Before Night Falls (2000)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $4,221,817 | Details |
| International Box Office | $4,281,642 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $8,503,459 | |
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Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $85,230 (2.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 10.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 49.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 8 opening theaters/127 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $8,945,912 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 22nd, 2000 (Wide) by Fine Line |
| Video Release: | May 22nd, 2001 by New Line Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Autobiographical |
| Geographical setting: | Cuba |
| Plot point: | AIDS, Biography, LGBTQ+, Poet, Terminal Illness, Writing and Writers |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1940s, 1960s, 1980s, 1990s |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Grandview Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2000 | 32 | $85,230 | 8 | $10,654 | $85,230 | 1 | |
| Dec 29, 2000 | 44 | $65,000 | -24% | 8 | $8,125 | $235,232 | 2 |
| Jan 5, 2001 | 41 | $76,106 | +17% | 8 | $9,513 | $350,767 | 3 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | 35 | $155,766 | +105% | 18 | $8,654 | $552,299 | 4 |
| Jan 19, 2001 | 38 | $111,709 | -28% | 23 | $4,857 | $706,594 | 5 |
| Jan 26, 2001 | 39 | $104,171 | -7% | 26 | $4,007 | $856,899 | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2001 | 32 | $205,873 | +98% | 41 | $5,021 | $1,110,467 | 7 |
| Feb 9, 2001 | 31 | $212,875 | +3% | 55 | $3,870 | $1,398,907 | 8 |
| Feb 16, 2001 | 28 | $397,047 | +87% | 74 | $5,366 | $1,887,839 | 9 |
| Feb 23, 2001 | 24 | $358,303 | -10% | 127 | $2,821 | $2,332,862 | 10 |
| Mar 2, 2001 | 25 | $300,005 | -16% | 125 | $2,400 | $2,768,814 | 11 |
| Mar 9, 2001 | 28 | $254,969 | -15% | 108 | $2,361 | $3,149,756 | 12 |
| Mar 16, 2001 | 28 | $223,984 | -12% | 112 | $2,000 | $3,485,859 | 13 |
| Mar 23, 2001 | 26 | $217,850 | -3% | 107 | $2,036 | $3,817,364 | 14 |
| Mar 30, 2001 | 32 | $131,645 | -40% | 79 | $1,666 | $4,044,804 | 15 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | 51 | $42,080 | -68% | 54 | $779 | $4,136,677 | 16 |
| Apr 13, 2001 | 48 | $36,185 | -14% | 47 | $770 | $4,221,817 | 17 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2001 | 32 | $31,614 | 18 | $1,756 | $552,299 | 25 | ||
| Mar 5, 2001 | 20 | $31,526 | 125 | $252 | $2,800,340 | 74 | ||
| Mar 22, 2001 | 20 | $31,681 | 112 | $283 | $3,601,652 | 91 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2000 | 36 | $170,232 | 8 | $21,279 | $170,232 | 1 | |
| Dec 29, 2000 | 43 | $104,429 | -39% | 8 | $13,054 | $274,661 | 2 |
| Jan 5, 2001 | 41 | $121,872 | +17% | 8 | $15,234 | $396,533 | 3 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | 33 | $198,352 | +63% | 18 | $11,020 | $594,885 | 4 |
| Jan 19, 2001 | 38 | $157,843 | -20% | 23 | $6,863 | $752,728 | 5 |
| Jan 26, 2001 | 40 | $151,866 | -4% | 26 | $5,841 | $904,594 | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2001 | 31 | $281,438 | +85% | 41 | $6,864 | $1,186,032 | 7 |
| Feb 9, 2001 | 28 | $304,760 | +8% | 55 | $5,541 | $1,490,792 | 8 |
| Feb 16, 2001 | 27 | $483,767 | +59% | 74 | $6,537 | $1,974,559 | 9 |
| Feb 23, 2001 | 24 | $494,250 | +2% | 127 | $3,892 | $2,468,809 | 10 |
| Mar 2, 2001 | 25 | $425,978 | -14% | 125 | $3,408 | $2,894,787 | 11 |
| Mar 9, 2001 | 27 | $367,088 | -14% | 108 | $3,399 | $3,261,875 | 12 |
| Mar 16, 2001 | 28 | $337,639 | -8% | 112 | $3,015 | $3,599,514 | 13 |
| Mar 23, 2001 | 27 | $313,645 | -7% | 107 | $2,931 | $3,913,159 | 14 |
| Mar 30, 2001 | 32 | $181,438 | -42% | 79 | $2,297 | $4,094,597 | 15 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | 41 | $91,035 | -50% | 54 | $1,686 | $4,185,632 | 16 |
| Apr 13, 2001 | 55 | $36,185 | -60% | 47 | $770 | $4,221,817 | 17 |
Leading
| Javier Bardem | Reinaldo Arenas |
Supporting
| Olivier Martinez | Lazaro Gomez Carilles | |
| Andrea Di Stefano | Pepe Malas | |
| Johnny Depp | Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor | |
| Sean Penn | Cuco Sanchez | |
| John Ortiz | Juan Abreu | |
| Santiago Magill | Tomas Diego | |
| Michael Wincott | Heberto Zorilla Ochoa | |
| Najwa Nimri | Fina Zorilla Ochoa | |
| Alfredo Villa | Armando Garcia | |
| Rene Rivera | Recruit Driver | |
| Maurice Compte | Nicolas Abreu | |
| Vincent Laresca | Jose Abreu | |
| Manuel E. Gonzalez | Jose Lezama Lima | |
| Héctor Babenco | Virgillo Pinera | |
| Olatz Lopez Garmendia | Reinaldo's Mother | |
| Vito Maria Schnabel | Teenage Reinaldo | |
| Patricia Reyes Spendola | Maria Teresa Freye de Andrade | |
| Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. | Reinaldo's Grandfather | |
| Ofelia Medina | Landlady | |
| Giovani Florido | Young Reinaldo | |
| Lolo Navarro | Reinaldo's Grandmother | |
| Sebastian Silva | Reinaldo's Gather | |
| Carmen Beato | Teacher | |
| Cy Schnabel | Smallest School Child | |
| Olmo Schnabel | Smallest School Child | |
| Diego Luna | Carlos | |
| Lia Chapman | Lolin | |
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Professor | |
| Aquiles Benites | Translator | |
| Ewa Piaskowska | Pretty Blonde Student | |
| Marlene Diaz | Woman in Car #1 | |
| Olga Borayo | Woman in Car #2 | |
| Manolo Garcia | Faustino | |
| Lola Schnabel | Girl with Keys | |
| Lois Barragan | Woman, UNEAC | |
| Eduardo Antonio | Nightclub Singer | |
| Stella Schnabel | Valeria | |
| Claudette Maille | Maria Luisa Lima | |
| Chanel Puertas | Blonde on the Beach | |
| Manolo Rivero | Royal Gay | |
| Neemo Librizzi | Pedro the Bus Driver | |
| Andrea Fassier | French Tourist | |
| Magda | Santeria Dancer | |
| Julian Bucio | Violent Soldier | |
| Jorge Zárate | Prosecutor | |
| Francisco Gatorno | Jorge Camacho | |
| Marisol Padilla Sanchez | Margarita Camacho | |
| Jorge Zamora | Kid with Kite | |
| Noel Medina | Policeman on Beach | |
| Jorge Zepeda | State Security on Beach | |
| Julyan Diaz | Teenager #1 | |
| Eduardo Arroyuelo | Teenager #2 | |
| Antonio Zavala | Stranger in Lenin Park | |
| Eloy Ganuza | State Security in Lenin Park | |
| Khotan* | Young Man with Bird | |
| Rene Pereira | Antonio | |
| Abel Woolrich | Hungry Inmate | |
| Mario Oliver | Gay Inmate | |
| Robertico Valdez | Singing Inmate | |
| Claudio Osoria | Guard at El Morro | |
| Diahnne Dea | Blanca Romero | |
| Caridad Martinez | Dancer in the Convent | |
| Zulema Cruz | Zulema | |
| Annie Gil | Blanca's Teenage Daughter | |
| Filiberto Estrella | Dwarf | |
| Juan Cristobal Murillo | Immigration Officer | |
| Filiberto Hebra | Man at Mariel Harbor | |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | Officer at Mariel Harbor | |
| Jack Schnabel | Mr. Greenberg | |
| Esther Schnabel | Mrs. Greenberg | |
| Xavier Domingo | Death | |
| Eric Springer | Orderly | |
| Jimmy Nugent | Taxi Driver |
Production and Technical Credits
| Julian Schnabel | Director | |
| Cunningham O'Keefe | Written by | |
| Lazaro Gomez Carriles | Written by | |
| Julian Schnabel | Written by | |
| Jon Kilik | Producer | |
| Julian Schnabel | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Olatz Lopez Garmendia | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Salvador Parra | Production Designer | |
| Michael Berenbaum | Film Editor | |
| Carter Burwell | Music Composed by | |
| Xavier Perez Grobet | Director of Photography | |
| Guillermo Rosas | Director of Photography | |
| Sebastian Silva | Assistant Director | |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | Unit Production Manager | |
| Mike Phillips | Production Supervisor | |
| Antonio Munohierro | Art Director | |
| Andy Bernard | Art Director | |
| Sandra Cabriada Morales | Set Decorator | |
| Paula Caso Serran | Set Decorator | |
| Laurie Freedman | Set Decorator | |
| Mariestela Fernandez | Costume Designer | |
| Christian Wangler | Production Sound Mixer | |
| Allan Byer | Production Sound Mixer | |
| Robert Fernandez | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Bob Hein | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Albert Lasser | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor | |
| Todd Kasow | Music Editor | |
| Ana Lozano | Make up | |
| Manolo Garcia | Hairstylist | |
| Lou Reed | Additional Music | |
| Laurie Anderson | Additional Music | |
| Olatz Lopez Garmendia | Music Supervisor | |
| Susan Jacobs | Music Supervisor | |
| Mauricio Rubinstein | Additional Photography |
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.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $85,230 (2.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 10.63 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 49.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 8 opening theaters/127 max. theaters, 8.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $8,945,912 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 22nd, 2000 (Wide) by Fine Line |
| Video Release: | May 22nd, 2001 by New Line Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence |
| Running Time: | 125 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Autobiographical |
| Geographical setting: | Cuba |
| Plot point: | AIDS, Biography, LGBTQ+, Poet, Terminal Illness, Writing and Writers |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1940s, 1960s, 1980s, 1990s |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Grandview Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2000 | 32 | $85,230 | 8 | $10,654 | $85,230 | 1 | |
| Dec 29, 2000 | 44 | $65,000 | -24% | 8 | $8,125 | $235,232 | 2 |
| Jan 5, 2001 | 41 | $76,106 | +17% | 8 | $9,513 | $350,767 | 3 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | 35 | $155,766 | +105% | 18 | $8,654 | $552,299 | 4 |
| Jan 19, 2001 | 38 | $111,709 | -28% | 23 | $4,857 | $706,594 | 5 |
| Jan 26, 2001 | 39 | $104,171 | -7% | 26 | $4,007 | $856,899 | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2001 | 32 | $205,873 | +98% | 41 | $5,021 | $1,110,467 | 7 |
| Feb 9, 2001 | 31 | $212,875 | +3% | 55 | $3,870 | $1,398,907 | 8 |
| Feb 16, 2001 | 28 | $397,047 | +87% | 74 | $5,366 | $1,887,839 | 9 |
| Feb 23, 2001 | 24 | $358,303 | -10% | 127 | $2,821 | $2,332,862 | 10 |
| Mar 2, 2001 | 25 | $300,005 | -16% | 125 | $2,400 | $2,768,814 | 11 |
| Mar 9, 2001 | 28 | $254,969 | -15% | 108 | $2,361 | $3,149,756 | 12 |
| Mar 16, 2001 | 28 | $223,984 | -12% | 112 | $2,000 | $3,485,859 | 13 |
| Mar 23, 2001 | 26 | $217,850 | -3% | 107 | $2,036 | $3,817,364 | 14 |
| Mar 30, 2001 | 32 | $131,645 | -40% | 79 | $1,666 | $4,044,804 | 15 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | 51 | $42,080 | -68% | 54 | $779 | $4,136,677 | 16 |
| Apr 13, 2001 | 48 | $36,185 | -14% | 47 | $770 | $4,221,817 | 17 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2001 | 32 | $31,614 | 18 | $1,756 | $552,299 | 25 | ||
| Mar 5, 2001 | 20 | $31,526 | 125 | $252 | $2,800,340 | 74 | ||
| Mar 22, 2001 | 20 | $31,681 | 112 | $283 | $3,601,652 | 91 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2000 | 36 | $170,232 | 8 | $21,279 | $170,232 | 1 | |
| Dec 29, 2000 | 43 | $104,429 | -39% | 8 | $13,054 | $274,661 | 2 |
| Jan 5, 2001 | 41 | $121,872 | +17% | 8 | $15,234 | $396,533 | 3 |
| Jan 12, 2001 | 33 | $198,352 | +63% | 18 | $11,020 | $594,885 | 4 |
| Jan 19, 2001 | 38 | $157,843 | -20% | 23 | $6,863 | $752,728 | 5 |
| Jan 26, 2001 | 40 | $151,866 | -4% | 26 | $5,841 | $904,594 | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2001 | 31 | $281,438 | +85% | 41 | $6,864 | $1,186,032 | 7 |
| Feb 9, 2001 | 28 | $304,760 | +8% | 55 | $5,541 | $1,490,792 | 8 |
| Feb 16, 2001 | 27 | $483,767 | +59% | 74 | $6,537 | $1,974,559 | 9 |
| Feb 23, 2001 | 24 | $494,250 | +2% | 127 | $3,892 | $2,468,809 | 10 |
| Mar 2, 2001 | 25 | $425,978 | -14% | 125 | $3,408 | $2,894,787 | 11 |
| Mar 9, 2001 | 27 | $367,088 | -14% | 108 | $3,399 | $3,261,875 | 12 |
| Mar 16, 2001 | 28 | $337,639 | -8% | 112 | $3,015 | $3,599,514 | 13 |
| Mar 23, 2001 | 27 | $313,645 | -7% | 107 | $2,931 | $3,913,159 | 14 |
| Mar 30, 2001 | 32 | $181,438 | -42% | 79 | $2,297 | $4,094,597 | 15 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | 41 | $91,035 | -50% | 54 | $1,686 | $4,185,632 | 16 |
| Apr 13, 2001 | 55 | $36,185 | -60% | 47 | $770 | $4,221,817 | 17 |
Leading
| Javier Bardem | Reinaldo Arenas |
Supporting
| Olivier Martinez | Lazaro Gomez Carilles | |
| Andrea Di Stefano | Pepe Malas | |
| Johnny Depp | Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor | |
| Sean Penn | Cuco Sanchez | |
| John Ortiz | Juan Abreu | |
| Santiago Magill | Tomas Diego | |
| Michael Wincott | Heberto Zorilla Ochoa | |
| Najwa Nimri | Fina Zorilla Ochoa | |
| Alfredo Villa | Armando Garcia | |
| Rene Rivera | Recruit Driver | |
| Maurice Compte | Nicolas Abreu | |
| Vincent Laresca | Jose Abreu | |
| Manuel E. Gonzalez | Jose Lezama Lima | |
| Héctor Babenco | Virgillo Pinera | |
| Olatz Lopez Garmendia | Reinaldo's Mother | |
| Vito Maria Schnabel | Teenage Reinaldo | |
| Patricia Reyes Spendola | Maria Teresa Freye de Andrade | |
| Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. | Reinaldo's Grandfather | |
| Ofelia Medina | Landlady | |
| Giovani Florido | Young Reinaldo | |
| Lolo Navarro | Reinaldo's Grandmother | |
| Sebastian Silva | Reinaldo's Gather | |
| Carmen Beato | Teacher | |
| Cy Schnabel | Smallest School Child | |
| Olmo Schnabel | Smallest School Child | |
| Diego Luna | Carlos | |
| Lia Chapman | Lolin | |
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Professor | |
| Aquiles Benites | Translator | |
| Ewa Piaskowska | Pretty Blonde Student | |
| Marlene Diaz | Woman in Car #1 | |
| Olga Borayo | Woman in Car #2 | |
| Manolo Garcia | Faustino | |
| Lola Schnabel | Girl with Keys | |
| Lois Barragan | Woman, UNEAC | |
| Eduardo Antonio | Nightclub Singer | |
| Stella Schnabel | Valeria | |
| Claudette Maille | Maria Luisa Lima | |
| Chanel Puertas | Blonde on the Beach | |
| Manolo Rivero | Royal Gay | |
| Neemo Librizzi | Pedro the Bus Driver | |
| Andrea Fassier | French Tourist | |
| Magda | Santeria Dancer | |
| Julian Bucio | Violent Soldier | |
| Jorge Zárate | Prosecutor | |
| Francisco Gatorno | Jorge Camacho | |
| Marisol Padilla Sanchez | Margarita Camacho | |
| Jorge Zamora | Kid with Kite | |
| Noel Medina | Policeman on Beach | |
| Jorge Zepeda | State Security on Beach | |
| Julyan Diaz | Teenager #1 | |
| Eduardo Arroyuelo | Teenager #2 | |
| Antonio Zavala | Stranger in Lenin Park | |
| Eloy Ganuza | State Security in Lenin Park | |
| Khotan* | Young Man with Bird | |
| Rene Pereira | Antonio | |
| Abel Woolrich | Hungry Inmate | |
| Mario Oliver | Gay Inmate | |
| Robertico Valdez | Singing Inmate | |
| Claudio Osoria | Guard at El Morro | |
| Diahnne Dea | Blanca Romero | |
| Caridad Martinez | Dancer in the Convent | |
| Zulema Cruz | Zulema | |
| Annie Gil | Blanca's Teenage Daughter | |
| Filiberto Estrella | Dwarf | |
| Juan Cristobal Murillo | Immigration Officer | |
| Filiberto Hebra | Man at Mariel Harbor | |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | Officer at Mariel Harbor | |
| Jack Schnabel | Mr. Greenberg | |
| Esther Schnabel | Mrs. Greenberg | |
| Xavier Domingo | Death | |
| Eric Springer | Orderly | |
| Jimmy Nugent | Taxi Driver |
Production and Technical Credits
| Julian Schnabel | Director | |
| Cunningham O'Keefe | Written by | |
| Lazaro Gomez Carriles | Written by | |
| Julian Schnabel | Written by | |
| Jon Kilik | Producer | |
| Julian Schnabel | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Olatz Lopez Garmendia | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Salvador Parra | Production Designer | |
| Michael Berenbaum | Film Editor | |
| Carter Burwell | Music Composed by | |
| Xavier Perez Grobet | Director of Photography | |
| Guillermo Rosas | Director of Photography | |
| Sebastian Silva | Assistant Director | |
| Matthias Ehrenberg | Unit Production Manager | |
| Mike Phillips | Production Supervisor | |
| Antonio Munohierro | Art Director | |
| Andy Bernard | Art Director | |
| Sandra Cabriada Morales | Set Decorator | |
| Paula Caso Serran | Set Decorator | |
| Laurie Freedman | Set Decorator | |
| Mariestela Fernandez | Costume Designer | |
| Christian Wangler | Production Sound Mixer | |
| Allan Byer | Production Sound Mixer | |
| Robert Fernandez | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Bob Hein | Supervising Sound Editor | |
| Albert Lasser | Sound Effects Editor | |
| Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor | |
| Todd Kasow | Music Editor | |
| Ana Lozano | Make up | |
| Manolo Garcia | Hairstylist | |
| Lou Reed | Additional Music | |
| Laurie Anderson | Additional Music | |
| Olatz Lopez Garmendia | Music Supervisor | |
| Susan Jacobs | Music Supervisor | |
| Mauricio Rubinstein | Additional Photography |
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.