El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $237,181 | Details |
| International Box Office | $358,753 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $595,934 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
El Bulli, the three-star Michelin restaurant located outside Barcelona in the Catalan province of Girona, has received the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Award five times in the last decade, and in 2010 Ferran Adrià was named the Chef of the Decade by the same organization. Adrià is deemed a brilliant innovator, the father of molecular gastronomy, and sometimes a crazy chef. Each year for six months he and his staff sequester themselves to concentrate on creating and testing the new culinary wonders that will become their next 30-course menu.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $12,756 (5.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 18.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $357,520 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 27th, 2011 (Limited) by Alive Mind |
| Video Release: | March 27th, 2012 by Alive Mind, released as El Bulli: Cooking in Progess |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 108 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Cinema Verite |
| Plot point: | Food, Gastronomy |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | If...Productions |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | Catalan |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2011 | 63 | $12,756 | 1 | $12,756 | $20,699 | 1 | |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 72 | $12,149 | -5% | 1 | $12,149 | $44,172 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 81 | $6,346 | -48% | 1 | $6,346 | $59,153 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 86 | $6,056 | -5% | 2 | $3,028 | $74,278 | 4 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 85 | $4,173 | -31% | 5 | $835 | $87,388 | 5 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 94 | $4,713 | +13% | 5 | $943 | $102,056 | 6 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 118 | $857 | -82% | 4 | $214 | $107,297 | 7 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 106 | $2,695 | +214% | 4 | $674 | $112,429 | 8 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 106 | $3,493 | +30% | 4 | $873 | $116,556 | 9 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 81 | $8,031 | +130% | 7 | $1,147 | $125,827 | 10 |
| Oct 7, 2011 | 103 | $2,248 | -72% | 3 | $749 | $135,306 | 11 |
| Oct 14, 2011 | 92 | $5,156 | +129% | 7 | $737 | $141,782 | 12 |
| Oct 21, 2011 | 90 | $5,691 | +10% | 9 | $632 | $154,565 | 13 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | 116 | $593 | -90% | 2 | $297 | $157,816 | 14 |
| Nov 11, 2011 | 83 | $3,892 | 3 | $1,297 | $163,826 | 16 | |
| Nov 18, 2011 | 93 | $1,695 | -56% | 2 | $848 | $170,678 | 17 |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 69 | $6,667 | +293% | 3 | $2,222 | $178,918 | 18 |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 85 | $1,940 | -71% | 1 | $1,940 | $188,178 | 19 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 102 | $690 | -64% | 1 | $690 | $190,530 | 20 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 80 | $1,628 | +136% | 2 | $814 | $193,613 | 21 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 71 | $472 | -71% | 1 | $472 | $195,307 | 22 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 70 | $3,732 | 1 | $3,732 | $206,572 | 24 | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 86 | $1,108 | -70% | 1 | $1,108 | $210,366 | 25 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 63 | $9,399 | 4 | $2,350 | $222,566 | 28 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 79 | $3,713 | -60% | 2 | $1,857 | $230,188 | 29 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2011 | 80 | $2,478 | 5 | $496 | $104,534 | 41 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2011 | 76 | $6,317 | 1 | $6,317 | $7,943 | 1 | |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 63 | $24,080 | +281% | 1 | $24,080 | $32,023 | 2 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 72 | $20,784 | -14% | 1 | $20,784 | $52,807 | 3 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 74 | $15,415 | -26% | 2 | $7,708 | $68,222 | 4 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 72 | $14,993 | -3% | 6 | $2,499 | $83,215 | 5 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 76 | $14,128 | -6% | 6 | $2,355 | $97,343 | 6 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 92 | $9,097 | -36% | 7 | $1,300 | $106,440 | 7 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 107 | $3,294 | -64% | 8 | $412 | $109,734 | 8 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 112 | $2,869 | -13% | 4 | $717 | $112,603 | 9 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 101 | $4,733 | +65% | 5 | $947 | $117,796 | 10 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 74 | $15,262 | +222% | 10 | $1,526 | $133,058 | 11 |
| Oct 7, 2011 | 98 | $3,568 | -77% | 5 | $714 | $136,626 | 12 |
| Oct 14, 2011 | 78 | $12,248 | +243% | 10 | $1,225 | $148,874 | 13 |
| Oct 21, 2011 | 84 | $8,349 | -32% | 10 | $835 | $157,223 | 14 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | 107 | $1,287 | -85% | 2 | $644 | $158,510 | 15 |
| Nov 11, 2011 | 69 | $10,473 | 7 | $1,496 | $168,983 | 17 | |
| Nov 18, 2011 | 89 | $3,268 | -69% | 2 | $1,634 | $172,251 | 18 |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 62 | $13,987 | +328% | 4 | $3,497 | $186,238 | 19 |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 78 | $3,602 | -74% | 1 | $3,602 | $189,840 | 20 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 85 | $2,145 | -40% | 2 | $1,073 | $191,985 | 21 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 77 | $2,580 | +20% | 2 | $1,290 | $194,835 | 22 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 77 | $1,292 | -50% | 2 | $646 | $196,127 | 23 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 78 | $1,760 | +36% | 2 | $880 | $202,940 | 24 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 65 | $6,418 | +265% | 2 | $3,209 | $209,258 | 25 |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 85 | $1,899 | -70% | 1 | $1,899 | $211,157 | 26 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 62 | $13,308 | 4 | $3,327 | $226,475 | 29 | |
| Mar 9, 2012 | 103 | $2,256 | 1 | $2,256 | $237,181 | 34 |
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Synopsis
El Bulli, the three-star Michelin restaurant located outside Barcelona in the Catalan province of Girona, has received the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Award five times in the last decade, and in 2010 Ferran Adrià was named the Chef of the Decade by the same organization. Adrià is deemed a brilliant innovator, the father of molecular gastronomy, and sometimes a crazy chef. Each year for six months he and his staff sequester themselves to concentrate on creating and testing the new culinary wonders that will become their next 30-course menu.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $12,756 (5.4% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 18.59 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/10 max. theaters, 7.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $357,520 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 27th, 2011 (Limited) by Alive Mind |
| Video Release: | March 27th, 2012 by Alive Mind, released as El Bulli: Cooking in Progess |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 108 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Cinema Verite |
| Plot point: | Food, Gastronomy |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | If...Productions |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | Catalan |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2011 | 63 | $12,756 | 1 | $12,756 | $20,699 | 1 | |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 72 | $12,149 | -5% | 1 | $12,149 | $44,172 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 81 | $6,346 | -48% | 1 | $6,346 | $59,153 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 86 | $6,056 | -5% | 2 | $3,028 | $74,278 | 4 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 85 | $4,173 | -31% | 5 | $835 | $87,388 | 5 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 94 | $4,713 | +13% | 5 | $943 | $102,056 | 6 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 118 | $857 | -82% | 4 | $214 | $107,297 | 7 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 106 | $2,695 | +214% | 4 | $674 | $112,429 | 8 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 106 | $3,493 | +30% | 4 | $873 | $116,556 | 9 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 81 | $8,031 | +130% | 7 | $1,147 | $125,827 | 10 |
| Oct 7, 2011 | 103 | $2,248 | -72% | 3 | $749 | $135,306 | 11 |
| Oct 14, 2011 | 92 | $5,156 | +129% | 7 | $737 | $141,782 | 12 |
| Oct 21, 2011 | 90 | $5,691 | +10% | 9 | $632 | $154,565 | 13 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | 116 | $593 | -90% | 2 | $297 | $157,816 | 14 |
| Nov 11, 2011 | 83 | $3,892 | 3 | $1,297 | $163,826 | 16 | |
| Nov 18, 2011 | 93 | $1,695 | -56% | 2 | $848 | $170,678 | 17 |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 69 | $6,667 | +293% | 3 | $2,222 | $178,918 | 18 |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 85 | $1,940 | -71% | 1 | $1,940 | $188,178 | 19 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 102 | $690 | -64% | 1 | $690 | $190,530 | 20 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 80 | $1,628 | +136% | 2 | $814 | $193,613 | 21 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 71 | $472 | -71% | 1 | $472 | $195,307 | 22 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 70 | $3,732 | 1 | $3,732 | $206,572 | 24 | |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 86 | $1,108 | -70% | 1 | $1,108 | $210,366 | 25 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 63 | $9,399 | 4 | $2,350 | $222,566 | 28 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 | 79 | $3,713 | -60% | 2 | $1,857 | $230,188 | 29 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2011 | 80 | $2,478 | 5 | $496 | $104,534 | 41 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2011 | 76 | $6,317 | 1 | $6,317 | $7,943 | 1 | |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 63 | $24,080 | +281% | 1 | $24,080 | $32,023 | 2 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 72 | $20,784 | -14% | 1 | $20,784 | $52,807 | 3 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 74 | $15,415 | -26% | 2 | $7,708 | $68,222 | 4 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 72 | $14,993 | -3% | 6 | $2,499 | $83,215 | 5 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 76 | $14,128 | -6% | 6 | $2,355 | $97,343 | 6 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 92 | $9,097 | -36% | 7 | $1,300 | $106,440 | 7 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 107 | $3,294 | -64% | 8 | $412 | $109,734 | 8 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 112 | $2,869 | -13% | 4 | $717 | $112,603 | 9 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 101 | $4,733 | +65% | 5 | $947 | $117,796 | 10 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 74 | $15,262 | +222% | 10 | $1,526 | $133,058 | 11 |
| Oct 7, 2011 | 98 | $3,568 | -77% | 5 | $714 | $136,626 | 12 |
| Oct 14, 2011 | 78 | $12,248 | +243% | 10 | $1,225 | $148,874 | 13 |
| Oct 21, 2011 | 84 | $8,349 | -32% | 10 | $835 | $157,223 | 14 |
| Oct 28, 2011 | 107 | $1,287 | -85% | 2 | $644 | $158,510 | 15 |
| Nov 11, 2011 | 69 | $10,473 | 7 | $1,496 | $168,983 | 17 | |
| Nov 18, 2011 | 89 | $3,268 | -69% | 2 | $1,634 | $172,251 | 18 |
| Nov 25, 2011 | 62 | $13,987 | +328% | 4 | $3,497 | $186,238 | 19 |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 78 | $3,602 | -74% | 1 | $3,602 | $189,840 | 20 |
| Dec 9, 2011 | 85 | $2,145 | -40% | 2 | $1,073 | $191,985 | 21 |
| Dec 16, 2011 | 77 | $2,580 | +20% | 2 | $1,290 | $194,835 | 22 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | 77 | $1,292 | -50% | 2 | $646 | $196,127 | 23 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 78 | $1,760 | +36% | 2 | $880 | $202,940 | 24 |
| Jan 6, 2012 | 65 | $6,418 | +265% | 2 | $3,209 | $209,258 | 25 |
| Jan 13, 2012 | 85 | $1,899 | -70% | 1 | $1,899 | $211,157 | 26 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | 62 | $13,308 | 4 | $3,327 | $226,475 | 29 | |
| Mar 9, 2012 | 103 | $2,256 | 1 | $2,256 | $237,181 | 34 |
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.