Advocate (2020)

Advocate
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,942Details
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Synopsis

ADVOCATE follows Tsemel’s caseload in real-time, including the high-profile trial of a 13-year-old boy—her youngest client to date—while also revisiting her landmark cases and reflecting on the political and professional significance of her work as well as the personal price one pays for assuming the role of “devil’s advocate.” When they aren't busy chasing Tsemel through the courthouse halls, directing duo Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche assume the privileged position of a fly on the wall in Tsemel’s office, where a year of documenting is like gathering a lifetime of evidence. This evidence attests to the wrongs of occupation but also to the faults of those who try to resist it, the failings of those who try to defend them, and the fundamental flaws of a legal system that purports to serve justice but in fact serves the powers that be. Tsemel spoke truth to power before the term became trendy and she’ll continue to do so after fear makes it unfashionable. As such, she’s a model we’re hard-pressed to preserve in Israel/Palestine, and elsewhere. On the one hand, she’s the boy calling the Emperor naked, i.e. exposing the underbelly of Israeli security jurisprudence: the occupier is judging the occupied. On the other hand, she’s the boy with his finger in the dam, doing her utmost to uphold the rule-of-law before the flood of injustice drowns us all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,196 (48.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,701-15,800) 15,741 $16,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 30,901-31,000) 30,913 $16,942
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,172 $16,942

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


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Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 3rd, 2020 (Limited) by Film Movement
Video Release: June 9th, 2020 by Film Movement Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chhapaak
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Keywords: Sundance Film Festival 2019
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Home Made Docs, Filmoption Intl., Close Up Films, Channel 8, CBC Films, Radio-Canada Television, RTS , SWR, NDR, EOdocs, BBC Storyville, Blue Ice Docs, DR, YLE Finland, SVT, VGTV, Bertha Foundation, OFC, Cineforom, Loterie Romande Fond Culturel, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, Sundance Documentary Film Program, CoPro , Hotdocs Dealmakers, IDFA Forum, IFP
Production Countries: Canada, Israel, Switzerland
Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Hebrew

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 3, 2020 48 $8,196   2 $4,098   $9,152 1
Jan 10, 2020 60 $2,299 -72% 2 $1,150   $14,408 2
Feb 7, 2020 65 $61   1 $61   $16,453 6
Feb 14, 2020 80 $42 -31% 1 $42   $16,562 7
Mar 6, 2020 95 $72   1 $72   $16,634 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 3, 2020 49 $10,966   2 $5,483   $12,109 1
Jan 10, 2020 57 $4,283 -61% 2 $2,142   $16,392 2
Feb 7, 2020 70 $128   1 $128   $16,520 6
Feb 14, 2020 82 $42 -67% 1 $42   $16,562 7
Mar 6, 2020 89 $380   1 $380   $16,942 10

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Philippe Bellaiche    Director
Rachel Leah Jones    Director
Philippe Bellaiche    Producer
Rachel Leah Jones    Producer
Joëlle Bertossa    Co-Producer
Paul Cadieux    Co-Producer
Yael Bitton    Editor
Neil Tabatznik    Executive Producer
Robin Smith    Executive Producer
Ricardo Studder    Sound Designer
Robert Marcel Lepage    Composer
Tal Kantor    Art Director
Yoav Brill    Art Director
Philippe Bellaiche    Director of Photography

Which VOD Release will Reign Supreme?

June 10th, 2020

King of Staten Island

The King of Staten Island is the biggest VOD release of the week, but you will have to wait until Friday to rent it on Premium VOD. There are also a couple of TV shows hitting VOD this week, Doctor Who: The Complete Twelfth Series and Modern Family: The Eleventh and Final Season. Other highlights include a family film, Think Like a Dog, as well as You Don’t Nomi, a documentary about the very non-family film Showgirls. More...

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June 4th, 2020

Harley Quinn: Season One

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Synopsis

ADVOCATE follows Tsemel’s caseload in real-time, including the high-profile trial of a 13-year-old boy—her youngest client to date—while also revisiting her landmark cases and reflecting on the political and professional significance of her work as well as the personal price one pays for assuming the role of “devil’s advocate.” When they aren't busy chasing Tsemel through the courthouse halls, directing duo Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche assume the privileged position of a fly on the wall in Tsemel’s office, where a year of documenting is like gathering a lifetime of evidence. This evidence attests to the wrongs of occupation but also to the faults of those who try to resist it, the failings of those who try to defend them, and the fundamental flaws of a legal system that purports to serve justice but in fact serves the powers that be. Tsemel spoke truth to power before the term became trendy and she’ll continue to do so after fear makes it unfashionable. As such, she’s a model we’re hard-pressed to preserve in Israel/Palestine, and elsewhere. On the one hand, she’s the boy calling the Emperor naked, i.e. exposing the underbelly of Israeli security jurisprudence: the occupier is judging the occupied. On the other hand, she’s the boy with his finger in the dam, doing her utmost to uphold the rule-of-law before the flood of injustice drowns us all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,196 (48.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $19,911

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,701-15,800) 15,741 $16,942
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 30,901-31,000) 30,913 $16,942
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,101-7,200) 7,172 $16,942

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 3rd, 2020 (Limited) by Film Movement
Video Release: June 9th, 2020 by Film Movement Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 114 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Chhapaak
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Sundance Film Festival 2019
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Home Made Docs, Filmoption Intl., Close Up Films, Channel 8, CBC Films, Radio-Canada Television, RTS , SWR, NDR, EOdocs, BBC Storyville, Blue Ice Docs, DR, YLE Finland, SVT, VGTV, Bertha Foundation, OFC, Cineforom, Loterie Romande Fond Culturel, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, Sundance Documentary Film Program, CoPro , Hotdocs Dealmakers, IDFA Forum, IFP
Production Countries: Canada, Israel, Switzerland
Languages: Arabic, Bengali, Hebrew

Production and Technical Credits

Philippe Bellaiche    Director
Rachel Leah Jones    Director
Philippe Bellaiche    Producer
Rachel Leah Jones    Producer
Joëlle Bertossa    Co-Producer
Paul Cadieux    Co-Producer
Yael Bitton    Editor
Neil Tabatznik    Executive Producer
Robin Smith    Executive Producer
Ricardo Studder    Sound Designer
Robert Marcel Lepage    Composer
Tal Kantor    Art Director
Yoav Brill    Art Director
Philippe Bellaiche    Director of Photography

Which VOD Release will Reign Supreme?

June 10th, 2020

King of Staten Island

The King of Staten Island is the biggest VOD release of the week, but you will have to wait until Friday to rent it on Premium VOD. There are also a couple of TV shows hitting VOD this week, Doctor Who: The Complete Twelfth Series and Modern Family: The Eleventh and Final Season. Other highlights include a family film, Think Like a Dog, as well as You Don’t Nomi, a documentary about the very non-family film Showgirls. More...

VOD Releases: Harley Quinn Goes Digital

June 4th, 2020

Harley Quinn: Season One

There are some high quality new releases on VOD this week, and several are worth checking out, including Harley Quinn, and Sound! Euphonium the Movie — Our Promise: A Brand New Day. The lack of major theatrical releases over the past couple of months is really beginning to be felt on the home market now, though, with most releases smaller independent films. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 3, 2020 48 $8,196   2 $4,098   $9,152 1
Jan 10, 2020 60 $2,299 -72% 2 $1,150   $14,408 2
Feb 7, 2020 65 $61   1 $61   $16,453 6
Feb 14, 2020 80 $42 -31% 1 $42   $16,562 7
Mar 6, 2020 95 $72   1 $72   $16,634 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 3, 2020 49 $10,966   2 $5,483   $12,109 1
Jan 10, 2020 57 $4,283 -61% 2 $2,142   $16,392 2
Feb 7, 2020 70 $128   1 $128   $16,520 6
Feb 14, 2020 82 $42 -67% 1 $42   $16,562 7
Mar 6, 2020 89 $380   1 $380   $16,942 10

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.