Tsotsi (2006)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,912,606Details
International Box Office $8,624,933Details
Worldwide Box Office $11,537,539
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$76,324 (2.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/122 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,682,396

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 24th, 2006 (Limited) by Miramax
Video Release: July 18th, 2006 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and some strong violent content.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
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Keywords: Gangs, Hood Film, Crime Drama, Prologue, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Terminal Illness, Cancer, Kidnap, Fugitive / On the Run
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Miramax Films, The UK Film & TV Production Company PLC, The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, The National Film and Video Foundation of SA, Moviworld
Production Countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 24, 2006 51 $76,324   6 $12,721   $76,324 1
Mar 3, 2006 55 $65,280 -14% 7 $9,326   $168,885 2
Mar 10, 2006 31 $260,027 +298% 30 $8,668   $470,438 3
Mar 17, 2006 29 $300,467 +16% 57 $5,271   $862,254 4
Mar 24, 2006 26 $271,209 -10% 81 $3,348   $1,238,269 5
Mar 31, 2006 22 $295,376 +9% 120 $2,461   $1,639,397 6
Apr 7, 2006 21 $252,380 -15% 122 $2,069   $2,002,279 7
Apr 14, 2006 24 $207,903 -18% 118 $1,762   $2,286,496 8
Apr 21, 2006 27 $144,531 -30% 117 $1,235   $2,503,137 9
Apr 28, 2006 35 $100,244 -31% 121 $828   $2,657,413 10
May 5, 2006 41 $54,296 -46% 100 $543   $2,753,840 11
May 12, 2006 53 $31,791 -41% 73 $435   $2,814,714 12
May 19, 2006 61 $14,007 -56% 45 $311   $2,846,825 13
May 26, 2006 65 $11,178 -20% 33 $339   $2,866,194 14
Jun 2, 2006 64 $11,907 +7% 26 $458   $2,886,297 15
Jun 9, 2006 87 $2,433 -80% 15 $162   $2,894,859 16
Jun 16, 2006 108 $858 -65% 12 $72   $2,903,232 17
Jun 23, 2006 110 $2,415 +181% 5 $483   $2,907,615 18
Jun 30, 2006 96 $1,514 -37% 5 $303   $2,910,279 19
Jul 7, 2006 111 $763 -50% 9 $85   $2,912,363 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 29, 2006 62 $3,075     33 $93   $2,869,269 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 24, 2006 53 $103,605   6 $17,268   $103,605 1
Mar 3, 2006 53 $106,806 +3% 7 $15,258   $210,411 2
Mar 10, 2006 32 $351,376 +229% 30 $11,713   $561,787 3
Mar 17, 2006 32 $405,273 +15% 57 $7,110   $967,060 4
Mar 24, 2006 26 $376,961 -7% 81 $4,654   $1,344,021 5
Mar 31, 2006 22 $405,878 +8% 120 $3,382   $1,749,899 6
Apr 7, 2006 22 $328,694 -19% 122 $2,694   $2,078,593 7
Apr 14, 2006 26 $280,013 -15% 118 $2,373   $2,358,606 8
Apr 21, 2006 27 $198,563 -29% 117 $1,697   $2,557,169 9
Apr 28, 2006 33 $142,375 -28% 121 $1,177   $2,699,544 10
May 5, 2006 41 $83,379 -41% 100 $834   $2,782,923 11
May 12, 2006 53 $49,895 -40% 73 $683   $2,832,818 12
May 19, 2006 54 $22,198 -56% 45 $493   $2,855,016 13
May 26, 2006 62 $19,374 -13% 33 $587   $2,874,390 14
Jun 2, 2006 65 $18,036 -7% 26 $694   $2,892,426 15
Jun 9, 2006 67 $9,948 -45% 15 $663   $2,902,374 16
Jun 16, 2006 97 $2,826 -72% 12 $236   $2,905,200 17
Jun 23, 2006 103 $3,565 +26% 5 $713   $2,908,765 18
Jun 30, 2006 106 $2,835 -20% 5 $567   $2,911,600 19
Jul 7, 2006 113 $1,006 -65% 9 $112   $2,912,606 20

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

Presley Chweneyagae    David / Tsotsi

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gavin Hood    Director
Gavin Hood    Screenwriter

International Details - Worldwide Mission Ends in China

July 30th, 2006

A first place debut in China lifted Mission: Impossible 3 into sixth place overall with $5.74 million on 838 screens in 21 markets for a total of $239.82 million. In China it earned $2.8 million on 394 screens while in Japan it managed $2.50 million on 540 for a total of $29.92 million after three weeks of release. More...

Big Man on the Home Market

July 29th, 2006

There were not that many releases from this week's crop to chart, but it was a newcomer taking top spot as She's the Man lead both the rental and the sales chart this week. It earned $5.57 million after one week of rentals while the sales figures were not released as usual. More...

DVD Releases for July 18, 2006

July 17th, 2006

Things are finally starting to pick up from the doldrums of the past two weeks and things should continue to speed up as over the next few weeks we start seeing last year's shows start to hit DVD in anticipation of the upcoming season. This week it is a TV on DVD release that takes the DVD Pick of the Week, but it is not a returning show, but a short-lived one. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - The Complete Series takes the prize with Film Noir Classic Collection - Volume 3 earning an honorable mention. More...

Friends with More Money

April 11th, 2006

Friends with Money easily led the per theatre charts after earning nearly $600,000 in 28 theatres for an average of $21,048. It was the only film to top $10,000 on the per theatre charts, although last week's winner, Brick came awfully close with $9,490 in 21 theatres. More...

Per Theatre Chart cuts back on Smoking

March 28th, 2006

Thank You for Smoking was again able to lead the way on the per theatre charts despite expanding from 5 to 54 theatres. In those 54 theatres, the film earned just over $1 million for an average of $18,591. Second place went to the only other film in the $10,000 club and the overall box office leader, The Inside Man, with $10,275. More...

Oscar Bounce Crashes

March 14th, 2006

Famed Oscar Bounce failed to materialize this year partially because the awards were spread out over many difference films and partially because many winners were well into their releases. More...

Tsotsi Closest to $10,000 Mark

March 7th, 2006

There wasn't a single film with a per theatre average topping $10,000 this weekend with Tsotsi coming the closest with $65,000 in 7 theatres for an average of $9,326. More...

Crash Collides with Mountain Atop Oscars

March 5th, 2006

The Oscars were handed out tonight and while there were a handful of multiple winners, no single movie stood out. More...

Family Comes First... on Per Theatre Charts

February 28th, 2006

The overall box office champ, Madea's Family Reunion, also won the weekend Per Theatre Average race with $13,688. Second place went to Tsotsi with and average of $12,721 in six theatres. More...

Little Films Hoping to be Big Fish in Limited Release Pond

February 24th, 2006

Half a dozen new films start their run in limited release, including two foreign language, films, two documentary and the best bet of the week, Little Fish. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23

February 23rd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Just when I thought the slump was over, we have the shortest list in a few weeks. The best site of the week was Brick - Official Site, which helped sell the movie well and that is the most important job of a movie site. More...

Mountain of Oscar Nominations

January 31st, 2006

Brokeback Mountain again led the list of nominees as with 8 Oscar nods. There were three films with six nominations a piece, Crash, Good Night and Good Luck, and Memoirs of a Geisha, (although for that last one, they were all the less prestigious technical awards. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 13 - January 19

January 19th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It's busier on this week's list than it has in a while, but there was only one site that was in contention to win the award, Underworld: Evolution - Official Site. More...

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$76,324 (2.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/122 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,682,396

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 24th, 2006 (Limited) by Miramax
Video Release: July 18th, 2006 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for language and some strong violent content.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: vs. En kongelig affære
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Gangs, Hood Film, Crime Drama, Prologue, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Terminal Illness, Cancer, Kidnap, Fugitive / On the Run
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Miramax Films, The UK Film & TV Production Company PLC, The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, The National Film and Video Foundation of SA, Moviworld
Production Countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

Leading Cast

Presley Chweneyagae    David / Tsotsi

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gavin Hood    Director
Gavin Hood    Screenwriter

International Details - Worldwide Mission Ends in China

July 30th, 2006

A first place debut in China lifted Mission: Impossible 3 into sixth place overall with $5.74 million on 838 screens in 21 markets for a total of $239.82 million. In China it earned $2.8 million on 394 screens while in Japan it managed $2.50 million on 540 for a total of $29.92 million after three weeks of release. More...

Big Man on the Home Market

July 29th, 2006

There were not that many releases from this week's crop to chart, but it was a newcomer taking top spot as She's the Man lead both the rental and the sales chart this week. It earned $5.57 million after one week of rentals while the sales figures were not released as usual. More...

DVD Releases for July 18, 2006

July 17th, 2006

Things are finally starting to pick up from the doldrums of the past two weeks and things should continue to speed up as over the next few weeks we start seeing last year's shows start to hit DVD in anticipation of the upcoming season. This week it is a TV on DVD release that takes the DVD Pick of the Week, but it is not a returning show, but a short-lived one. The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - The Complete Series takes the prize with Film Noir Classic Collection - Volume 3 earning an honorable mention. More...

Friends with More Money

April 11th, 2006

Friends with Money easily led the per theatre charts after earning nearly $600,000 in 28 theatres for an average of $21,048. It was the only film to top $10,000 on the per theatre charts, although last week's winner, Brick came awfully close with $9,490 in 21 theatres. More...

Per Theatre Chart cuts back on Smoking

March 28th, 2006

Thank You for Smoking was again able to lead the way on the per theatre charts despite expanding from 5 to 54 theatres. In those 54 theatres, the film earned just over $1 million for an average of $18,591. Second place went to the only other film in the $10,000 club and the overall box office leader, The Inside Man, with $10,275. More...

Oscar Bounce Crashes

March 14th, 2006

Famed Oscar Bounce failed to materialize this year partially because the awards were spread out over many difference films and partially because many winners were well into their releases. More...

Tsotsi Closest to $10,000 Mark

March 7th, 2006

There wasn't a single film with a per theatre average topping $10,000 this weekend with Tsotsi coming the closest with $65,000 in 7 theatres for an average of $9,326. More...

Crash Collides with Mountain Atop Oscars

March 5th, 2006

The Oscars were handed out tonight and while there were a handful of multiple winners, no single movie stood out. More...

Family Comes First... on Per Theatre Charts

February 28th, 2006

The overall box office champ, Madea's Family Reunion, also won the weekend Per Theatre Average race with $13,688. Second place went to Tsotsi with and average of $12,721 in six theatres. More...

Little Films Hoping to be Big Fish in Limited Release Pond

February 24th, 2006

Half a dozen new films start their run in limited release, including two foreign language, films, two documentary and the best bet of the week, Little Fish. More...

Movie Website Updates for February 17 - February 23

February 23rd, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Just when I thought the slump was over, we have the shortest list in a few weeks. The best site of the week was Brick - Official Site, which helped sell the movie well and that is the most important job of a movie site. More...

Mountain of Oscar Nominations

January 31st, 2006

Brokeback Mountain again led the list of nominees as with 8 Oscar nods. There were three films with six nominations a piece, Crash, Good Night and Good Luck, and Memoirs of a Geisha, (although for that last one, they were all the less prestigious technical awards. More...

Movie Website Updates for January 13 - January 19

January 19th, 2006

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. It's busier on this week's list than it has in a while, but there was only one site that was in contention to win the award, Underworld: Evolution - Official Site. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 24, 2006 51 $76,324   6 $12,721   $76,324 1
Mar 3, 2006 55 $65,280 -14% 7 $9,326   $168,885 2
Mar 10, 2006 31 $260,027 +298% 30 $8,668   $470,438 3
Mar 17, 2006 29 $300,467 +16% 57 $5,271   $862,254 4
Mar 24, 2006 26 $271,209 -10% 81 $3,348   $1,238,269 5
Mar 31, 2006 22 $295,376 +9% 120 $2,461   $1,639,397 6
Apr 7, 2006 21 $252,380 -15% 122 $2,069   $2,002,279 7
Apr 14, 2006 24 $207,903 -18% 118 $1,762   $2,286,496 8
Apr 21, 2006 27 $144,531 -30% 117 $1,235   $2,503,137 9
Apr 28, 2006 35 $100,244 -31% 121 $828   $2,657,413 10
May 5, 2006 41 $54,296 -46% 100 $543   $2,753,840 11
May 12, 2006 53 $31,791 -41% 73 $435   $2,814,714 12
May 19, 2006 61 $14,007 -56% 45 $311   $2,846,825 13
May 26, 2006 65 $11,178 -20% 33 $339   $2,866,194 14
Jun 2, 2006 64 $11,907 +7% 26 $458   $2,886,297 15
Jun 9, 2006 87 $2,433 -80% 15 $162   $2,894,859 16
Jun 16, 2006 108 $858 -65% 12 $72   $2,903,232 17
Jun 23, 2006 110 $2,415 +181% 5 $483   $2,907,615 18
Jun 30, 2006 96 $1,514 -37% 5 $303   $2,910,279 19
Jul 7, 2006 111 $763 -50% 9 $85   $2,912,363 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 29, 2006 62 $3,075     33 $93   $2,869,269 95

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 24, 2006 53 $103,605   6 $17,268   $103,605 1
Mar 3, 2006 53 $106,806 +3% 7 $15,258   $210,411 2
Mar 10, 2006 32 $351,376 +229% 30 $11,713   $561,787 3
Mar 17, 2006 32 $405,273 +15% 57 $7,110   $967,060 4
Mar 24, 2006 26 $376,961 -7% 81 $4,654   $1,344,021 5
Mar 31, 2006 22 $405,878 +8% 120 $3,382   $1,749,899 6
Apr 7, 2006 22 $328,694 -19% 122 $2,694   $2,078,593 7
Apr 14, 2006 26 $280,013 -15% 118 $2,373   $2,358,606 8
Apr 21, 2006 27 $198,563 -29% 117 $1,697   $2,557,169 9
Apr 28, 2006 33 $142,375 -28% 121 $1,177   $2,699,544 10
May 5, 2006 41 $83,379 -41% 100 $834   $2,782,923 11
May 12, 2006 53 $49,895 -40% 73 $683   $2,832,818 12
May 19, 2006 54 $22,198 -56% 45 $493   $2,855,016 13
May 26, 2006 62 $19,374 -13% 33 $587   $2,874,390 14
Jun 2, 2006 65 $18,036 -7% 26 $694   $2,892,426 15
Jun 9, 2006 67 $9,948 -45% 15 $663   $2,902,374 16
Jun 16, 2006 97 $2,826 -72% 12 $236   $2,905,200 17
Jun 23, 2006 103 $3,565 +26% 5 $713   $2,908,765 18
Jun 30, 2006 106 $2,835 -20% 5 $567   $2,911,600 19
Jul 7, 2006 113 $1,006 -65% 9 $112   $2,912,606 20

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.