The Constant Gardener (2005)

The Constant Gardener
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $33,579,798Details
International Box Office $52,721,801Details
Worldwide Box Office $86,301,599
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $20,499,379
Total $20,499,379
OpusData ID: 16860100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Assigned to a new post, reserved British diplomat Justin Quayle relocates to Kenya with his lovely young wife, Tessa, an activist for social justice. When Tessa is found murdered out in the wilderness, circumstances point to her friend, Dr. Arnold Bluhm, but it is soon clear that he’s not the killer. Grief-stricken and angry, Justin sets out to uncover the truth behind Tessa’s murder — and in the process, he unearths some disturbing revelations.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,673,803 (25.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,346 opening theaters/1,387 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,654,350

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 31st, 2005 (Wide) by Focus Features
International Releases: November 17th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: January 10th, 2006 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as The Constant Gardner
MPA Rating: R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
Running Time: 129 minutes
Geographical setting: Africa
Plot point: Corporate Malfeasance, Faked Suicide, Human Experimentation, Pharmaceuticals, Whistleblowers
Subgenre: Political Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Potboiler Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2005 3 $8,673,803   1,346 $6,444   $10,395,799 1
Sep 9, 2005 4 $4,726,644 -46% 1,381 $3,423   $19,017,317 2
Sep 16, 2005 7 $3,618,254 -23% 1,387 $2,609   $24,289,337 3
Sep 23, 2005 8 $2,324,326 -36% 1,282 $1,813   $27,662,007 4
Sep 30, 2005 12 $1,419,745 -39% 1,004 $1,414   $29,869,811 5
Oct 7, 2005 17 $852,279 -40% 469 $1,817   $31,252,269 6
Oct 14, 2005 21 $527,151 -38% 310 $1,700   $32,109,493 7
Oct 21, 2005 29 $348,857 -34% 228 $1,530   $32,630,159 8
Oct 28, 2005 34 $200,052 -43% 147 $1,361   $32,949,759 9
Nov 4, 2005 31 $184,697 -8% 131 $1,410   $33,221,108 10
Nov 11, 2005 38 $113,660 -38% 88 $1,292   $33,407,706 11
Nov 18, 2005 41 $57,938 -49% 60 $966   $33,496,839 12
Nov 25, 2005 49 $42,791 -26% 39 $1,097   $33,565,375 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 31, 2005 3 $929,829     1,324 $702   $929,829 1
Sep 1, 2005 3 $792,168 -15%   1,324 $598   $1,721,996 2
Sep 2, 2005 3 $2,200,000 +178%   1,346 $1,634   $3,900,000 3
Sep 3, 2005 3 $3,400,000 +55%   1,346 $2,526   $7,300,000 4
Sep 4, 2005 3 $3,100,000 -9%   1,346 $2,303   $10,395,799 5
Sep 5, 2005 3 $2,287,508 -26%   1,346 $1,699   $12,683,307 6
Sep 6, 2005 3 $570,000 -75%   1,346 $423   $13,253,000 7
Sep 7, 2005 3 $530,000 -7% -43% 1,346 $394   $13,783,000 8
Sep 8, 2005 3 $505,000 -5% -36% 1,346 $375   $14,290,673 9
Sep 9, 2005 5 $1,400,000 +177% -36% 1,381 $1,014   $15,700,000 10
Sep 10, 2005 4 $2,200,000 +57% -35% 1,381 $1,593   $17,900,000 11
Sep 11, 2005 4 $1,100,000 -50% -65% 1,381 $797   $19,017,317 12
Sep 12, 2005 4 $380,000 -65% -83% 1,381 $275   $19,397,000 13
Sep 13, 2005 4 $420,000 +11% -26% 1,381 $304   $19,817,000 14
Sep 14, 2005 4 $415,000 -1% -22% 1,381 $301   $20,232,000 15
Sep 15, 2005 4 $430,000 +4% -15% 1,381 $311   $20,671,083 16
Sep 16, 2005 7 $1,100,000 +156% -21% 1,387 $793   $21,800,000 17
Sep 17, 2005 7 $1,700,000 +55% -23% 1,387 $1,226   $23,500,000 18
Sep 18, 2005 7 $800,000 -53% -27% 1,387 $577   $24,289,337 19
Sep 19, 2005 6 $235,000 -71% -38% 1,387 $169   $24,524,000 20
Sep 20, 2005 6 $295,000 +26% -30% 1,387 $213   $24,819,000 21
Sep 21, 2005 6 $250,000 -15% -40% 1,387 $180   $25,069,000 22
Sep 22, 2005 6 $255,000 +2% -41% 1,387 $184   $25,337,681 23
Sep 23, 2005 9 $600,000 +135% -45% 1,282 $468   $25,900,000 24
Sep 24, 2005 8 $1,100,000 +83% -35% 1,282 $858   $27,000,000 25
Sep 25, 2005 8 $600,000 -45% -25% 1,282 $468   $27,662,007 26
Sep 26, 2005 9 $190,000 -68% -19% 1,282 $148   $27,852,000 27
Sep 27, 2005 8 $185,000 -3% -37% 1,282 $144   $28,037,000 28
Sep 28, 2005 8 $190,000 +3% -24% 1,282 $148   $28,227,000 29
Sep 29, 2005 8 $210,000 +11% -18% 1,282 $164   $28,450,066 30
Oct 10, 2005 17 $118,880     469 $253   $31,371,149 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2005 3 $12,568,677   1,346 $9,338   $14,290,673 2
Sep 9, 2005 4 $6,380,410 -49% 1,381 $4,620   $20,671,083 3
Sep 16, 2005 7 $4,666,598 -27% 1,387 $3,365   $25,337,681 4
Sep 23, 2005 8 $3,112,385 -33% 1,282 $2,428   $28,450,066 5
Sep 30, 2005 12 $1,949,924 -37% 1,004 $1,942   $30,399,990 6
Oct 7, 2005 18 $1,182,352 -39% 469 $2,521   $31,582,342 7
Oct 14, 2005 21 $698,960 -41% 310 $2,255   $32,281,302 8
Oct 21, 2005 28 $468,405 -33% 228 $2,054   $32,749,707 9
Oct 28, 2005 35 $286,704 -39% 147 $1,950   $33,036,411 10
Nov 4, 2005 31 $257,635 -10% 131 $1,967   $33,294,046 11
Nov 11, 2005 39 $144,855 -44% 88 $1,646   $33,438,901 12
Nov 18, 2005 49 $83,683 -42% 60 $1,395   $33,522,584 13
Nov 25, 2005 48 $57,214 -32% 39 $1,467   $33,579,798 14

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
Australia 11/17/2005 $0 0 1 1 $1,427 1/15/2021
  
Rest of World $52,720,374
  
International Total $52,721,801 1/15/2021

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

Leading

Ralph Fiennes    Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz    Tessa Quayle

Supporting

Danny Huston    Sandy
Bill Nighy    Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Pete Postlethwaite    Marcus Lorbeer
Richard McCabe    Arthur Hammond
Donald Sumpter    Tim Donohue
Juliet Aubrey    Gloria Woodrow
Hubert Koundé    Arnold Bluhm
Archie Panjabi    Ghita Pearson
Gerard McSorley    Sir Kenneth Curtiss
Sidede Onyulo    Jonah Andika
Anneke Kim Sarnau    Birgit
Daniele Harford    Miriam
Packson Ngugi    Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu    Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor    Jomo
Keith Pearson    Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu    Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Nick Reding    Crick
Jacqueline Maribe    Wanza Kilulu
Donald Apiyo    Kioko
Samuel Otage    Mustafa
Mumbi Kaigwa    Grace Makanga
John Moller    Athletic Unshaven Man
Andre Leenheer    Shaven Head Man
Lydia M. Manyasi    Kenyan Newsreader
Steenie Njoroge    Journalist
Stuart Wheeler    Journalist
Chris Payne    Mike Mildren
Nyajima Jial    Esmerelda
Brigid M. Kakenyi    Hospital Administrator
Katherine Damaris    Nurse
Christopher Okinda    Doctor
Ainea Ojiambo    Police Driver
Peter King Nzioki    Policeman
Kirumburu Ng'ang'a    Policeman
Ben Parker    Detective Inspector Deasey
John Keogh    Immigration Official
Jeffrey Caine    Club Servant
Rupert Simonian    Guido Hammond
Teresa Harder    Birgit's Secretary
Thomas Chemnitz    Uniformed Policeman
Joe Christopher Rhode    Karl
Edgar Nicolas Rhode    Karl
Eva Plackner    Crossing Guard
Claire Simpson    Maude Donohue
Chris Lightburn Jones    Aid Worker
Ann Achan    Ana
Dang Wuor Diew    Sudanese Man
Ben Gardiner    Harry Woodrow

Production and Technical Credits

Fernando Meirelles    Director
Alberto Iglesias    Composer
Simon Channing Williams    Producer
Jeffrey Caine    Screenwriter
John Le Carre    Based on the Novel by
Gail Egan    Executive Producer
Robert Jones    Executive Producer
Donald Ranvaud    Executive Producer
Jeff Abberley    Executive Producer
Julia Blackman    Executive Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Thierry Potok    Co-Producer
Tracey Seaward    Co-Producer
Cesar Charlone    Director of Photography
Mark Tildesley    Production Designer
Claire Simpson    Editor
Odile Dicks-Mireaux    Costume Designer
Christine Blundell    Make-up and Hair Designer
Leo Davis    Casting Director
Richard Styles    Assistant Director
Lisa Parker    Production Manager
Sonja B. Zimmer    Production Manager
Hemal Shah    Production Manager
Nick Laws    Production Supervisor
Chris Lowe    Supervising Art Director
Denis Schnegg    Art Director
Christian Schafer    Art Director
Vittoria Sogno    Art Director
Michelle Day    Set Decorator
Elizabeth Glaysher    Costume Supervisor
Stuart Wilson    Sound Mixer
Michael Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Sven Taits    Re-recording Mixer
Joakim Sundstrom    Supervising Sound Editor
Nick Adams    Sound Effects Editor
Jennie Evans    Additional Sound Effects Editor
Tony Lewis    Music Editor
Javier Casado    Music Co-Producer
Becca Gatrell    Music Supervisor
Karen Elliott    Music Supervisor
Ayub Ogada    Additional Music
Emily Mobonga    Additional Casting
Annette Borgmann    Additional Casting

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

Assigned to a new post, reserved British diplomat Justin Quayle relocates to Kenya with his lovely young wife, Tessa, an activist for social justice. When Tessa is found murdered out in the wilderness, circumstances point to her friend, Dr. Arnold Bluhm, but it is soon clear that he’s not the killer. Grief-stricken and angry, Justin sets out to uncover the truth behind Tessa’s murder — and in the process, he unearths some disturbing revelations.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,673,803 (25.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.87 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$25,500,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,346 opening theaters/1,387 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $62,654,350

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 31st, 2005 (Wide) by Focus Features
International Releases: November 17th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: January 10th, 2006 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as The Constant Gardner
MPA Rating: R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
Running Time: 129 minutes
Geographical setting: Africa
Plot point: Corporate Malfeasance, Faked Suicide, Human Experimentation, Pharmaceuticals, Whistleblowers
Subgenre: Political Thriller
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Potboiler Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2005 3 $8,673,803   1,346 $6,444   $10,395,799 1
Sep 9, 2005 4 $4,726,644 -46% 1,381 $3,423   $19,017,317 2
Sep 16, 2005 7 $3,618,254 -23% 1,387 $2,609   $24,289,337 3
Sep 23, 2005 8 $2,324,326 -36% 1,282 $1,813   $27,662,007 4
Sep 30, 2005 12 $1,419,745 -39% 1,004 $1,414   $29,869,811 5
Oct 7, 2005 17 $852,279 -40% 469 $1,817   $31,252,269 6
Oct 14, 2005 21 $527,151 -38% 310 $1,700   $32,109,493 7
Oct 21, 2005 29 $348,857 -34% 228 $1,530   $32,630,159 8
Oct 28, 2005 34 $200,052 -43% 147 $1,361   $32,949,759 9
Nov 4, 2005 31 $184,697 -8% 131 $1,410   $33,221,108 10
Nov 11, 2005 38 $113,660 -38% 88 $1,292   $33,407,706 11
Nov 18, 2005 41 $57,938 -49% 60 $966   $33,496,839 12
Nov 25, 2005 49 $42,791 -26% 39 $1,097   $33,565,375 13

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 31, 2005 3 $929,829     1,324 $702   $929,829 1
Sep 1, 2005 3 $792,168 -15%   1,324 $598   $1,721,996 2
Sep 2, 2005 3 $2,200,000 +178%   1,346 $1,634   $3,900,000 3
Sep 3, 2005 3 $3,400,000 +55%   1,346 $2,526   $7,300,000 4
Sep 4, 2005 3 $3,100,000 -9%   1,346 $2,303   $10,395,799 5
Sep 5, 2005 3 $2,287,508 -26%   1,346 $1,699   $12,683,307 6
Sep 6, 2005 3 $570,000 -75%   1,346 $423   $13,253,000 7
Sep 7, 2005 3 $530,000 -7% -43% 1,346 $394   $13,783,000 8
Sep 8, 2005 3 $505,000 -5% -36% 1,346 $375   $14,290,673 9
Sep 9, 2005 5 $1,400,000 +177% -36% 1,381 $1,014   $15,700,000 10
Sep 10, 2005 4 $2,200,000 +57% -35% 1,381 $1,593   $17,900,000 11
Sep 11, 2005 4 $1,100,000 -50% -65% 1,381 $797   $19,017,317 12
Sep 12, 2005 4 $380,000 -65% -83% 1,381 $275   $19,397,000 13
Sep 13, 2005 4 $420,000 +11% -26% 1,381 $304   $19,817,000 14
Sep 14, 2005 4 $415,000 -1% -22% 1,381 $301   $20,232,000 15
Sep 15, 2005 4 $430,000 +4% -15% 1,381 $311   $20,671,083 16
Sep 16, 2005 7 $1,100,000 +156% -21% 1,387 $793   $21,800,000 17
Sep 17, 2005 7 $1,700,000 +55% -23% 1,387 $1,226   $23,500,000 18
Sep 18, 2005 7 $800,000 -53% -27% 1,387 $577   $24,289,337 19
Sep 19, 2005 6 $235,000 -71% -38% 1,387 $169   $24,524,000 20
Sep 20, 2005 6 $295,000 +26% -30% 1,387 $213   $24,819,000 21
Sep 21, 2005 6 $250,000 -15% -40% 1,387 $180   $25,069,000 22
Sep 22, 2005 6 $255,000 +2% -41% 1,387 $184   $25,337,681 23
Sep 23, 2005 9 $600,000 +135% -45% 1,282 $468   $25,900,000 24
Sep 24, 2005 8 $1,100,000 +83% -35% 1,282 $858   $27,000,000 25
Sep 25, 2005 8 $600,000 -45% -25% 1,282 $468   $27,662,007 26
Sep 26, 2005 9 $190,000 -68% -19% 1,282 $148   $27,852,000 27
Sep 27, 2005 8 $185,000 -3% -37% 1,282 $144   $28,037,000 28
Sep 28, 2005 8 $190,000 +3% -24% 1,282 $148   $28,227,000 29
Sep 29, 2005 8 $210,000 +11% -18% 1,282 $164   $28,450,066 30
Oct 10, 2005 17 $118,880     469 $253   $31,371,149 41

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 2, 2005 3 $12,568,677   1,346 $9,338   $14,290,673 2
Sep 9, 2005 4 $6,380,410 -49% 1,381 $4,620   $20,671,083 3
Sep 16, 2005 7 $4,666,598 -27% 1,387 $3,365   $25,337,681 4
Sep 23, 2005 8 $3,112,385 -33% 1,282 $2,428   $28,450,066 5
Sep 30, 2005 12 $1,949,924 -37% 1,004 $1,942   $30,399,990 6
Oct 7, 2005 18 $1,182,352 -39% 469 $2,521   $31,582,342 7
Oct 14, 2005 21 $698,960 -41% 310 $2,255   $32,281,302 8
Oct 21, 2005 28 $468,405 -33% 228 $2,054   $32,749,707 9
Oct 28, 2005 35 $286,704 -39% 147 $1,950   $33,036,411 10
Nov 4, 2005 31 $257,635 -10% 131 $1,967   $33,294,046 11
Nov 11, 2005 39 $144,855 -44% 88 $1,646   $33,438,901 12
Nov 18, 2005 49 $83,683 -42% 60 $1,395   $33,522,584 13
Nov 25, 2005 48 $57,214 -32% 39 $1,467   $33,579,798 14

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
Australia 11/17/2005 $0 0 1 1 $1,427 1/15/2021
  
Rest of World $52,720,374
  
International Total $52,721,801 1/15/2021

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

Leading

Ralph Fiennes    Justin Quayle
Rachel Weisz    Tessa Quayle

Supporting

Danny Huston    Sandy
Bill Nighy    Sir Bernard Pellegrin
Pete Postlethwaite    Marcus Lorbeer
Richard McCabe    Arthur Hammond
Donald Sumpter    Tim Donohue
Juliet Aubrey    Gloria Woodrow
Hubert Koundé    Arnold Bluhm
Archie Panjabi    Ghita Pearson
Gerard McSorley    Sir Kenneth Curtiss
Sidede Onyulo    Jonah Andika
Anneke Kim Sarnau    Birgit
Daniele Harford    Miriam
Packson Ngugi    Officer in Morgue
Damaris Itenyo Agweyu    Jomo's Wife
Bernard Otieno Oduor    Jomo
Keith Pearson    Porter Coleridge
John Sibi-Okumu    Dr. Joshua Ngaba
Nick Reding    Crick
Jacqueline Maribe    Wanza Kilulu
Donald Apiyo    Kioko
Samuel Otage    Mustafa
Mumbi Kaigwa    Grace Makanga
John Moller    Athletic Unshaven Man
Andre Leenheer    Shaven Head Man
Lydia M. Manyasi    Kenyan Newsreader
Steenie Njoroge    Journalist
Stuart Wheeler    Journalist
Chris Payne    Mike Mildren
Nyajima Jial    Esmerelda
Brigid M. Kakenyi    Hospital Administrator
Katherine Damaris    Nurse
Christopher Okinda    Doctor
Ainea Ojiambo    Police Driver
Peter King Nzioki    Policeman
Kirumburu Ng'ang'a    Policeman
Ben Parker    Detective Inspector Deasey
John Keogh    Immigration Official
Jeffrey Caine    Club Servant
Rupert Simonian    Guido Hammond
Teresa Harder    Birgit's Secretary
Thomas Chemnitz    Uniformed Policeman
Joe Christopher Rhode    Karl
Edgar Nicolas Rhode    Karl
Eva Plackner    Crossing Guard
Claire Simpson    Maude Donohue
Chris Lightburn Jones    Aid Worker
Ann Achan    Ana
Dang Wuor Diew    Sudanese Man
Ben Gardiner    Harry Woodrow

Production and Technical Credits

Fernando Meirelles    Director
Alberto Iglesias    Composer
Simon Channing Williams    Producer
Jeffrey Caine    Screenwriter
John Le Carre    Based on the Novel by
Gail Egan    Executive Producer
Robert Jones    Executive Producer
Donald Ranvaud    Executive Producer
Jeff Abberley    Executive Producer
Julia Blackman    Executive Producer
Henning Molfenter    Co-Producer
Thierry Potok    Co-Producer
Tracey Seaward    Co-Producer
Cesar Charlone    Director of Photography
Mark Tildesley    Production Designer
Claire Simpson    Editor
Odile Dicks-Mireaux    Costume Designer
Christine Blundell    Make-up and Hair Designer
Leo Davis    Casting Director
Richard Styles    Assistant Director
Lisa Parker    Production Manager
Sonja B. Zimmer    Production Manager
Hemal Shah    Production Manager
Nick Laws    Production Supervisor
Chris Lowe    Supervising Art Director
Denis Schnegg    Art Director
Christian Schafer    Art Director
Vittoria Sogno    Art Director
Michelle Day    Set Decorator
Elizabeth Glaysher    Costume Supervisor
Stuart Wilson    Sound Mixer
Michael Prestwood Smith    Re-recording Mixer
Sven Taits    Re-recording Mixer
Joakim Sundstrom    Supervising Sound Editor
Nick Adams    Sound Effects Editor
Jennie Evans    Additional Sound Effects Editor
Tony Lewis    Music Editor
Javier Casado    Music Co-Producer
Becca Gatrell    Music Supervisor
Karen Elliott    Music Supervisor
Ayub Ogada    Additional Music
Emily Mobonga    Additional Casting
Annette Borgmann    Additional Casting

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.