Dance First (2023)

Dance First
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,914Details
International Box Office $183,605Details
Worldwide Box Office $208,519
OpusData ID: 639600100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Literary genius Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his way, he was a man acutely aware of his own failings.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,011 (52.2% of total gross)
Legs:1.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:31 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,348

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 2024 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
International Releases: October 26th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
November 3rd, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2023 (Limited) (Spain)
January 4th, 2024 (Limited), released as Dança Primeiro. Pensa Depois. (Portugal)
February 1st, 2024 (Limited), released as Prima danza, poi pensa. Scoprendo Beckett (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 16th, 2024 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
Running Time: 100 minutes
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Sky Pictures, Film Constellation, Sky Arts, 2LE Media, Umedia, Proton Cinema, UFund
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 2024 - $13,011   31 $420   $13,011 1
Aug 16, 2024 - $2,244 -83% 9 $249   $23,038 2
Aug 23, 2024 - $266 -88% 5 $53   $24,682 3

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 2024 33 $20,794   31 $671   $20,794 1
Aug 16, 2024 47 $3,622 -83% 9 $402   $24,416 2
Aug 23, 2024 55 $498 -86% 5 $100   $24,914 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
Italy 2/1/2024 $58,785 0 0 0 $59,110 2/5/2024
New Zealand 10/26/2023 $3,702 15 15 15 $10,563 10/30/2023
Portugal 1/4/2024 $6,744 14 14 18 $12,140 1/23/2024
United Kingdom 11/3/2023 $34,408 75 75 126 $101,792 11/29/2023
  
International Total $183,605 2/5/2024

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

Leading

Gabriel Byrne    Samuel Beckett

Supporting

Fionn O’Shea    Younger Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen    James Joyce
Maxine Peake    Barbara Bray
Sandrine Bonnaire    Suzanne
Leonie Lojkine    Younger Suzanne
Grainne Good    Lucia Joyce
Rob Aramayo    Alfred Péron
Bronagh Gallagher    Nora Joyce

Production and Technical Credits

James Marsh    Director
Neil Forsyth    Screenwriter
Michael Livingstone    Producer
Tom Thostrup    Producer
Philip Edgar-Jones    Executive Producer
Tilusha Ghelani    Executive Producer
Julia Stuart    Executive Producer
Neil Forsyth    Executive Producer
Richard Mansell    Executive Producer
James Marsh    Executive Producer
Fabien Westerhoff    Co-Producer
Cloé Garbay    Co-Producer
Bastien Sirodot    Co-Producer
Antonio Paladino    Director of Photography
Damien Creagh    Production Designer
Olivia Scott-Webb    Casting Director

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

Literary genius Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his way, he was a man acutely aware of his own failings.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,011 (52.2% of total gross)
Legs:1.91 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:31 opening theaters/31 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,348

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 9th, 2024 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures
International Releases: October 26th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
November 3rd, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
December 15th, 2023 (Limited) (Spain)
January 4th, 2024 (Limited), released as Dança Primeiro. Pensa Depois. (Portugal)
February 1st, 2024 (Limited), released as Prima danza, poi pensa. Scoprendo Beckett (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 16th, 2024 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
Running Time: 100 minutes
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Sky Pictures, Film Constellation, Sky Arts, 2LE Media, Umedia, Proton Cinema, UFund
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 2024 - $13,011   31 $420   $13,011 1
Aug 16, 2024 - $2,244 -83% 9 $249   $23,038 2
Aug 23, 2024 - $266 -88% 5 $53   $24,682 3

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 9, 2024 33 $20,794   31 $671   $20,794 1
Aug 16, 2024 47 $3,622 -83% 9 $402   $24,416 2
Aug 23, 2024 55 $498 -86% 5 $100   $24,914 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
Italy 2/1/2024 $58,785 0 0 0 $59,110 2/5/2024
New Zealand 10/26/2023 $3,702 15 15 15 $10,563 10/30/2023
Portugal 1/4/2024 $6,744 14 14 18 $12,140 1/23/2024
United Kingdom 11/3/2023 $34,408 75 75 126 $101,792 11/29/2023
  
International Total $183,605 2/5/2024

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

Leading

Gabriel Byrne    Samuel Beckett

Supporting

Fionn O’Shea    Younger Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen    James Joyce
Maxine Peake    Barbara Bray
Sandrine Bonnaire    Suzanne
Leonie Lojkine    Younger Suzanne
Grainne Good    Lucia Joyce
Rob Aramayo    Alfred Péron
Bronagh Gallagher    Nora Joyce

Production and Technical Credits

James Marsh    Director
Neil Forsyth    Screenwriter
Michael Livingstone    Producer
Tom Thostrup    Producer
Philip Edgar-Jones    Executive Producer
Tilusha Ghelani    Executive Producer
Julia Stuart    Executive Producer
Neil Forsyth    Executive Producer
Richard Mansell    Executive Producer
James Marsh    Executive Producer
Fabien Westerhoff    Co-Producer
Cloé Garbay    Co-Producer
Bastien Sirodot    Co-Producer
Antonio Paladino    Director of Photography
Damien Creagh    Production Designer
Olivia Scott-Webb    Casting Director

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.