New Zealand Box Office for Begin Again (2014)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
New Zealand Box Office $197,712Details
Worldwide Box Office $67,731,796Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $5,286,586 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $1,587,751 Details
Total North America Video Sales $6,874,337
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Synopsis

Gretta and her long-time boyfriend Dave are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan, a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges a portrait of a mutually transformative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$8,000,000
New Zealand Releases: July 24th, 2014 (Wide)
Video Release: October 28th, 2014 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language.
(Rating bulletin 2293, 10/9/2013)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Keywords: Musicians, Singers, Music Industry, Big Break, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Exclusive Media Group, Likely Story
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

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The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 28th, 2014

October 27th, 2014

It's a terrible week on the home market with no major releases. The biggest theatrical release is Begin Again, which earned excellent reviews, but opened in limited release and never expanded truly wide. The best new release on the list is the limited edition Breaking Bad: The Complete Series 2014 Barrel, but it costs more than $200, so it is out of the price range of most people. Besides those two releases, there's more filler than releases worth talking about. Begin Again wins Pick of the Week, practically by default, as it is the only release I can enthusiastically recommend. More...

Per Theater Chart: Last Days of Limited Releases

September 10th, 2014

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There was only one film in the $10,000 club this weekend, Last Days in Vietnam, which earned an average of $15,225 in two theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: A Little Magic at the Box Office

July 29th, 2014

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Magic in the Moonlight led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $24,241 in 17 theaters, which is great for most films, but not as strong as some of Woody Allen's more recent releases. Arguably, Boyhood's weekend was much stronger, as it earned an average of $16,466 in 107 theaters. At this point, I'm not sure how long it will last in theaters, but it has already earned at least a measure of mainstream success. The overall number one film, Lucy, was the only other film in the $10,000 club with an average of $13,835. More...

Per Theater Chart: Coming of Age

July 15th, 2014

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After a weekend with no films in the $10,000 club, this weekend we had the second best per theater average for the year. Boyhood earned nearly $400,000 in just five theaters for an average of $77,524. This is the second best per theater average for the year; only The Grand Budapest Hotel opened with a better average. The overall box office leader, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, was next with an average of $18,304 in nearly 4,000 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Apes Dawns with $73 Million

July 13th, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

In the midst of a disappointing Summer for Hollywood, the arrival of an unabashed success is welcome news indeed, and that’s what we have this weekend, with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes delivering an excellent $73 million opening weekend, well ahead of early industry expectations. The success of the film is most likely down to two factors: first, its reviews have been excellent, and, second, its storyline is sufficiently interesting to draw in people who aren’t excited by the thought of yet another super hero/monster movie. After the success of Maleficent and the failure of Edge of Tomorrow, films that strive to be a bit different are now scoring 2 out of 3 this Summer; films that are the product of formulas and marketing departments haven’t produced a single out-and-out hit. If the studios could get the message in the that, we really would see the dawn of something. More...

Per Theater Chart: Blacking Out

July 8th, 2014

Code Black poster

There were no films in the $10,000 club on the per theater chart this weekend. The film that came the closest was Transformers: Age of Extinction, which earned an average of $8,753 in more than 4,000 theaters. The best limited release was Code Black, which earned $7,978 in one theater. The best new release was Tammy with an average of $6,227 in more than 3,000 theaters. Finally, the best new limited release was Life Itself, which managed an average of $5,713 in 23 theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Top Modest July 4 Weekend

July 6th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

After opening around the $100 million mark last weekend, Transformers: Age of Extinction was always the odds-on favorite to win this weekend, and even a 64% fall will be enough to keep it top with a projected $36.4 million for the Friday–Sunday period. That’s well ahead of Tammy, which will post a respectable $21.2 million for the three-day weekend and almost $33 million in total by the end of Sunday. That’s plenty for a film that cost $20 million to make. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dinobots look to Chomp Down on New Releases

July 3rd, 2014

Tammy poster

There are three wide releases and a wide expansion this week all hoping to take advantage if the Independence Day long weekend. (There was to be one more wide expansion, but Begin Again is expanding to less than 200 theaters.) Tammy is the biggest of these wide releases and it is the latest Melissa McCarthy vehicle and might be a surprise $100 million hit. Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo were in a close battle for third place on Wednesday, but I think their futures will be quite different. Finally, America: Imagine a World Without Her is expanding to over 1,000 theaters. This isn't enough to compete with the new releases, but it could compete for a spot in the top ten. While there are a lot of new releases, Transformers: Age of Extinction will win the race for top spot in the box office chart, unless something surprising happens. The only thing more surprising than Age of Extinction getting knocked out of top spot would be if the overall box office was stronger that the same weekend last year when Despicable Me 2 opened with more than $80 million during the three-day weekend. More...

Per Theater Chart: Beginning on Top

July 1st, 2014

Begin Again poster

Despite there being a $100 million hit on the box office this weekend, Begin Again still led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $26,813 in five theaters. This bodes well for its expansion on Wednesday. The overall number one film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, was next with an average of $23,633 in more than 4,000 theaters. Snowpiercer was the third film to earn a per theater average over $20,000 with an average of $20,266 in eight theaters. America: Imagine a World Without Her was next with an average of $12,869 million in three theaters. Yves Saint Laurent was a surprise entry in the $10,000 club with an average of $12,104 in two theaters. It managed this despite earning weak reviews and opening on the Wednesday. The final film in the $10,000 club was Code Black, which climbed into the $10,000 club during its second weekend of release with $10,953 in two theaters. It is rare for a documentary to do this well, and it is even rarer for a film to see its per theater average grow. More...

2014 Preview: July

July 1st, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.

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Weekend Estimates: Transformers On Cusp of $100 Million Weekend

June 29th, 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction poster

Transformers: Age of Extinction is set to deliver the year’s biggest weekend, as it performs to sell-out crowds across the country. Paramount is projecting a weekend total of $100 million as of Sunday morning, which honestly seems like a conveniently round number. Perhaps the studio is playing it safe, and the actual weekend number will be a few million over $100 million? Or maybe they’re hoping that announcing a $100 million weekend will help encourage people to theaters today and push the film over the line? Based on the numbers we’re seeing, it looks more like the latter, and we’ll have to wait until Monday to see if Age of Extinction will actually be the first $100 million opener of the year. At the end of the day, it probably doesn’t matter a huge amount: $99 million versus $101 million is a rounding error, and the film has topped $200 million internationally this weekend, which is a great start towards repaying its reported $210 million production budget. More...

Limited Releases: Begin the Weekend with a Limited Release

June 27th, 2014

Begin Again poster

There are more than a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including two films that are opening in limited release this week with a scheduled wide expansion next week. Unfortunately, I don't have high hopes for either of those two films. There are some films worth checking out, including a pair of documentaries, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, both of which are also playing on Video on Demand. The film I hope has the best start is Snowpiercer, a South Korean film that is earning amazing reviews. More...

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Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2014/07/25 6 $94,633   42 $2,253   $197,712 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00
Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 4/28/2022 $447 1 1 2 $1,094,279 10/20/2022
Austria 8/29/2014 00$0
China 6/26/2015 $630,000 2744 20450 24523 $8,820,000 10/19/2022
Croatia 7/10/2014 $4,488 13 13 35 $17,428 12/30/2018
Czech Republic 7/10/2014 $32,519 72 72 132 $84,945 12/30/2018
Finland 7/4/2014 $18,926 39 39 91 $81,255 12/17/2015
Hungary 7/24/2014 $7,000 11 11 22 $49,766 12/30/2018
Netherlands 7/17/2014 $41,843 29 29 58 $118,182 12/17/2015
New Zealand 7/24/2014 $94,633 42 42 42 $197,712 12/17/2015
North America 6/27/2014 $134,064 5 1,302 5,726 $16,170,632 5/6/2016
Norway 7/18/2014 $19,579 1154 1154 1154 $19,675 12/17/2015
Philippines 7/9/2014 $32,323 50 50 90 $234,391 12/30/2018
Poland 7/4/2014 $61,112 107 118 356 $341,153 12/30/2018
Romania 7/11/2014 $18,417 30 30 72 $49,685 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 7/3/2014 $444,242 634 634 1299 $1,106,604 12/30/2018
Singapore 7/3/2014 $71,786 12 12 43 $249,319 12/17/2015
Slovakia 7/3/2014 $7,396 22 22 49 $33,275 12/17/2015
South Korea 8/13/2014 $0 0 134 583 $24,926,272 11/15/2023
Sweden 7/18/2014 $28,773 24 36 60 $75,306 12/17/2015
Taiwan 12/26/2014 $0 0 3 7 $508,297 11/2/2018
Thailand 7/3/2014 $162,242 71 71 193 $879,810 12/17/2015
Ukraine 7/3/2014 $21,340 50 50 112 $49,805 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 7/11/2014 $781,106 347 347 799 $2,250,098 12/17/2015
Vietnam 7/4/2014 $17,610 16 16 34 $54,444 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $10,319,463
 
Worldwide Total$67,731,796 11/15/2023

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Leading Cast

Keira Knightley    Gretta
Mark Ruffalo    Dan

Supporting Cast

Hailee Steinfeld    Violet
Adam Levine    Dave
James Corden    Steve
Cee Lo Green    Troublegum
Catherine Keener    Miriam
Yasiin Bey    Saul
Aya Cash    Jenny

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

Production and Technical Credits

John Carney    Director
John Carney    Screenwriter
Anthony Bregman    Producer
Tobin Armbrust    Producer
Judd Apatow    Producer
Nigel Sinclair    Executive Producer
Guy East    Executive Producer
Marc Schipper    Executive Producer
Tom Rice    Executive Producer
Ben Nearn    Executive Producer
Sam Hoffman    Executive Producer
Molly Smith    Executive Producer
Shira Rockowitz    Co-Producer
Ian Watermeier    Co-Producer
Lauren Selig    Co-Producer
Yaron Orbach    Director of Photography
Chad Keith    Production Designer
Andrew Marcus    Editor
Arjun Bhasin    Costume Designer
Andrea von Foerster    Music Supervisor
Matt Sullivan    Music Supervisor
Gregg Alexander    Composer
Jeanne McCarthy    Casting Director