Circo (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $77,466 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Filmed along the back roads of rural Mexico, Circo follows the Ponce family’s hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict. Tino, the ringmaster, is driven by his dream to lead his parents’ circus to success and corrals the energy of his whole family, including his four young children, towards this singular goal. But his wife Ivonne is determined to make a change. Feeling exploited by her in-laws, she longs to return to her kids a childhood lost to laboring in the circus. Through this story of a marriage in trouble and of a century-old family tradition that hangs in the balance, Circo opens the viewer to the world of a traveling circus while examining the universal themes of family bonds, filial responsibility, and the weight of cultural inheritance.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $5,403 (7.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $116,837 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 1st, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features (75) |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead, Foreign Language |
| Plot point: | Dysfunctional Family, Performing Arts |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Hecho a Mano Films, The Independent Television Service |
| Production Countries: | United States, Mexico |
| Languages: | Spanish |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2011 | 88 | $5,403 | 1 | $5,403 | $5,403 | 1 | |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 90 | $3,875 | -28% | 1 | $3,875 | $12,396 | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 84 | $4,070 | +5% | 2 | $2,035 | $18,928 | 3 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 81 | $6,806 | +67% | 4 | $1,702 | $28,409 | 4 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 89 | $3,767 | -45% | 3 | $1,256 | $36,833 | 5 |
| May 6, 2011 | 90 | $4,680 | +24% | 3 | $1,560 | $43,637 | 6 |
| May 13, 2011 | 98 | $3,092 | -34% | 2 | $1,546 | $50,015 | 7 |
| May 20, 2011 | 109 | $1,020 | -67% | 1 | $1,020 | $53,488 | 8 |
| May 27, 2011 | 74 | $5,408 | +430% | 1 | $5,408 | $59,458 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 89 | $1,736 | -68% | 2 | $868 | $63,011 | 10 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 108 | $302 | -83% | 2 | $151 | $64,337 | 11 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 92 | $1,696 | +462% | 2 | $848 | $66,334 | 12 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 105 | $749 | -56% | 2 | $375 | $67,821 | 13 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 104 | $625 | 1 | $625 | $69,725 | 15 | |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 105 | $351 | 1 | $351 | $73,440 | 17 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 132 | $100 | 1 | $100 | $73,869 | 20 | |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 89 | $3,597 | 1 | $3,597 | $77,466 | 22 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 87 | $361 | 1 | $361 | $59,458 | 60 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2011 | 89 | $8,521 | 1 | $8,521 | $8,521 | 1 | |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 88 | $6,337 | -26% | 1 | $6,337 | $14,858 | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 86 | $6,745 | +6% | 2 | $3,373 | $21,603 | 3 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 77 | $11,463 | +70% | 4 | $2,866 | $33,066 | 4 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 98 | $3,767 | -67% | 3 | $1,256 | $38,957 | 5 |
| May 6, 2011 | 90 | $7,966 | +111% | 3 | $2,655 | $46,923 | 6 |
| May 13, 2011 | 95 | $5,545 | -30% | 2 | $2,773 | $52,468 | 7 |
| May 20, 2011 | 118 | $1,582 | -71% | 1 | $1,582 | $54,050 | 8 |
| May 27, 2011 | 75 | $7,225 | +357% | 2 | $3,613 | $61,275 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 94 | $2,760 | -62% | 2 | $1,380 | $64,035 | 10 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 110 | $358 | -87% | 2 | $179 | $64,393 | 11 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 96 | $2,434 | +580% | 2 | $1,217 | $67,072 | 12 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 104 | $1,821 | -25% | 2 | $911 | $69,100 | 13 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 112 | $625 | 1 | $625 | $70,375 | 15 | |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 110 | $680 | 1 | $680 | $73,769 | 17 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 135 | $100 | 1 | $100 | $73,869 | 20 | |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 100 | $3,597 | 1 | $3,597 | $77,466 | 22 |
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
Filmed along the back roads of rural Mexico, Circo follows the Ponce family’s hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict. Tino, the ringmaster, is driven by his dream to lead his parents’ circus to success and corrals the energy of his whole family, including his four young children, towards this singular goal. But his wife Ivonne is determined to make a change. Feeling exploited by her in-laws, she longs to return to her kids a childhood lost to laboring in the circus. Through this story of a marriage in trouble and of a century-old family tradition that hangs in the balance, Circo opens the viewer to the world of a traveling circus while examining the universal themes of family bonds, filial responsibility, and the weight of cultural inheritance.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $5,403 (7.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $116,837 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 1st, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features (75) |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Animal Lead, Foreign Language |
| Plot point: | Dysfunctional Family, Performing Arts |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Hecho a Mano Films, The Independent Television Service |
| Production Countries: | United States, Mexico |
| Languages: | Spanish |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2011 | 88 | $5,403 | 1 | $5,403 | $5,403 | 1 | |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 90 | $3,875 | -28% | 1 | $3,875 | $12,396 | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 84 | $4,070 | +5% | 2 | $2,035 | $18,928 | 3 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 81 | $6,806 | +67% | 4 | $1,702 | $28,409 | 4 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 89 | $3,767 | -45% | 3 | $1,256 | $36,833 | 5 |
| May 6, 2011 | 90 | $4,680 | +24% | 3 | $1,560 | $43,637 | 6 |
| May 13, 2011 | 98 | $3,092 | -34% | 2 | $1,546 | $50,015 | 7 |
| May 20, 2011 | 109 | $1,020 | -67% | 1 | $1,020 | $53,488 | 8 |
| May 27, 2011 | 74 | $5,408 | +430% | 1 | $5,408 | $59,458 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 89 | $1,736 | -68% | 2 | $868 | $63,011 | 10 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 108 | $302 | -83% | 2 | $151 | $64,337 | 11 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 92 | $1,696 | +462% | 2 | $848 | $66,334 | 12 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 105 | $749 | -56% | 2 | $375 | $67,821 | 13 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 104 | $625 | 1 | $625 | $69,725 | 15 | |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 105 | $351 | 1 | $351 | $73,440 | 17 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 132 | $100 | 1 | $100 | $73,869 | 20 | |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 89 | $3,597 | 1 | $3,597 | $77,466 | 22 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 87 | $361 | 1 | $361 | $59,458 | 60 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2011 | 89 | $8,521 | 1 | $8,521 | $8,521 | 1 | |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 88 | $6,337 | -26% | 1 | $6,337 | $14,858 | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 86 | $6,745 | +6% | 2 | $3,373 | $21,603 | 3 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 77 | $11,463 | +70% | 4 | $2,866 | $33,066 | 4 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 98 | $3,767 | -67% | 3 | $1,256 | $38,957 | 5 |
| May 6, 2011 | 90 | $7,966 | +111% | 3 | $2,655 | $46,923 | 6 |
| May 13, 2011 | 95 | $5,545 | -30% | 2 | $2,773 | $52,468 | 7 |
| May 20, 2011 | 118 | $1,582 | -71% | 1 | $1,582 | $54,050 | 8 |
| May 27, 2011 | 75 | $7,225 | +357% | 2 | $3,613 | $61,275 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 94 | $2,760 | -62% | 2 | $1,380 | $64,035 | 10 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 110 | $358 | -87% | 2 | $179 | $64,393 | 11 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 96 | $2,434 | +580% | 2 | $1,217 | $67,072 | 12 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 104 | $1,821 | -25% | 2 | $911 | $69,100 | 13 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 112 | $625 | 1 | $625 | $70,375 | 15 | |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 110 | $680 | 1 | $680 | $73,769 | 17 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 135 | $100 | 1 | $100 | $73,869 | 20 | |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 100 | $3,597 | 1 | $3,597 | $77,466 | 22 |
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.