Des Hommes et Des Dieux (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $3,954,651 | Details |
| International Box Office | $42,308,874 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $46,263,525 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $2,461,111 | |
| Total | $2,461,111 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay… come what may. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $308,895 (7.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 8.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.3 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 33 opening theaters/120 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,964,392 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Of Gods and Men (NY and LA) |
| Video Release: | July 5th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Of Gods and Men |
| MPA Rating: | R for a scene of graphic violence. (Rating bulletin 2140, 9/29/2010) PG-13 for a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images and brief language. (Rating bulletin 2154, 1/12/2011) |
| Running Time: | 122 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Epilogue, Foreign Language, Intertitle |
| Plot point: | Catholic, Colonialism, Medical and Hospitals, Monks and Nuns, Political, Religious, War |
| Subgenre: | Historical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1990s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Why Not Productions, Armada Films, France 3 Cinema, Cinemage 4, Cofinova 6, Soficinema 6, France Television, Canal Plus, Cinecinema, Centre National de la Cinematographie |
| Production Countries: | France |
| Languages: | French, Arabic |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2011 | 26 | $308,895 | 33 | $9,360 | $308,895 | 1 | |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 23 | $279,011 | -10% | 42 | $6,643 | $818,246 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2011 | 25 | $283,872 | +2% | 54 | $5,257 | $1,209,207 | 3 |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 22 | $295,102 | +4% | 94 | $3,139 | $1,616,916 | 4 |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 23 | $332,635 | +13% | 120 | $2,772 | $2,103,425 | 5 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 24 | $219,018 | -34% | 98 | $2,235 | $2,466,674 | 6 |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 30 | $181,451 | -17% | 96 | $1,890 | $2,749,093 | 7 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 30 | $152,437 | -16% | 98 | $1,555 | $2,996,072 | 8 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 34 | $146,753 | -4% | 103 | $1,425 | $3,227,396 | 9 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 36 | $106,142 | -28% | 94 | $1,129 | $3,414,613 | 10 |
| May 6, 2011 | 40 | $86,949 | -18% | 84 | $1,035 | $3,556,880 | 11 |
| May 13, 2011 | 45 | $80,382 | -8% | 68 | $1,182 | $3,682,195 | 12 |
| May 20, 2011 | 46 | $51,825 | -36% | 60 | $864 | $3,779,670 | 13 |
| May 27, 2011 | 53 | $35,348 | -32% | 37 | $955 | $3,853,591 | 14 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 57 | $18,338 | -48% | 29 | $632 | $3,893,411 | 15 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 55 | $16,192 | -12% | 26 | $623 | $3,921,815 | 16 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 75 | $7,043 | -57% | 17 | $414 | $3,936,999 | 17 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 78 | $5,827 | -17% | 7 | $832 | $3,954,651 | 18 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 93 | $983 | -83% | 4 | $246 | $3,949,827 | 19 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 51 | $9,036 | 37 | $244 | $3,827,279 | 95 | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 | 91 | $202 | 4 | $51 | $3,950,029 | 130 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2011 | 22 | $539,235 | 33 | $16,340 | $539,235 | 1 | |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 23 | $386,100 | -28% | 42 | $9,193 | $925,335 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2011 | 25 | $396,479 | +3% | 54 | $7,342 | $1,321,814 | 3 |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 22 | $448,976 | +13% | 94 | $4,776 | $1,770,790 | 4 |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 23 | $476,866 | +6% | 120 | $3,974 | $2,247,656 | 5 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 23 | $319,986 | -33% | 98 | $3,265 | $2,567,642 | 6 |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 30 | $275,993 | -14% | 96 | $2,875 | $2,843,635 | 7 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 30 | $237,008 | -14% | 98 | $2,418 | $3,080,643 | 8 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 32 | $227,828 | -4% | 103 | $2,212 | $3,308,471 | 9 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 37 | $161,460 | -29% | 94 | $1,718 | $3,469,931 | 10 |
| May 6, 2011 | 40 | $131,882 | -18% | 84 | $1,570 | $3,601,813 | 11 |
| May 13, 2011 | 45 | $126,032 | -4% | 68 | $1,853 | $3,727,845 | 12 |
| May 20, 2011 | 49 | $90,398 | -28% | 60 | $1,507 | $3,818,243 | 13 |
| May 27, 2011 | 54 | $56,830 | -37% | 37 | $1,536 | $3,875,073 | 14 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 57 | $30,550 | -46% | 29 | $1,053 | $3,905,623 | 15 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 57 | $24,333 | -20% | 26 | $936 | $3,929,956 | 16 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 69 | $18,868 | -22% | 17 | $1,110 | $3,948,824 | 17 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 120 | $20 | -100% | 7 | $3 | $3,948,844 | 18 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 87 | $2,752 | +13,660% | 4 | $688 | $3,951,596 | 19 |
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
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay… come what may. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $308,895 (7.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 11.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 8.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $5,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.3 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 33 opening theaters/120 max. theaters, 9.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,964,392 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 25th, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Of Gods and Men (NY and LA) |
| Video Release: | July 5th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Of Gods and Men |
| MPA Rating: | R for a scene of graphic violence. (Rating bulletin 2140, 9/29/2010) PG-13 for a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images and brief language. (Rating bulletin 2154, 1/12/2011) |
| Running Time: | 122 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Epilogue, Foreign Language, Intertitle |
| Plot point: | Catholic, Colonialism, Medical and Hospitals, Monks and Nuns, Political, Religious, War |
| Subgenre: | Historical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1990s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Why Not Productions, Armada Films, France 3 Cinema, Cinemage 4, Cofinova 6, Soficinema 6, France Television, Canal Plus, Cinecinema, Centre National de la Cinematographie |
| Production Countries: | France |
| Languages: | French, Arabic |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2011 | 26 | $308,895 | 33 | $9,360 | $308,895 | 1 | |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 23 | $279,011 | -10% | 42 | $6,643 | $818,246 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2011 | 25 | $283,872 | +2% | 54 | $5,257 | $1,209,207 | 3 |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 22 | $295,102 | +4% | 94 | $3,139 | $1,616,916 | 4 |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 23 | $332,635 | +13% | 120 | $2,772 | $2,103,425 | 5 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 24 | $219,018 | -34% | 98 | $2,235 | $2,466,674 | 6 |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 30 | $181,451 | -17% | 96 | $1,890 | $2,749,093 | 7 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 30 | $152,437 | -16% | 98 | $1,555 | $2,996,072 | 8 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 34 | $146,753 | -4% | 103 | $1,425 | $3,227,396 | 9 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 36 | $106,142 | -28% | 94 | $1,129 | $3,414,613 | 10 |
| May 6, 2011 | 40 | $86,949 | -18% | 84 | $1,035 | $3,556,880 | 11 |
| May 13, 2011 | 45 | $80,382 | -8% | 68 | $1,182 | $3,682,195 | 12 |
| May 20, 2011 | 46 | $51,825 | -36% | 60 | $864 | $3,779,670 | 13 |
| May 27, 2011 | 53 | $35,348 | -32% | 37 | $955 | $3,853,591 | 14 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 57 | $18,338 | -48% | 29 | $632 | $3,893,411 | 15 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 55 | $16,192 | -12% | 26 | $623 | $3,921,815 | 16 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 75 | $7,043 | -57% | 17 | $414 | $3,936,999 | 17 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 78 | $5,827 | -17% | 7 | $832 | $3,954,651 | 18 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 93 | $983 | -83% | 4 | $246 | $3,949,827 | 19 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 51 | $9,036 | 37 | $244 | $3,827,279 | 95 | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 | 91 | $202 | 4 | $51 | $3,950,029 | 130 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2011 | 22 | $539,235 | 33 | $16,340 | $539,235 | 1 | |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 23 | $386,100 | -28% | 42 | $9,193 | $925,335 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2011 | 25 | $396,479 | +3% | 54 | $7,342 | $1,321,814 | 3 |
| Mar 18, 2011 | 22 | $448,976 | +13% | 94 | $4,776 | $1,770,790 | 4 |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 23 | $476,866 | +6% | 120 | $3,974 | $2,247,656 | 5 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 23 | $319,986 | -33% | 98 | $3,265 | $2,567,642 | 6 |
| Apr 8, 2011 | 30 | $275,993 | -14% | 96 | $2,875 | $2,843,635 | 7 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 30 | $237,008 | -14% | 98 | $2,418 | $3,080,643 | 8 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 32 | $227,828 | -4% | 103 | $2,212 | $3,308,471 | 9 |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 37 | $161,460 | -29% | 94 | $1,718 | $3,469,931 | 10 |
| May 6, 2011 | 40 | $131,882 | -18% | 84 | $1,570 | $3,601,813 | 11 |
| May 13, 2011 | 45 | $126,032 | -4% | 68 | $1,853 | $3,727,845 | 12 |
| May 20, 2011 | 49 | $90,398 | -28% | 60 | $1,507 | $3,818,243 | 13 |
| May 27, 2011 | 54 | $56,830 | -37% | 37 | $1,536 | $3,875,073 | 14 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 57 | $30,550 | -46% | 29 | $1,053 | $3,905,623 | 15 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 57 | $24,333 | -20% | 26 | $936 | $3,929,956 | 16 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 69 | $18,868 | -22% | 17 | $1,110 | $3,948,824 | 17 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 120 | $20 | -100% | 7 | $3 | $3,948,844 | 18 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 87 | $2,752 | +13,660% | 4 | $688 | $3,951,596 | 19 |
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.