Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $489,074 | Details |
| International Box Office | $318,682 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $807,756 | |
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Synopsis
Named by ArtReview as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China's most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. In April 2011, when Ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became China's most famous missing person, having first risen to international prominence in 2008 after helping design Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium and then publicly denouncing the Games as party propaganda. Since then, Ai Weiwei's critiques of China's repressive regime have ranged from playful photographs of his raised middle finger in front of Tiananmen Square to searing memorials of the more than 5,000 schoolchildren who died in shoddy government construction in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Against a backdrop of strict censorship, Ai has become a kind of Internet champion. His frequent witty use of his blog and twitter, he is able to organize, inform, and inspire his followers, becoming an underground hero to millions of Chinese citizens.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $41,104 (8.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 60.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/39 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $734,834 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 27th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | June 14th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
June 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria) August 10th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom) October 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Hungary) November 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Taiwan) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | December 4th, 2012 by Mpi Home Video, released as Ai Weiwei Never Sorry |
| MPA Rating: | R for some language. (Rating bulletin 2219, 4/18/2012) |
| Running Time: | 91 minutes |
| Franchise: | Ai Weiwei |
| Plot point: | Architecture, Artists, Biography, House Arrest, Photography, Political |
| Social setting: | Olympics |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | United Expression Media, Muse Film and Television, Alison Klayman |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2012 | 42 | $41,104 | 5 | $8,221 | $41,104 | 1 | |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 36 | $72,917 | +77% | 26 | $2,805 | $138,827 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | 43 | $54,691 | -25% | 25 | $2,188 | $235,798 | 3 |
| Aug 17, 2012 | 48 | $49,103 | -10% | 39 | $1,259 | $322,102 | 4 |
| Aug 24, 2012 | 56 | $34,695 | -29% | 36 | $964 | $383,886 | 5 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 63 | $17,257 | -50% | 18 | $959 | $422,272 | 6 |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 68 | $15,562 | -10% | 24 | $648 | $450,090 | 7 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | 69 | $11,751 | -24% | 16 | $734 | $473,104 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2012 | 85 | $4,018 | -66% | 12 | $335 | $485,519 | 9 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2012 | 42 | $65,910 | 5 | $13,182 | $65,910 | 1 | |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 40 | $115,197 | +75% | 26 | $4,431 | $181,107 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | 42 | $91,892 | -20% | 25 | $3,676 | $272,999 | 3 |
| Aug 17, 2012 | 50 | $76,192 | -17% | 39 | $1,954 | $349,191 | 4 |
| Aug 24, 2012 | 58 | $55,824 | -27% | 36 | $1,551 | $405,015 | 5 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 64 | $29,513 | -47% | 18 | $1,640 | $434,528 | 6 |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 63 | $26,825 | -9% | 24 | $1,118 | $461,353 | 7 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | 66 | $20,148 | -25% | 16 | $1,259 | $481,501 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2012 | 81 | $7,573 | -62% | 12 | $631 | $489,074 | 9 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 6/15/2012 | $0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $8,407 | 12/10/2015 | |||
| Germany | 6/14/2012 | $41,669 | 42 | 44 | 86 | $113,501 | 12/10/2015 | |||
| Hungary | 10/25/2012 | $89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $89 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Spain | 2/1/2013 | $0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | $9,786 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Taiwan | 11/16/2012 | $2,516 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $12,912 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| United Kingdom | 8/10/2012 | $0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | $173,987 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| International Total | $318,682 | 12/29/2018 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Documentary Subject
| Ai Weiwei | Himself |
Interviewee
| Ai Dan | Himself | |
| Lu Qing | Herself | |
| Wang Fen | Himself | |
| Chen Danquing | Himself | |
| Feng Boyi | Himself | |
| Gu Changwei | Himself | |
| He Yunchang | Himself | |
| Hsieh 'Sam' Tehching | Himself | |
| Hung Huang | Herself | |
| RongRong | Himself | |
| Zhang Hongtu | Himself | |
| Zuoxiao Zuzhou | Himself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Alison Klayman | Director | |
| Alison Klayman | Producer | |
| Alison Klayman | Cinematographer | |
| Jennifer Fineran | Editor | |
| Ilan Isakov | Composer | |
| Adam Schlesinger | Producer | |
| Andrew Cohen | Executive Producer | |
| Julie Goldman | Executive Producer | |
| Karl Katz | Executive Producer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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.
Synopsis
Named by ArtReview as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China's most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. In April 2011, when Ai disappeared into police custody for three months, he quickly became China's most famous missing person, having first risen to international prominence in 2008 after helping design Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium and then publicly denouncing the Games as party propaganda. Since then, Ai Weiwei's critiques of China's repressive regime have ranged from playful photographs of his raised middle finger in front of Tiananmen Square to searing memorials of the more than 5,000 schoolchildren who died in shoddy government construction in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Against a backdrop of strict censorship, Ai has become a kind of Internet champion. His frequent witty use of his blog and twitter, he is able to organize, inform, and inspire his followers, becoming an underground hero to millions of Chinese citizens.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $41,104 (8.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 60.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/39 max. theaters, 5.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $734,834 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 27th, 2012 (Limited) by IFC Films |
| International Releases: | June 14th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany)
June 15th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria) August 10th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom) October 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Hungary) November 16th, 2012 (Wide) (Taiwan) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | December 4th, 2012 by Mpi Home Video, released as Ai Weiwei Never Sorry |
| MPA Rating: | R for some language. (Rating bulletin 2219, 4/18/2012) |
| Running Time: | 91 minutes |
| Franchise: | Ai Weiwei |
| Plot point: | Architecture, Artists, Biography, House Arrest, Photography, Political |
| Social setting: | Olympics |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | United Expression Media, Muse Film and Television, Alison Klayman |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2012 | 42 | $41,104 | 5 | $8,221 | $41,104 | 1 | |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 36 | $72,917 | +77% | 26 | $2,805 | $138,827 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | 43 | $54,691 | -25% | 25 | $2,188 | $235,798 | 3 |
| Aug 17, 2012 | 48 | $49,103 | -10% | 39 | $1,259 | $322,102 | 4 |
| Aug 24, 2012 | 56 | $34,695 | -29% | 36 | $964 | $383,886 | 5 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 63 | $17,257 | -50% | 18 | $959 | $422,272 | 6 |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 68 | $15,562 | -10% | 24 | $648 | $450,090 | 7 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | 69 | $11,751 | -24% | 16 | $734 | $473,104 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2012 | 85 | $4,018 | -66% | 12 | $335 | $485,519 | 9 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2012 | 42 | $65,910 | 5 | $13,182 | $65,910 | 1 | |
| Aug 3, 2012 | 40 | $115,197 | +75% | 26 | $4,431 | $181,107 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | 42 | $91,892 | -20% | 25 | $3,676 | $272,999 | 3 |
| Aug 17, 2012 | 50 | $76,192 | -17% | 39 | $1,954 | $349,191 | 4 |
| Aug 24, 2012 | 58 | $55,824 | -27% | 36 | $1,551 | $405,015 | 5 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 64 | $29,513 | -47% | 18 | $1,640 | $434,528 | 6 |
| Sep 7, 2012 | 63 | $26,825 | -9% | 24 | $1,118 | $461,353 | 7 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | 66 | $20,148 | -25% | 16 | $1,259 | $481,501 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2012 | 81 | $7,573 | -62% | 12 | $631 | $489,074 | 9 |
Top International Territories
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens/Theaters |
Maximum Screens/Theaters |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 6/15/2012 | $0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $8,407 | 12/10/2015 | |||
| Germany | 6/14/2012 | $41,669 | 42 | 44 | 86 | $113,501 | 12/10/2015 | |||
| Hungary | 10/25/2012 | $89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $89 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Spain | 2/1/2013 | $0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | $9,786 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Taiwan | 11/16/2012 | $2,516 | 2 | 2 | 5 | $12,912 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| United Kingdom | 8/10/2012 | $0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | $173,987 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| International Total | $318,682 | 12/29/2018 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Documentary Subject
| Ai Weiwei | Himself |
Interviewee
| Ai Dan | Himself | |
| Lu Qing | Herself | |
| Wang Fen | Himself | |
| Chen Danquing | Himself | |
| Feng Boyi | Himself | |
| Gu Changwei | Himself | |
| He Yunchang | Himself | |
| Hsieh 'Sam' Tehching | Himself | |
| Hung Huang | Herself | |
| RongRong | Himself | |
| Zhang Hongtu | Himself | |
| Zuoxiao Zuzhou | Himself |
Production and Technical Credits
| Alison Klayman | Director | |
| Alison Klayman | Producer | |
| Alison Klayman | Cinematographer | |
| Jennifer Fineran | Editor | |
| Ilan Isakov | Composer | |
| Adam Schlesinger | Producer | |
| Andrew Cohen | Executive Producer | |
| Julie Goldman | Executive Producer | |
| Karl Katz | Executive Producer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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.