The Cycle of Love (2026)

The Cycle of Love poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,543Details
International Box Office $30,583Details
Worldwide Box Office $131,126
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor, ‘untouchable’ family, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission — to find Lotta, the woman who had captured his heart.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,904 (14.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/27 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,543

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 2026 (Limited) by Variance Films
International Releases: September 18th, 2026 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Plot point: Artists, Road Trip, Romance
Subgenre: Docudrama
Time period setting: 1970s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Dogwoof, Grain Media, Kalabati Pictures, Variance Films, BD4, Tudip Entertainment, AMPL, Artemis Rising Films, Grace Labs, Waldesfriede Films, Purple Pebble Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden
Languages: English, Hindi

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 2026 - $14,904   1 $14,904   $14,904 1
Sep 4, 2026 - $13,873 -7% 3 $4,624   $31,362 2
Sep 11, 2026 - $27,402 +98% 27 $1,015   $65,297 3
Sep 18, 2026 - $17,469 -36% 24 $728   $100,543 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 2026 39 $17,489   1 $17,489   $17,489 1
Sep 4, 2026 37 $20,406 +17% 3 $6,802   $37,895 2
Sep 11, 2026 31 $45,179 +121% 27 $1,673   $83,074 3

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
United Kingdom 9/18/2026 $30,583 27 27 27 $30,583 9/24/2026
  
International Total $30,583 9/24/2026

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

Documentary Subject

P.K. Mahanandia    Himself
Lotta von Schedvin    Herself

Production and Technical Credits

Orlando von Einsiedel    Director
Harri Grace    Producer
Sofia Jakobsson    Producer
Chloe Leland    Producer
Emelie Mahanandia Von Schedvin    Producer
Karl Mahanandia Von Schedvin    Producer
Franklin Dow    Cinematographer
Katie Bryer    Editor
Patrick Jonsson    Composer

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

In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor, ‘untouchable’ family, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission — to find Lotta, the woman who had captured his heart.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$14,904 (14.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.67 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:76.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/27 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,543

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 28th, 2026 (Limited) by Variance Films
International Releases: September 18th, 2026 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 95 minutes
Plot point: Artists, Road Trip, Romance
Subgenre: Docudrama
Time period setting: 1970s
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Dogwoof, Grain Media, Kalabati Pictures, Variance Films, BD4, Tudip Entertainment, AMPL, Artemis Rising Films, Grace Labs, Waldesfriede Films, Purple Pebble Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden
Languages: English, Hindi

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 2026 - $14,904   1 $14,904   $14,904 1
Sep 4, 2026 - $13,873 -7% 3 $4,624   $31,362 2
Sep 11, 2026 - $27,402 +98% 27 $1,015   $65,297 3
Sep 18, 2026 - $17,469 -36% 24 $728   $100,543 4

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 28, 2026 39 $17,489   1 $17,489   $17,489 1
Sep 4, 2026 37 $20,406 +17% 3 $6,802   $37,895 2
Sep 11, 2026 31 $45,179 +121% 27 $1,673   $83,074 3

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
United Kingdom 9/18/2026 $30,583 27 27 27 $30,583 9/24/2026
  
International Total $30,583 9/24/2026

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

Documentary Subject

P.K. Mahanandia    Himself
Lotta von Schedvin    Herself

Production and Technical Credits

Orlando von Einsiedel    Director
Harri Grace    Producer
Sofia Jakobsson    Producer
Chloe Leland    Producer
Emelie Mahanandia Von Schedvin    Producer
Karl Mahanandia Von Schedvin    Producer
Franklin Dow    Cinematographer
Katie Bryer    Editor
Patrick Jonsson    Composer

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.