Altiplano (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,063Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

War photographer Grace, devastated by a violent incident in Iraq, renounces her profession. Her Belgian husband, Max, is a cataract surgeon working at an eye clinic in the high Andes of Peru. Nearby, the villagers of Turubamba succumb to illnesses caused by a mercury spill from a local mine. Saturnina, a young woman in Turubamba, loses her fiancé to the contamination. The villagers turn their rage on the foreign doctors, and in the ensuing riot Max is killed. Saturnina takes drastic measures to protest against the endless violations towards her people and their land. Grace sets out on a journey of mourning to the place of Max’s death.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,269 (41.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,640

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 20th, 2010 (Limited) by First Run Features
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 109 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Foreign Language
Plot point: News, Political, War
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: MA.JA.DE Fiction, BO Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Lemming Film
Production Countries: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, French, Persian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 91 $1,269   1 $1,269   $1,269 1
Sep 24, 2010 133 $190   1 $190   $2,239 6
Oct 1, 2010 125 $515 +171% 1 $515   $2,754 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 98 $1,269   1 $1,269   $2,049 1
Sep 24, 2010 135 $190   1 $190   $2,239 6
Oct 1, 2010 130 $515 +171% 1 $515   $2,961 7
Nov 26, 2010 106 $102   1 $102   $3,063 15

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Synopsis

War photographer Grace, devastated by a violent incident in Iraq, renounces her profession. Her Belgian husband, Max, is a cataract surgeon working at an eye clinic in the high Andes of Peru. Nearby, the villagers of Turubamba succumb to illnesses caused by a mercury spill from a local mine. Saturnina, a young woman in Turubamba, loses her fiancé to the contamination. The villagers turn their rage on the foreign doctors, and in the ensuing riot Max is killed. Saturnina takes drastic measures to protest against the endless violations towards her people and their land. Grace sets out on a journey of mourning to the place of Max’s death.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$1,269 (41.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.41 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 3.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $4,640

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 20th, 2010 (Limited) by First Run Features
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 109 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Foreign Language
Plot point: News, Political, War
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: MA.JA.DE Fiction, BO Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Lemming Film
Production Countries: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, French, Persian

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 91 $1,269   1 $1,269   $1,269 1
Sep 24, 2010 133 $190   1 $190   $2,239 6
Oct 1, 2010 125 $515 +171% 1 $515   $2,754 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 20, 2010 98 $1,269   1 $1,269   $2,049 1
Sep 24, 2010 135 $190   1 $190   $2,239 6
Oct 1, 2010 130 $515 +171% 1 $515   $2,961 7
Nov 26, 2010 106 $102   1 $102   $3,063 15

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.