Hong Kong Box Office for W.E. (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Hong Kong Box Office $60,224Details
Worldwide Box Office $939,745Details
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Synopsis

W.E. tells the story of two fragile but determined women - Wally Winthrop and Wallis Simpson - separated by more than six decades. In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward's VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But Wally's research, including several visits to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought. Weaving back and forth in time, W.E. intertwines Wally's journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis and Edward, from the glamorous early days of their romance to the slow unraveling of their lives in the decades that followed.

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Movie Details

Hong Kong Releases: July 12th, 2012 (Wide)
Video Release: May 1st, 2012 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some domestic violence, nudity and language.
(Rating bulletin 2201, 12/7/2011)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Keywords: Romance, Non-Chronological, Relationships Gone Wrong, Divorcée Romance, Royalty
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Semtex Films, IM Global
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 1st, 2012

May 1st, 2012

It's yet another very slow week on the home market. In fact, all of May is very slow on the home market, although this is not surprising for this time of year. I'm not even going to attempt to pad out the list this week. Is there anything in contention for Pick of the Week? Fortunately, the answer to that is yes. Unfortunately, the screener is late. Normally I really don't like awarding Pick of the Week to a film when the screener is late, but in this case, Haywire is head and shoulders above the rest, so unless the Blu-ray has less than zero special features, it's the best out there. More...

Per Theater Chart: Truth Stalls but Squeaks Out Win

February 8th, 2012

An Inconsistent Truth repeated on top of the per theater chart with $12,176 in one theater. However, while it won, it fell more than 40%, which is closer to a wide release than a limited release. W.E. was very close behind with an average of $11,769 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Chronicle and Woman in Black Vie for SuperBowl Honors

February 5th, 2012

The industry's healthy start to 2012 will continue this weekend thanks to two more good opening weekends. Chronicle is currently favorite to win the weekend, with Fox predicting a $22 million opening. CBS Films is pegging The Woman in Black at $21 million (a record for the fledgling studio). Both figures are predicated on historical models for SuperBowl Sunday, which can be a difficult day to predict, so the final order between the two could yet switch, although Chronicle is heavily favored to win at this point. Overall box office will be up about 35% from last year, although that reflects the very weak start to 2011. This weekend looks as though it will be about average for a SuperBowl weekend overall. More...

Keeping Up with Limited Releases

February 3rd, 2012

Talk of Oscars is still dominating art house aficionados, so it comes as no surprise that the list of limited releases is not particularly strong this weekend. That's not to say there are no films worthy of watching, but it is unlikely any of them will be major hits. There are a few noteworthy releases, including W.E., Madonna's attempt at winning an Oscar. It won't. The Innkeepers is the widest release of the week and it is also earning good reviews. However, its the wrong genre for limited release. And finally, there's Moon Point, a Canadian film opening in Toronto. There are Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and cast for the evening shows over the weekend as an added bonus. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. More...

2012 Awards Season: Golden Globes: Artist has Hat-trick, but Descendants on the Rise

January 16th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out the Golden Globes last night, and after an Awards Season most notable for the lack of surprises, there were not a lot of surprises either. In fact, the biggest storyline of the night was how many different movies earned wins. The Artist led the way with just three, while The Descendents was the only other film to win more than once. More...

Awards Season: Globes Reward Artistic Intent

December 16th, 2011

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the Awards Season picture started to look a whole lot clearer. The Artist led the way with six nominations, while The Descendents and The Help were right behind with five apiece. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2012/07/13 6 $22,733   3 $7,578   $22,733 1
2012/07/20 5 $10,711 -53% 3 $3,570   $44,718 2
2012/07/27 5 $4,958 -54% 3 $1,653   $54,208 3
2012/08/03 5 $2,267 -54% 2 $1,134   $59,208 4
2012/08/10 6 $28 -99% 1 $28   $60,224 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/13/2012 $22,275 13 40 64 $56,872 12/29/2018
Australia 5/3/2012 $9,661 41 41 41 $9,661 12/6/2015
Austria 6/22/2012 $2,810 8 8 28 $14,636 12/11/2015
Germany 6/21/2012 $14,934 38 38 38 $15,367 12/10/2015
Hong Kong 7/12/2012 $22,733 3 3 12 $60,224 12/11/2015
Italy 6/8/2012 $86,516 128 128 212 $159,428 12/10/2015
North America 2/3/2012 $47,074 4 24 227 $582,075
Peru 4/11/2013 $13,378 6 6 8 $19,522 12/30/2018
Uruguay 3/27/2013 $7,273 3 3 5 $21,960 12/30/2018
 
Worldwide Total$939,745 12/30/2018

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

Andrea Riseborough    Wallis Simpson
Abbie Cornish    Wally Winthrop
James D'Arcy    Edward

Supporting Cast

Oscar Isaac    Evgeni
David Harbour    Ernest
Richard Coyle    William Winthrop
James Fox    King George V
Laurence Fox    Bertie
Natalie Dormer    Elizabeth
Judy Parfitt    Queen Mary
Haluk Bilginer    Al Fayed
Geoffrey Palmer    Stanley Baldwin
Katie McGrath    Lady Thelma
Christina Chong    Tenten
Duane Henry    Dwayne

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

Production and Technical Credits

Madonna    Director
Kris Thykier    Producer
Hagen Bogdanski    Cinematographer
Alek Keshishian    Screenwriter
Martin Childs    Production Designer
Arianne Phillips    Costume Designer
Danny B. Tull    Editor
Danny B. Tull    Composer
Abel Korzeniowski    Composer
Madonna    Screenwriter
Madonna    Producer
Scott Franklin    Executive Producer
Donna Gigliotti    Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein    Executive Producer
Colin Vaines    Co-Producer
Sara Zambreno    Co-Producer
Maggie Rodford    Music Supervisor
Mark Raggett    Art Director
Steve Lawrence    Art Director
Molly Sole    Art Director
Sarah Stuart    Art Director
Celia Bobak    Set Decorator
Jenny Shircore    Make-up and Hair Designer