L'illusionniste (2010)

L'illusionniste poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,231,474Details
International Box Office $6,378,475Details
Worldwide Box Office $8,609,949
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The Illusionist is a story about two paths that cross. An outdated, aging magician, forced to wander from country to country, city to city and station to station in search of a stage to perform his act, meets a young girl at the start of her life's journey. Alice is a teenage girl with all her capacity for childish wonder still intact. She plays at being a woman without realizing the day to stop pretending is fast approaching. She doesn't know yet that she loves The Illusionist like she would a father; he already knows that he loves her as he would a daughter. Their destinies will collide, but nothing - not even magic or the power of illusion - can stop the voyage of discovery.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,594 (1.7% of total gross)
Legs:7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/206 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,034,290

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,780 $2,231,474
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,880 $6,378,475
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,107 $8,609,949
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,035 $2,231,474

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2010 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as The Illusionist
International Releases: April 27th, 2023 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: May 10th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Illusionist (2010)
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2136, 9/1/2010)
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pocahontas
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Keywords: Stage Magician, Unexpected Families
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Django Films, Cine B, France 3 Cinema, Canal Plus, Cinecinema
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English, French, Gaelic

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 67 $15,472 Dec 31, 2010 9

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 2010 38 $38,594   3 $12,865   $38,594 1
Dec 31, 2010 43 $46,416 +20% 3 $15,472   $123,476 2
Jan 7, 2011 44 $32,988 -29% 3 $10,996   $178,410 3
Jan 14, 2011 41 $60,472 +83% 7 $8,639   $254,265 4
Jan 21, 2011 38 $80,599 +33% 15 $5,373   $370,984 5
Jan 28, 2011 33 $133,988 +66% 25 $5,360   $537,590 6
Feb 4, 2011 30 $186,668 +39% 68 $2,745   $766,312 7
Feb 11, 2011 30 $303,523 +63% 206 $1,473   $1,137,549 8
Feb 18, 2011 35 $188,494 -38% 106 $1,778   $1,467,789 9
Feb 25, 2011 36 $148,769 -21% 125 $1,190   $1,725,536 10
Mar 4, 2011 40 $80,212 -46% 76 $1,055   $1,867,838 11
Mar 11, 2011 41 $72,094 -10% 76 $949   $1,974,831 12
Mar 18, 2011 46 $49,677 -31% 58 $857   $2,063,755 13
Mar 25, 2011 56 $36,431 -27% 49 $743   $2,124,963 14
Apr 1, 2011 62 $21,885 -40% 32 $684   $2,166,980 15
Apr 8, 2011 66 $14,540 -34% 32 $454   $2,189,699 16
Apr 15, 2011 75 $6,052 -58% 16 $378   $2,206,462 17
Apr 22, 2011 88 $4,662 -23% 12 $389   $2,218,443 18
Apr 29, 2011 90 $3,289 -29% 19 $173   $2,227,548 19
May 6, 2011 113 $1,230 -63% 4 $308   $2,231,024 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 38 $20,000     7 $2,857   $274,265 24
Feb 21, 2011 35 $40,070     106 $378   $1,507,859 59

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 2010 41 $77,060   3 $25,687   $77,060 1
Dec 31, 2010 40 $68,362 -11% 3 $22,787   $145,422 2
Jan 7, 2011 43 $48,371 -29% 3 $16,124   $193,793 3
Jan 14, 2011 41 $96,592 +100% 7 $13,799   $290,385 4
Jan 21, 2011 39 $113,217 +17% 15 $7,548   $403,602 5
Jan 28, 2011 34 $176,042 +55% 25 $7,042   $579,644 6
Feb 4, 2011 30 $254,382 +45% 68 $3,741   $834,026 7
Feb 11, 2011 27 $445,269 +75% 206 $2,162   $1,279,295 8
Feb 18, 2011 36 $297,472 -33% 106 $2,806   $1,576,767 9
Feb 25, 2011 37 $210,859 -29% 125 $1,687   $1,787,626 10
Mar 4, 2011 39 $115,111 -45% 76 $1,515   $1,902,737 11
Mar 11, 2011 41 $111,341 -3% 76 $1,465   $2,014,078 12
Mar 18, 2011 45 $74,454 -33% 58 $1,284   $2,088,532 13
Mar 25, 2011 56 $56,563 -24% 49 $1,154   $2,145,095 14
Apr 1, 2011 63 $30,064 -47% 32 $940   $2,175,159 15
Apr 8, 2011 61 $25,251 -16% 32 $789   $2,200,410 16
Apr 15, 2011 72 $13,371 -47% 16 $836   $2,213,781 17
Apr 22, 2011 80 $10,478 -22% 12 $873   $2,224,259 18
Apr 29, 2011 91 $5,535 -47% 19 $291   $2,229,794 19
May 6, 2011 115 $1,680 -70% 4 $420   $2,231,474 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 4/27/2023 $0000$0
 
International Total$6,378,475

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

Jean-Claude Donda    The Illusionist/French Cinema Manager

Supporting Cast

Eilidh Rankin    Alice
Duncan MacNeil    Additional Voice
Raymond Mearns    Additional Voice
James T. Muir    Additional Voice
Tom Urie    Additional Voice
Paul Bandey    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Philippe Carcassonne    Executive Producer
Jake Eberts    Producer
Bob Last    Producer
Sally Chomet    Producer
Jacques Tati    Screenwriter
Sylvain Chomet    Screenwriter
Sylvain Chomet    Director
Paul Dutton    Assistant Director
Bjarne Hansen    Art Director
Jean-Pierre Bouchet    Visual Effects Designer
Campbell McAllister    Digital Effects Supervisor
Jean Goudier    Sound Designer
Jinko Gotoh    Co-Executive Producer
Fiona Hall    Production Manager

Per Theater Chart: Rapids Crosses Finish Line First

February 15th, 2011

Strong reviews and an impressive cast helped Cedar Rapids top the per theater chart with an average of $20,198 in 15 theaters. Vidal Sassoon: The Movie was the only other film to reach an average of $10,000 with $13,053 in its lone theater. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 6th, 2011

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 Animated Feature Film, which is one of the least competitive categories that we will be dealing with this year. (This is true most years.) This is actually quite fortunate, as a rule dispute at the Annies have rendered that awards ceremony nearly useless in predictive power. More...

Awards Season: Oscars Offer a Truly Regal Performance

January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Per Theater Chart: Phil Ochs has Fortunate Start

January 11th, 2011

Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune opened on top of the per theater chart with $18,211 in one theater over the weekend and $26,846 since Wednesday. This pushed Blue Valentine into second place with an average of $17,608; however, Valentine also saw its theater count balloon from 4 to 40. Another Year added one more theater, but it wasn't enough to keeps its overall box office level, as its average slipped to $12,466. The Illusionist hung on with an average of $10,996, but I think it has taken too long and it might be too late to expand significantly. More...

Per Theater Chart: Blue Pulls in the Green

January 4th, 2011

The final weekend of the year saw no less than six films topping the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Leading the way was Blue Valentine with an average of $48,432 over the weekend and it already has close to $300,000 in just four theaters since Wednesday. Country Strong saw its average grow to $20,753, but it was still pushed to second place due to the competition. Another Year opened in third with $18,645 in six theaters, while Somewhere remained steady with $17,302 in eight. The Illusionist grew by 20% to $15,472, but it did have an extra day, as last weekend it opened on Saturday. The final $10,000 film was The King's Speech, which earned more than $7 million in 700 theaters for an average of $11,108. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are Strong

December 28th, 2010

There was a real battle for top spot on the per theater chart with Country Strong just coming out on top with an average of $17,321 in 2 theaters. That's a pretty good start, but I'm not sure it will be enough to get a truly wide release. Somewhere was right behind with an average of $17,012 in 7 theaters. However, one could argue it had a better opening, since it was playing in more theaters and opened on Wednesday, thus diluting its weekend average. The final film to reach the $10,000 mark was The Illusionist with an average of $12,865 in 3 theaters, but that was over just two days. More...

Awards Season - King of the Globes, or at Least the Nominations

December 14th, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations early this morning, and there are some interesting surprises included in the mix. Leading the way was The King's Speech, which has long been seen as one of the major players this Awards Season. Meanwhile, The Fighter and The Social Network were right behind with six each. There were many, many other films nomination, including more than a few shocks. ... Mostly in one category. More...


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Synopsis

The Illusionist is a story about two paths that cross. An outdated, aging magician, forced to wander from country to country, city to city and station to station in search of a stage to perform his act, meets a young girl at the start of her life's journey. Alice is a teenage girl with all her capacity for childish wonder still intact. She plays at being a woman without realizing the day to stop pretending is fast approaching. She doesn't know yet that she loves The Illusionist like she would a father; he already knows that he loves her as he would a daughter. Their destinies will collide, but nothing - not even magic or the power of illusion - can stop the voyage of discovery.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$38,594 (1.7% of total gross)
Legs:7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:25.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/206 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,034,290

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,780 $2,231,474
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,880 $6,378,475
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,101-8,200) 8,107 $8,609,949
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,035 $2,231,474

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2010 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as The Illusionist
International Releases: April 27th, 2023 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: May 10th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Illusionist (2010)
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2136, 9/1/2010)
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Pocahontas
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Stage Magician, Unexpected Families
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Django Films, Cine B, France 3 Cinema, Canal Plus, Cinecinema
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English, French, Gaelic

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2010 Theater Average 67 $15,472 Dec 31, 2010 9

Leading Cast

Jean-Claude Donda    The Illusionist/French Cinema Manager

Supporting Cast

Eilidh Rankin    Alice
Duncan MacNeil    Additional Voice
Raymond Mearns    Additional Voice
James T. Muir    Additional Voice
Tom Urie    Additional Voice
Paul Bandey    Additional Voice

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

Production and Technical Credits

Philippe Carcassonne    Executive Producer
Jake Eberts    Producer
Bob Last    Producer
Sally Chomet    Producer
Jacques Tati    Screenwriter
Sylvain Chomet    Screenwriter
Sylvain Chomet    Director
Paul Dutton    Assistant Director
Bjarne Hansen    Art Director
Jean-Pierre Bouchet    Visual Effects Designer
Campbell McAllister    Digital Effects Supervisor
Jean Goudier    Sound Designer
Jinko Gotoh    Co-Executive Producer
Fiona Hall    Production Manager

Per Theater Chart: Rapids Crosses Finish Line First

February 15th, 2011

Strong reviews and an impressive cast helped Cedar Rapids top the per theater chart with an average of $20,198 in 15 theaters. Vidal Sassoon: The Movie was the only other film to reach an average of $10,000 with $13,053 in its lone theater. More...

Oscar Contest: Category Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 6th, 2011

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 Animated Feature Film, which is one of the least competitive categories that we will be dealing with this year. (This is true most years.) This is actually quite fortunate, as a rule dispute at the Annies have rendered that awards ceremony nearly useless in predictive power. More...

Awards Season: Oscars Offer a Truly Regal Performance

January 25th, 2011

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, thus ending months of speculation. Along with a (very) few surprises, the list of nominees is mostly a case of Deja Vu. Leading the way, as it has so often this year, was The King's Speech, with 12 nominations, including six in seven of the most prestigious categories (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and the four acting categories). But it was far from the only multi-nominated film on the list. More...

Per Theater Chart: Phil Ochs has Fortunate Start

January 11th, 2011

Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune opened on top of the per theater chart with $18,211 in one theater over the weekend and $26,846 since Wednesday. This pushed Blue Valentine into second place with an average of $17,608; however, Valentine also saw its theater count balloon from 4 to 40. Another Year added one more theater, but it wasn't enough to keeps its overall box office level, as its average slipped to $12,466. The Illusionist hung on with an average of $10,996, but I think it has taken too long and it might be too late to expand significantly. More...

Per Theater Chart: Blue Pulls in the Green

January 4th, 2011

The final weekend of the year saw no less than six films topping the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Leading the way was Blue Valentine with an average of $48,432 over the weekend and it already has close to $300,000 in just four theaters since Wednesday. Country Strong saw its average grow to $20,753, but it was still pushed to second place due to the competition. Another Year opened in third with $18,645 in six theaters, while Somewhere remained steady with $17,302 in eight. The Illusionist grew by 20% to $15,472, but it did have an extra day, as last weekend it opened on Saturday. The final $10,000 film was The King's Speech, which earned more than $7 million in 700 theaters for an average of $11,108. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases are Strong

December 28th, 2010

There was a real battle for top spot on the per theater chart with Country Strong just coming out on top with an average of $17,321 in 2 theaters. That's a pretty good start, but I'm not sure it will be enough to get a truly wide release. Somewhere was right behind with an average of $17,012 in 7 theaters. However, one could argue it had a better opening, since it was playing in more theaters and opened on Wednesday, thus diluting its weekend average. The final film to reach the $10,000 mark was The Illusionist with an average of $12,865 in 3 theaters, but that was over just two days. More...

Awards Season - King of the Globes, or at Least the Nominations

December 14th, 2010

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations early this morning, and there are some interesting surprises included in the mix. Leading the way was The King's Speech, which has long been seen as one of the major players this Awards Season. Meanwhile, The Fighter and The Social Network were right behind with six each. There were many, many other films nomination, including more than a few shocks. ... Mostly in one category. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 2010 38 $38,594   3 $12,865   $38,594 1
Dec 31, 2010 43 $46,416 +20% 3 $15,472   $123,476 2
Jan 7, 2011 44 $32,988 -29% 3 $10,996   $178,410 3
Jan 14, 2011 41 $60,472 +83% 7 $8,639   $254,265 4
Jan 21, 2011 38 $80,599 +33% 15 $5,373   $370,984 5
Jan 28, 2011 33 $133,988 +66% 25 $5,360   $537,590 6
Feb 4, 2011 30 $186,668 +39% 68 $2,745   $766,312 7
Feb 11, 2011 30 $303,523 +63% 206 $1,473   $1,137,549 8
Feb 18, 2011 35 $188,494 -38% 106 $1,778   $1,467,789 9
Feb 25, 2011 36 $148,769 -21% 125 $1,190   $1,725,536 10
Mar 4, 2011 40 $80,212 -46% 76 $1,055   $1,867,838 11
Mar 11, 2011 41 $72,094 -10% 76 $949   $1,974,831 12
Mar 18, 2011 46 $49,677 -31% 58 $857   $2,063,755 13
Mar 25, 2011 56 $36,431 -27% 49 $743   $2,124,963 14
Apr 1, 2011 62 $21,885 -40% 32 $684   $2,166,980 15
Apr 8, 2011 66 $14,540 -34% 32 $454   $2,189,699 16
Apr 15, 2011 75 $6,052 -58% 16 $378   $2,206,462 17
Apr 22, 2011 88 $4,662 -23% 12 $389   $2,218,443 18
Apr 29, 2011 90 $3,289 -29% 19 $173   $2,227,548 19
May 6, 2011 113 $1,230 -63% 4 $308   $2,231,024 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 38 $20,000     7 $2,857   $274,265 24
Feb 21, 2011 35 $40,070     106 $378   $1,507,859 59

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 24, 2010 41 $77,060   3 $25,687   $77,060 1
Dec 31, 2010 40 $68,362 -11% 3 $22,787   $145,422 2
Jan 7, 2011 43 $48,371 -29% 3 $16,124   $193,793 3
Jan 14, 2011 41 $96,592 +100% 7 $13,799   $290,385 4
Jan 21, 2011 39 $113,217 +17% 15 $7,548   $403,602 5
Jan 28, 2011 34 $176,042 +55% 25 $7,042   $579,644 6
Feb 4, 2011 30 $254,382 +45% 68 $3,741   $834,026 7
Feb 11, 2011 27 $445,269 +75% 206 $2,162   $1,279,295 8
Feb 18, 2011 36 $297,472 -33% 106 $2,806   $1,576,767 9
Feb 25, 2011 37 $210,859 -29% 125 $1,687   $1,787,626 10
Mar 4, 2011 39 $115,111 -45% 76 $1,515   $1,902,737 11
Mar 11, 2011 41 $111,341 -3% 76 $1,465   $2,014,078 12
Mar 18, 2011 45 $74,454 -33% 58 $1,284   $2,088,532 13
Mar 25, 2011 56 $56,563 -24% 49 $1,154   $2,145,095 14
Apr 1, 2011 63 $30,064 -47% 32 $940   $2,175,159 15
Apr 8, 2011 61 $25,251 -16% 32 $789   $2,200,410 16
Apr 15, 2011 72 $13,371 -47% 16 $836   $2,213,781 17
Apr 22, 2011 80 $10,478 -22% 12 $873   $2,224,259 18
Apr 29, 2011 91 $5,535 -47% 19 $291   $2,229,794 19
May 6, 2011 115 $1,680 -70% 4 $420   $2,231,474 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 4/27/2023 $0000$0
 
International Total$6,378,475

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.