring hit, there's very little worth talking about. It's much too late for last year's holiday hits, it's much too early for the summer blockbusters, and there are not even a lot of TV on DVD releases to pick up the slack. However, as bad as the average is, this week is much, much worse. There are no first-run releases of note. There's no real limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or classics coming out either. I had nothing to review this week. The top contender for Pick of the Week is Ex Machina, which is only coming out on Video on Demand. It's that slow on the home market. The other two contenders are Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro on Blu-ray and Timbuktu on Blu-ray. More...

Per Theater Chart: Future for Timbuktu Is Bright

February 3rd, 2015

Timbuktu poster

Timbuktu was the only film in the $10,000 club this weekend earning an estimated average of $12,500 in four theaters. Running Man came close with an average of $9,246 in 20 theaters. Impressively, Game Of Thrones: The IMAX Experience earned 15th place on the overall chart with $1.46 million in just over 200 theaters for an average of $7,142. This is enough to expect this to happen again, but I don't know if it will be a regular thing. More...

Weekend Estimates: American Sniper Wins Super Bowl Weekend

February 1st, 2015

American Sniper poster

With only some relatively lightweight competition, American Sniper will cruise to another weekend win, with Warner Bros. projecting a $31.85m weekend, down 51% from last weekend thanks to an expected steep decline on Super Bowl Sunday. Without the big football game, the film would most likely be down closer to 40% in its third weekend in limited release. More...

Limited Release: Oscars are the Star of the Week

January 30th, 2015

Timbuktu poster

The list is a little shorter than usual, not because there are few limited releases coming out this week, but because we have a spotlight review for one of them. So to keep things a little more manageable, I'm going to focus on films that are either earning great reviews, or that earned some pre-release buzz. Speaking of great reviews, Timbuktu is living up to its Oscar nomination with 97% positive reviews. Also coming out this week are the Oscar Nominated Shorts, so fans of short films should rush out to theaters. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...


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Synopsis

Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family had been spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu, but when their destiny changes abruptly, Kidane must face the new laws of the foreign occupants.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$50,000 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:15.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/56 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,376,045

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,810 $1,076,075
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,115 $5,739,746
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,910 $6,815,821
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,620 $1,076,075

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
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 28th, 2015 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
International Releases: December 11th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (France)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Turkey)
February 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
February 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 23rd, 2015 by Cohen Media Group
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2349, 11/19/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Cold in July
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set in Africa, Muslims, Orthodox Religion, Bigotry, Women’s Rights
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Les Films du Worso, Dune Vision, Arches Films, Arte France Cinema, Orange Studio, Canal Plus
Production Countries: France, Mauritania
Languages: Arabic, English, French

Leading Cast

Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino*    Kidane
Mehdi Ag Mohamed    Issan
Layla Walet Mohamed    Toya

Supporting Cast

Toulou Kiki    Satima
Abel Jafry    Abdelkrim
Fatoumata Diawara    Fatou
Hichem Yacoubi    Jihadist
Kettly Noel    Zabou
Adel Mahmoud Cherif    Imam
Salem Dendou    Chief Jihadist

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

Production and Technical Credits

Abderrahmane Sissako    Director
Abderrahmane Sissako    Screenwriter
Kessen Tall    Screenwriter
Abderrahmane Sissako    Producer
Sylvie Pialat    Producer
Kessen Tall    Executive Producer
Sebastien Birchler    Production Designer
Nadia Ben Rachid    Editor
Amine Bouhafa    Composer
Sofiane El Fani    Director of Photography
Philippe Welsh    Sound Mixer
Roman Dymny    Sound Mixer
Thierry Delor    Sound Mixer
Demba Dieye    First Assistant Director
Sebastien Birchler    Set Decorator
Ami Sow    Costume Designer

2015 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 9th, 2016

Bridge of Spies

The BAFTA nominations were announced and you can read them on their site... in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is very useful in most circumstances, but not here. On the other hand, the nominees within each category are not presented in alphabetical order. ... Are the BAFTAs trolling us? As for the actual nominees, the big winners here are Bridge of Spies and Carol, both of which earned nine nominations. For Carol, this is just another impressive score, but this was a pleasant surprise for Bridge of Spies. More...

Home Market Releases for June 23rd, 2015

June 23rd, 2015

Ex Machina

As I've mentioned countless times in the past, the summer is the worst time of year for the home market. Outside of an occasional spring hit, there's very little worth talking about. It's much too late for last year's holiday hits, it's much too early for the summer blockbusters, and there are not even a lot of TV on DVD releases to pick up the slack. However, as bad as the average is, this week is much, much worse. There are no first-run releases of note. There's no real limited releases, TV on DVD releases, or classics coming out either. I had nothing to review this week. The top contender for Pick of the Week is Ex Machina, which is only coming out on Video on Demand. It's that slow on the home market. The other two contenders are Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro on Blu-ray and Timbuktu on Blu-ray. More...

Per Theater Chart: Future for Timbuktu Is Bright

February 3rd, 2015

Timbuktu poster

Timbuktu was the only film in the $10,000 club this weekend earning an estimated average of $12,500 in four theaters. Running Man came close with an average of $9,246 in 20 theaters. Impressively, Game Of Thrones: The IMAX Experience earned 15th place on the overall chart with $1.46 million in just over 200 theaters for an average of $7,142. This is enough to expect this to happen again, but I don't know if it will be a regular thing. More...

Weekend Estimates: American Sniper Wins Super Bowl Weekend

February 1st, 2015

American Sniper poster

With only some relatively lightweight competition, American Sniper will cruise to another weekend win, with Warner Bros. projecting a $31.85m weekend, down 51% from last weekend thanks to an expected steep decline on Super Bowl Sunday. Without the big football game, the film would most likely be down closer to 40% in its third weekend in limited release. More...

Limited Release: Oscars are the Star of the Week

January 30th, 2015

Timbuktu poster

The list is a little shorter than usual, not because there are few limited releases coming out this week, but because we have a spotlight review for one of them. So to keep things a little more manageable, I'm going to focus on films that are either earning great reviews, or that earned some pre-release buzz. Speaking of great reviews, Timbuktu is living up to its Oscar nomination with 97% positive reviews. Also coming out this week are the Oscar Nominated Shorts, so fans of short films should rush out to theaters. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 30, 2015 50 $50,000   4 $12,500   $58,106 1
Feb 6, 2015 44 $78,544 +57% 14 $5,610   $154,585 2
Feb 13, 2015 37 $108,429 +38% 33 $3,286   $295,041 3
Feb 20, 2015 37 $119,000 +10% 53 $2,245   $485,440 4
Feb 27, 2015 42 $88,021 -26% 51 $1,726   $633,074 5
Mar 6, 2015 48 $63,600 -28% 36 $1,767   $742,638 6
Mar 13, 2015 47 $57,633 -9% 38 $1,517   $824,900 7
Mar 20, 2015 47 $54,612 -5% 48 $1,138   $907,080 8
Mar 27, 2015 44 $43,557 -20% 28 $1,556   $979,618 9
Apr 10, 2015 66 $11,205   16 $700   $1,040,427 11
Apr 24, 2015 93 $2,461   6 $410   $1,058,061 13
May 22, 2015 69 $3,996   4 $999   $1,074,583 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2015 75 $8,106   2 $4,053   $8,106 1
Jan 30, 2015 48 $67,935 +738% 4 $16,984   $76,041 2
Feb 6, 2015 41 $106,693 +57% 14 $7,621   $186,611 3
Feb 13, 2015 36 $179,829 +69% 33 $5,449   $366,440 4
Feb 20, 2015 38 $182,491 +1% 53 $3,443   $526,902 5
Feb 27, 2015 41 $133,985 -27% 56 $2,393   $679,038 6
Mar 6, 2015 47 $93,218 -30% 40 $2,330   $766,965 7
Mar 13, 2015 47 $84,872 -9% 38 $2,233   $852,139 8
Mar 20, 2015 41 $83,232 -2% 48 $1,734   $935,700 9
Mar 27, 2015 44 $63,782 -23% 34 $1,876   $999,843 10
Apr 3, 2015 55 $31,504 -51% 24 $1,313   $1,029,104 11
Apr 10, 2015 63 $16,747 -47% 18 $930   $1,045,851 12
Apr 17, 2015 69 $9,748 -42% 5 $1,950   $1,055,599 13
Apr 24, 2015 84 $7,121 -27% 6 $1,187   $1,062,720 14
May 8, 2015 88 $1,416   3 $472   $1,069,343 16
May 15, 2015 95 $1,244 -12% 1 $1,244   $1,070,587 17
May 22, 2015 79 $5,488 +341% 4 $1,372   $1,076,075 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $4,152,207 8/20/2018
Germany 12/11/2014 $0 0 2 6 $152,939 10/20/2015
Italy 2/12/2015 $80,000 0 1 2 $128,892 11/6/2018
Mexico 3/27/2015 $38,694 0 0 0 $152,897 8/30/2018
Netherlands 3/26/2015 $34,644 15 23 86 $244,660 11/21/2018
Spain 2/6/2015 $82,218 37 55 263 $408,448 11/27/2018
Taiwan 6/5/2015 $3,557 3 3 8 $13,934 11/4/2018
Turkey 1/30/2015 $0 0 8 8 $13,465 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 5/29/2015 $0 0 22 59 $472,304 10/13/2015
 
International Total$5,739,746 12/30/2018

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.