Cafarnaúm (2018)

Cafarnaúm
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,660,708Details
International Box Office $63,573,085Details
Worldwide Box Office $65,233,793
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $17,465
Total $17,465
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of Zain, a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. The film follows Zain, a gutsy streetwise child as he flees his negligent parents, survives through his wits on the streets, takes care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil and her baby son, Yonas, being jailed for a crime, and finally, seeks justice in a courtroom.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,988 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:8.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 16.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/136 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,169,161

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 2018 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Capernaum
International Releases: October 19th, 2018 (Wide) (France)
January 17th, 2019 (Wide), released as Capharnaüm (Brazil)
January 24th, 2019 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 25th, 2019 (Wide), released as Kefernahum (Turkey)
February 1st, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 26th, 2019 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Capernaum
MPA Rating: R for language and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2552 (Cert #51889), 11/7/2018)
Running Time: 126 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Non Professional Actor
Geographical setting: Lebanon
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, Homeless, Runaway
Subgenre: Courtroom / Legal Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, Khaled Mouzanar, Mooz Films
Production Countries: Lebanon, United States
Languages: Arabic, Amharic

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2018 41 $24,988   3 $8,329   $24,988 1
Dec 21, 2018 39 $23,881 -4% 7 $3,412   $62,438 2
Dec 28, 2018 40 $29,553 +24% 9 $3,284   $114,607 3
Jan 4, 2019 39 $32,578 +10% 10 $3,258   $172,390 4
Jan 11, 2019 38 $50,563 +55% 15 $3,371   $240,579 5
Jan 18, 2019 39 $37,753 -25% 17 $2,221   $301,696 6
Jan 25, 2019 37 $55,270 +46% 20 $2,764   $384,606 7
Feb 1, 2019 33 $118,114 +114% 47 $2,513   $524,218 8
Feb 8, 2019 32 $142,875 +21% 63 $2,268   $736,165 9
Feb 15, 2019 34 $189,816 +33% 136 $1,396   $989,865 10
Feb 22, 2019 39 $128,247 -32% 115 $1,115   $1,228,942 11
Mar 1, 2019 42 $73,873 -42% 58 $1,274   $1,371,848 12
Mar 8, 2019 45 $50,546 -32% 45 $1,123   $1,459,589 13
Mar 15, 2019 54 $31,763 -37% 32 $993   $1,518,348 14
Mar 22, 2019 52 $24,975 -21% 24 $1,041   $1,564,811 15
Mar 29, 2019 49 $17,947 -28% 15 $1,196   $1,593,534 16
Apr 5, 2019 51 $11,314 -37% 14 $808   $1,614,606 17
Apr 12, 2019 65 $7,183 -37% 14 $513   $1,628,639 18
Apr 19, 2019 67 $9,383 +31% 11 $853   $1,643,812 19
Apr 26, 2019 72 $3,373 -64% 9 $375   $1,651,099 20
May 3, 2019 82 $1,326 -61% 3 $442   $1,656,120 21
May 10, 2019 84 $882 -33% 3 $294   $1,657,721 22
May 17, 2019 95 $396 -55% 3 $132   $1,658,867 23
May 24, 2019 77 $1,841 +365% 3 $614   $1,660,708 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2018 46 $38,557   3 $12,852   $38,557 1
Dec 21, 2018 43 $46,497 +21% 7 $6,642   $85,054 2
Dec 28, 2018 41 $54,758 +18% 9 $6,084   $139,444 3
Jan 4, 2019 40 $50,204 -8% 10 $5,020   $189,648 4
Jan 11, 2019 40 $74,295 +48% 14 $5,307   $263,943 5
Jan 18, 2019 40 $65,393 -12% 17 $3,847   $329,336 6
Jan 25, 2019 37 $76,768 +17% 20 $3,838   $406,104 7
Feb 1, 2019 35 $187,186 +144% 47 $3,983   $593,290 8
Feb 8, 2019 37 $206,759 +10% 63 $3,282   $800,049 9
Feb 15, 2019 34 $300,046 +45% 136 $2,206   $1,100,695 10
Feb 22, 2019 38 $197,280 -34% 115 $1,715   $1,297,975 11
Mar 1, 2019 42 $111,068 -44% 58 $1,915   $1,409,043 12
Mar 8, 2019 46 $77,542 -30% 45 $1,723   $1,486,585 13
Mar 15, 2019 53 $53,251 -31% 32 $1,664   $1,539,836 14
Mar 22, 2019 53 $35,751 -33% 24 $1,490   $1,575,587 15
Mar 29, 2019 50 $27,705 -23% 15 $1,847   $1,603,292 16
Apr 5, 2019 54 $18,164 -34% 14 $1,297   $1,621,456 17
Apr 12, 2019 63 $12,973 -29% 14 $927   $1,634,429 18
Apr 19, 2019 68 $13,297 +2% 13 $1,023   $1,647,726 19
Apr 26, 2019 70 $7,068 -47% 9 $785   $1,654,794 20
May 3, 2019 84 $2,045 -71% 3 $682   $1,656,839 21
May 10, 2019 84 $1,632 -20% 3 $544   $1,658,471 22
May 17, 2019 94 $396 -76% 3 $132   $1,658,867 23

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
Argentina 2/21/2019 $8,104 18 18 30 $15,524 4/24/2019
Australia 2/8/2019 $53,830 27 28 203 $356,877 8/6/2019
Brazil 1/17/2019 $23,517 7 19 138 $243,867 5/23/2019
Bulgaria 5/17/2019 $0 0 0 0 $7,309 9/19/2019
China 4/29/2019 $12,200,000 54,206 66,345 149,603 $53,980,000 4/4/2026
Colombia 2/14/2019 $25,240 30 30 88 $69,153 4/16/2019
Czech Republic 2/22/2019 $4,947 7 7 7 $4,947 2/26/2019
France 10/19/2018 $635,067 159 350 1,461 $2,881,734 12/6/2018
Germany 4/12/2019 $0 0 36 36 $1,103,683 5/24/2019
Italy 4/11/2019 $313,706 0 36 94 $1,182,455 10/11/2019
Lithuania 4/5/2019 $6,106 8 8 45 $25,289 8/7/2019
Mexico 2/8/2019 $57,364 57 57 217 $244,371 6/12/2019
Netherlands 2/1/2019 $64,907 35 39 252 $490,446 3/25/2019
New Zealand 2/7/2019 $0 0 1 1 $48,851 9/11/2019
Portugal 2/8/2019 $8,776 9 9 36 $34,466 5/7/2019
Russia (CIS) 2/14/2019 $40,821 116 116 306 $133,852 10/19/2022
Slovakia 2/22/2019 $1,461 6 6 6 $1,461 2/28/2019
South Africa 4/19/2019 $0 0 3 22 $35,380 9/4/2019
South Korea 1/24/2019 $118,500 108 108 501 $901,294 4/4/2026
Spain 2/15/2019 $103,348 48 69 225 $424,376 3/14/2019
Turkey 1/25/2019 $12,113 25 27 86 $63,154 2/21/2019
United Kingdom 2/22/2019 $183,941 48 48 48 $183,941 3/1/2019
  
Rest of World $1,140,655
  
International Total $63,573,085 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Zain Al Rafeea    Zain
Yordanos Shiferaw    Rahil

Supporting

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole    Yonas
Kawthar Al Haddad    Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef    Selim
Cedra Izam    Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh    Aspro
Elias Khoury    The Judge
Nadine Labaki    Nadine
Nour El Husseini    Assaad
Joseph Jimbazian    Cockroach Man / Harout

Production and Technical Credits

Nadine Labaki    Director
Khaled Mouzanar    Producer
Nadine Labaki    Screenwriter
Jihad Hojeily    Screenwriter
Michelle Keserwany    Screenwriter
Georges Khabbaz    Screenplay in Collaboration with
Khaled Mouzanar    Screenplay in Participation with
Khaled Mouzanar    Composer
Christopher Aoun    Director of Photography
Konstantin Bock    Editor
Laure Gardette    Editor
Hussein Baydoun    Art Director
Zein Saab De Melero    Costume Designer
Jennifer Haddad    Casting Director
Toufic Khreich    First Assistant Director
Chadi Roukoz    Sound Designer
Emmanuel Croset    Sound Mixer
Matthieu Tertois    Sound Mixer
Pierre Sarraf    Line Producer
Marianne Katra    Line Producer
Michel Merkt    Producer
Akram Safa    Executive Producer
Pierre Sarraf    Co-Producer
Anne Dominique Toussaint    Executive Producer
Jason Kliot    Executive Producer
Joana Vicente    Executive Producer
Fouad Mikati    Executive Producer
Candice Abela    Executive Producer
Samer Rizk    Executive Producer
Ayla Rizk    Executive Producer
Georges Sarraf    Executive Producer
Sylvio Sharif Tabet    Executive Producer
Ray Barakat    Executive Producer
Chadi Eli Mattar    Executive Producer
Antoine Khalife    Executive Producer
Joslyn Barnes    Executive Producer
Danny Glover    Executive Producer
Susan Rockefeller    Executive Producer
Wissam Smayra    Executive Producer
Assaad Debs    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

The story of Zain, a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. The film follows Zain, a gutsy streetwise child as he flees his negligent parents, survives through his wits on the streets, takes care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil and her baby son, Yonas, being jailed for a crime, and finally, seeks justice in a courtroom.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$24,988 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:8.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 16.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/136 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,169,161

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 14th, 2018 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Capernaum
International Releases: October 19th, 2018 (Wide) (France)
January 17th, 2019 (Wide), released as Capharnaüm (Brazil)
January 24th, 2019 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 25th, 2019 (Wide), released as Kefernahum (Turkey)
February 1st, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 26th, 2019 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Capernaum
MPA Rating: R for language and some drug material.
(Rating bulletin 2552 (Cert #51889), 11/7/2018)
Running Time: 126 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Non Professional Actor
Geographical setting: Lebanon
Plot point: Dysfunctional Family, Homeless, Runaway
Subgenre: Courtroom / Legal Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, Khaled Mouzanar, Mooz Films
Production Countries: Lebanon, United States
Languages: Arabic, Amharic

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2018 41 $24,988   3 $8,329   $24,988 1
Dec 21, 2018 39 $23,881 -4% 7 $3,412   $62,438 2
Dec 28, 2018 40 $29,553 +24% 9 $3,284   $114,607 3
Jan 4, 2019 39 $32,578 +10% 10 $3,258   $172,390 4
Jan 11, 2019 38 $50,563 +55% 15 $3,371   $240,579 5
Jan 18, 2019 39 $37,753 -25% 17 $2,221   $301,696 6
Jan 25, 2019 37 $55,270 +46% 20 $2,764   $384,606 7
Feb 1, 2019 33 $118,114 +114% 47 $2,513   $524,218 8
Feb 8, 2019 32 $142,875 +21% 63 $2,268   $736,165 9
Feb 15, 2019 34 $189,816 +33% 136 $1,396   $989,865 10
Feb 22, 2019 39 $128,247 -32% 115 $1,115   $1,228,942 11
Mar 1, 2019 42 $73,873 -42% 58 $1,274   $1,371,848 12
Mar 8, 2019 45 $50,546 -32% 45 $1,123   $1,459,589 13
Mar 15, 2019 54 $31,763 -37% 32 $993   $1,518,348 14
Mar 22, 2019 52 $24,975 -21% 24 $1,041   $1,564,811 15
Mar 29, 2019 49 $17,947 -28% 15 $1,196   $1,593,534 16
Apr 5, 2019 51 $11,314 -37% 14 $808   $1,614,606 17
Apr 12, 2019 65 $7,183 -37% 14 $513   $1,628,639 18
Apr 19, 2019 67 $9,383 +31% 11 $853   $1,643,812 19
Apr 26, 2019 72 $3,373 -64% 9 $375   $1,651,099 20
May 3, 2019 82 $1,326 -61% 3 $442   $1,656,120 21
May 10, 2019 84 $882 -33% 3 $294   $1,657,721 22
May 17, 2019 95 $396 -55% 3 $132   $1,658,867 23
May 24, 2019 77 $1,841 +365% 3 $614   $1,660,708 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 14, 2018 46 $38,557   3 $12,852   $38,557 1
Dec 21, 2018 43 $46,497 +21% 7 $6,642   $85,054 2
Dec 28, 2018 41 $54,758 +18% 9 $6,084   $139,444 3
Jan 4, 2019 40 $50,204 -8% 10 $5,020   $189,648 4
Jan 11, 2019 40 $74,295 +48% 14 $5,307   $263,943 5
Jan 18, 2019 40 $65,393 -12% 17 $3,847   $329,336 6
Jan 25, 2019 37 $76,768 +17% 20 $3,838   $406,104 7
Feb 1, 2019 35 $187,186 +144% 47 $3,983   $593,290 8
Feb 8, 2019 37 $206,759 +10% 63 $3,282   $800,049 9
Feb 15, 2019 34 $300,046 +45% 136 $2,206   $1,100,695 10
Feb 22, 2019 38 $197,280 -34% 115 $1,715   $1,297,975 11
Mar 1, 2019 42 $111,068 -44% 58 $1,915   $1,409,043 12
Mar 8, 2019 46 $77,542 -30% 45 $1,723   $1,486,585 13
Mar 15, 2019 53 $53,251 -31% 32 $1,664   $1,539,836 14
Mar 22, 2019 53 $35,751 -33% 24 $1,490   $1,575,587 15
Mar 29, 2019 50 $27,705 -23% 15 $1,847   $1,603,292 16
Apr 5, 2019 54 $18,164 -34% 14 $1,297   $1,621,456 17
Apr 12, 2019 63 $12,973 -29% 14 $927   $1,634,429 18
Apr 19, 2019 68 $13,297 +2% 13 $1,023   $1,647,726 19
Apr 26, 2019 70 $7,068 -47% 9 $785   $1,654,794 20
May 3, 2019 84 $2,045 -71% 3 $682   $1,656,839 21
May 10, 2019 84 $1,632 -20% 3 $544   $1,658,471 22
May 17, 2019 94 $396 -76% 3 $132   $1,658,867 23

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
Argentina 2/21/2019 $8,104 18 18 30 $15,524 4/24/2019
Australia 2/8/2019 $53,830 27 28 203 $356,877 8/6/2019
Brazil 1/17/2019 $23,517 7 19 138 $243,867 5/23/2019
Bulgaria 5/17/2019 $0 0 0 0 $7,309 9/19/2019
China 4/29/2019 $12,200,000 54,206 66,345 149,603 $53,980,000 4/4/2026
Colombia 2/14/2019 $25,240 30 30 88 $69,153 4/16/2019
Czech Republic 2/22/2019 $4,947 7 7 7 $4,947 2/26/2019
France 10/19/2018 $635,067 159 350 1,461 $2,881,734 12/6/2018
Germany 4/12/2019 $0 0 36 36 $1,103,683 5/24/2019
Italy 4/11/2019 $313,706 0 36 94 $1,182,455 10/11/2019
Lithuania 4/5/2019 $6,106 8 8 45 $25,289 8/7/2019
Mexico 2/8/2019 $57,364 57 57 217 $244,371 6/12/2019
Netherlands 2/1/2019 $64,907 35 39 252 $490,446 3/25/2019
New Zealand 2/7/2019 $0 0 1 1 $48,851 9/11/2019
Portugal 2/8/2019 $8,776 9 9 36 $34,466 5/7/2019
Russia (CIS) 2/14/2019 $40,821 116 116 306 $133,852 10/19/2022
Slovakia 2/22/2019 $1,461 6 6 6 $1,461 2/28/2019
South Africa 4/19/2019 $0 0 3 22 $35,380 9/4/2019
South Korea 1/24/2019 $118,500 108 108 501 $901,294 4/4/2026
Spain 2/15/2019 $103,348 48 69 225 $424,376 3/14/2019
Turkey 1/25/2019 $12,113 25 27 86 $63,154 2/21/2019
United Kingdom 2/22/2019 $183,941 48 48 48 $183,941 3/1/2019
  
Rest of World $1,140,655
  
International Total $63,573,085 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Zain Al Rafeea    Zain
Yordanos Shiferaw    Rahil

Supporting

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole    Yonas
Kawthar Al Haddad    Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef    Selim
Cedra Izam    Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh    Aspro
Elias Khoury    The Judge
Nadine Labaki    Nadine
Nour El Husseini    Assaad
Joseph Jimbazian    Cockroach Man / Harout

Production and Technical Credits

Nadine Labaki    Director
Khaled Mouzanar    Producer
Nadine Labaki    Screenwriter
Jihad Hojeily    Screenwriter
Michelle Keserwany    Screenwriter
Georges Khabbaz    Screenplay in Collaboration with
Khaled Mouzanar    Screenplay in Participation with
Khaled Mouzanar    Composer
Christopher Aoun    Director of Photography
Konstantin Bock    Editor
Laure Gardette    Editor
Hussein Baydoun    Art Director
Zein Saab De Melero    Costume Designer
Jennifer Haddad    Casting Director
Toufic Khreich    First Assistant Director
Chadi Roukoz    Sound Designer
Emmanuel Croset    Sound Mixer
Matthieu Tertois    Sound Mixer
Pierre Sarraf    Line Producer
Marianne Katra    Line Producer
Michel Merkt    Producer
Akram Safa    Executive Producer
Pierre Sarraf    Co-Producer
Anne Dominique Toussaint    Executive Producer
Jason Kliot    Executive Producer
Joana Vicente    Executive Producer
Fouad Mikati    Executive Producer
Candice Abela    Executive Producer
Samer Rizk    Executive Producer
Ayla Rizk    Executive Producer
Georges Sarraf    Executive Producer
Sylvio Sharif Tabet    Executive Producer
Ray Barakat    Executive Producer
Chadi Eli Mattar    Executive Producer
Antoine Khalife    Executive Producer
Joslyn Barnes    Executive Producer
Danny Glover    Executive Producer
Susan Rockefeller    Executive Producer
Wissam Smayra    Executive Producer
Assaad Debs    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.