East is East (2000)

East is East
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $4,170,647Details
International Box Office $26,267,988Details
Worldwide Box Office $30,438,635
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$53,569 (1.3% of total gross)
Legs:10.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:13.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/157 max. theaters, 9.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,341,284

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 14th, 2000 (Limited) by Miramax
Video Release: September 12th, 2000 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content and some domestic violence
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Growing up Smith
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1970s, Arranged Marriage, Bigamy or Polygamy, Dysfunctional Family, Immigration, Interracial Romance, Domestic Abuse, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: FilmFour, BBC Films, Assassin Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 61 $125,633 Sep 1, 2000 143
Top 2000 Theater Average 80 $13,392 Apr 14, 2000 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2000 47 $53,569   4 $13,392   $53,569 1
Apr 21, 2000 26 $210,489 +293% 18 $11,694   $292,194 2
Apr 28, 2000 23 $262,762 +25% 44 $5,972   $634,996 3
May 5, 2000 24 $217,882 -17% 61 $3,572   $946,609 4
May 12, 2000 27 $206,555 -5% 63 $3,279   $1,237,599 5
May 19, 2000 29 $195,944 -5% 66 $2,969   $1,514,838 6
May 26, 2000 21 $394,459 +101% 154 $2,561   $1,995,857 7
Jun 2, 2000 19 $242,437 -39% 157 $1,544   $2,322,393 8
Jun 9, 2000 17 $235,370 -3% 137 $1,718   $2,667,008 9
Jun 16, 2000 23 $176,329 -25% 110 $1,603   $2,941,586 10
Jun 23, 2000 27 $141,370 -20% 92 $1,537   $3,160,321 11
Jun 30, 2000 35 $106,443 -25% 92 $1,157   $3,405,909 12
Jul 7, 2000 40 $92,937 -13% 68 $1,367   $3,530,665 13
Jul 14, 2000 41 $79,285 -15% 56 $1,416   $3,648,573 14
Jul 21, 2000 50 $59,875 -24% 56 $1,069   $3,740,700 15
Jul 28, 2000 50 $56,930 -5% 44 $1,294   $3,827,859 16
Aug 4, 2000 62 $36,507 -36% 29 $1,259   $3,887,075 17
Aug 11, 2000 72 $31,512 -14% 25 $1,260   $3,934,702 18
Aug 18, 2000 75 $19,276 -39% 26 $741   $3,966,195 19
Aug 25, 2000 82 $17,063 -11% 17 $1,004   $3,995,761 20
Sep 1, 2000 46 $125,633 +636% 111 $1,132   $4,130,016 21
Sep 8, 2000 68 $23,332 -81% 44 $530   $4,170,647 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 30, 2000 20 $69,000     44 $1,568   $634,996 17
May 1, 2000 20 $21,749 -68%   44 $494   $656,745 18
May 2, 2000 19 $27,260 +25%   44 $620   $684,005 19
May 3, 2000 19 $23,298 -15%   44 $530   $707,303 20
May 4, 2000 20 $20,625 -11%   44 $469   $727,928 21
May 29, 2000 18 $85,072     154 $552   $2,069,385 46
Jun 4, 2000 17 $65,000     157 $414   $2,322,000 52
Jun 5, 2000 19 $26,468 -59% -69% 157 $169   $2,348,861 53
Jun 6, 2000 18 $29,000 +10%   157 $185   $2,377,861 54
Jun 7, 2000 19 $24,373 -16%   157 $155   $2,402,234 55
Jun 8, 2000 20 $26,319 +8%   157 $168   $2,428,583 56
Jun 11, 2000 16 $67,000   +3% 137 $489   $2,667,008 59
Jun 12, 2000 19 $19,412 -71% -27% 137 $142   $2,686,420 60
Jun 13, 2000 17 $27,028 +39% -7% 137 $197   $2,713,448 61
Jun 14, 2000 18 $23,589 -13% -3% 137 $172   $2,737,037 62
Jun 15, 2000 18 $25,200 +7% -4% 137 $184   $2,762,237 63
Jun 18, 2000 18 $51,000   -24% 110 $464   $2,941,586 66
Jun 19, 2000 19 $14,927 -71% -23% 110 $136   $2,956,513 67
Jun 20, 2000 19 $22,240 +49% -18% 110 $202   $2,978,762 68
Jun 25, 2000 19 $39,000   -24% 92 $424   $3,160,321 73
Jun 26, 2000 20 $16,430 -58% +10% 92 $179   $3,176,751 74
Jun 27, 2000 18 $23,116 +41% +4% 92 $251   $3,199,867 75
Jun 28, 2000 19 $20,065 -13%   92 $218   $3,219,932 76
Jun 29, 2000 20 $18,562 -7%   92 $202   $3,238,494 77
Jul 4, 2000 19 $41,160   +78% 92 $447   $3,405,909 82

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2000 48 $81,705   4 $20,426   $81,705 1
Apr 21, 2000 27 $290,529 +256% 18 $16,141   $372,234 2
Apr 28, 2000 22 $356,493 +23% 44 $8,102   $728,727 3
May 5, 2000 24 $302,317 -15% 61 $4,956   $1,031,044 4
May 12, 2000 28 $287,850 -5% 63 $4,569   $1,318,894 5
May 19, 2000 29 $282,504 -2% 66 $4,280   $1,601,398 6
May 26, 2000 22 $478,558 +69% 154 $3,108   $2,079,956 7
Jun 2, 2000 20 $351,682 -27% 157 $2,240   $2,431,638 8
Jun 9, 2000 22 $333,619 -5% 137 $2,435   $2,765,257 9
Jun 16, 2000 26 $253,694 -24% 110 $2,306   $3,018,951 10
Jun 23, 2000 29 $280,515 +11% 92 $3,049   $3,299,466 11
Jun 30, 2000 36 $138,262 -51% 92 $1,503   $3,437,728 12
Jul 7, 2000 39 $131,560 -5% 68 $1,935   $3,569,288 13
Jul 14, 2000 46 $111,537 -15% 56 $1,992   $3,680,825 14
Jul 21, 2000 53 $90,104 -19% 56 $1,609   $3,770,929 15
Jul 28, 2000 53 $79,639 -12% 44 $1,810   $3,850,568 16
Aug 4, 2000 64 $52,622 -34% 29 $1,815   $3,903,190 17
Aug 11, 2000 73 $43,729 -17% 25 $1,749   $3,946,919 18
Aug 18, 2000 70 $31,779 -27% 26 $1,222   $3,978,698 19
Aug 25, 2000 81 $25,685 -19% 17 $1,511   $4,004,383 20
Sep 1, 2000 49 $142,932 +456% 111 $1,288   $4,147,315 21
Sep 8, 2000 80 $23,332 -84% 44 $530   $4,170,647 22

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Uncategorized

Emil Marwa    Maneer Khan
John Bardon    Mr. Moorhouse
Chris Bisson    Saleem Khan
Emma Rydal    Stella Moorhouse
Jimi Mistry    Tariq Khan
Om Puri    George Khan
Ruth Jones    Peggy
Raji James    Abdul Khan
Linda Bassett    Ella
Ian Aspinall    Nazir Khan
Jordan Routledge    Sajid Khan
Lesley Nicol    Auntie Annie
Archie Panjabi    Meenah Khan
Gary Damer    Earnest Moorhouse

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Damien O'Donnell    Director
Ayub Khan-Din    Screenwriter
Ayub Khan-Din    Story Creator
Ben Howard    Third Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$53,569 (1.3% of total gross)
Legs:10.57 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:13.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 10.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/157 max. theaters, 9.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $8,341,284

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 14th, 2000 (Limited) by Miramax
Video Release: September 12th, 2000 by Miramax Video
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content and some domestic violence
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Growing up Smith
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Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1970s, Arranged Marriage, Bigamy or Polygamy, Dysfunctional Family, Immigration, Interracial Romance, Domestic Abuse, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: FilmFour, BBC Films, Assassin Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 21st Weekend Limited Release 61 $125,633 Sep 1, 2000 143
Top 2000 Theater Average 80 $13,392 Apr 14, 2000 3

Uncategorized

Emil Marwa    Maneer Khan
John Bardon    Mr. Moorhouse
Chris Bisson    Saleem Khan
Emma Rydal    Stella Moorhouse
Jimi Mistry    Tariq Khan
Om Puri    George Khan
Ruth Jones    Peggy
Raji James    Abdul Khan
Linda Bassett    Ella
Ian Aspinall    Nazir Khan
Jordan Routledge    Sajid Khan
Lesley Nicol    Auntie Annie
Archie Panjabi    Meenah Khan
Gary Damer    Earnest Moorhouse

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Damien O'Donnell    Director
Ayub Khan-Din    Screenwriter
Ayub Khan-Din    Story Creator
Ben Howard    Third Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2000 47 $53,569   4 $13,392   $53,569 1
Apr 21, 2000 26 $210,489 +293% 18 $11,694   $292,194 2
Apr 28, 2000 23 $262,762 +25% 44 $5,972   $634,996 3
May 5, 2000 24 $217,882 -17% 61 $3,572   $946,609 4
May 12, 2000 27 $206,555 -5% 63 $3,279   $1,237,599 5
May 19, 2000 29 $195,944 -5% 66 $2,969   $1,514,838 6
May 26, 2000 21 $394,459 +101% 154 $2,561   $1,995,857 7
Jun 2, 2000 19 $242,437 -39% 157 $1,544   $2,322,393 8
Jun 9, 2000 17 $235,370 -3% 137 $1,718   $2,667,008 9
Jun 16, 2000 23 $176,329 -25% 110 $1,603   $2,941,586 10
Jun 23, 2000 27 $141,370 -20% 92 $1,537   $3,160,321 11
Jun 30, 2000 35 $106,443 -25% 92 $1,157   $3,405,909 12
Jul 7, 2000 40 $92,937 -13% 68 $1,367   $3,530,665 13
Jul 14, 2000 41 $79,285 -15% 56 $1,416   $3,648,573 14
Jul 21, 2000 50 $59,875 -24% 56 $1,069   $3,740,700 15
Jul 28, 2000 50 $56,930 -5% 44 $1,294   $3,827,859 16
Aug 4, 2000 62 $36,507 -36% 29 $1,259   $3,887,075 17
Aug 11, 2000 72 $31,512 -14% 25 $1,260   $3,934,702 18
Aug 18, 2000 75 $19,276 -39% 26 $741   $3,966,195 19
Aug 25, 2000 82 $17,063 -11% 17 $1,004   $3,995,761 20
Sep 1, 2000 46 $125,633 +636% 111 $1,132   $4,130,016 21
Sep 8, 2000 68 $23,332 -81% 44 $530   $4,170,647 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 30, 2000 20 $69,000     44 $1,568   $634,996 17
May 1, 2000 20 $21,749 -68%   44 $494   $656,745 18
May 2, 2000 19 $27,260 +25%   44 $620   $684,005 19
May 3, 2000 19 $23,298 -15%   44 $530   $707,303 20
May 4, 2000 20 $20,625 -11%   44 $469   $727,928 21
May 29, 2000 18 $85,072     154 $552   $2,069,385 46
Jun 4, 2000 17 $65,000     157 $414   $2,322,000 52
Jun 5, 2000 19 $26,468 -59% -69% 157 $169   $2,348,861 53
Jun 6, 2000 18 $29,000 +10%   157 $185   $2,377,861 54
Jun 7, 2000 19 $24,373 -16%   157 $155   $2,402,234 55
Jun 8, 2000 20 $26,319 +8%   157 $168   $2,428,583 56
Jun 11, 2000 16 $67,000   +3% 137 $489   $2,667,008 59
Jun 12, 2000 19 $19,412 -71% -27% 137 $142   $2,686,420 60
Jun 13, 2000 17 $27,028 +39% -7% 137 $197   $2,713,448 61
Jun 14, 2000 18 $23,589 -13% -3% 137 $172   $2,737,037 62
Jun 15, 2000 18 $25,200 +7% -4% 137 $184   $2,762,237 63
Jun 18, 2000 18 $51,000   -24% 110 $464   $2,941,586 66
Jun 19, 2000 19 $14,927 -71% -23% 110 $136   $2,956,513 67
Jun 20, 2000 19 $22,240 +49% -18% 110 $202   $2,978,762 68
Jun 25, 2000 19 $39,000   -24% 92 $424   $3,160,321 73
Jun 26, 2000 20 $16,430 -58% +10% 92 $179   $3,176,751 74
Jun 27, 2000 18 $23,116 +41% +4% 92 $251   $3,199,867 75
Jun 28, 2000 19 $20,065 -13%   92 $218   $3,219,932 76
Jun 29, 2000 20 $18,562 -7%   92 $202   $3,238,494 77
Jul 4, 2000 19 $41,160   +78% 92 $447   $3,405,909 82

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 14, 2000 48 $81,705   4 $20,426   $81,705 1
Apr 21, 2000 27 $290,529 +256% 18 $16,141   $372,234 2
Apr 28, 2000 22 $356,493 +23% 44 $8,102   $728,727 3
May 5, 2000 24 $302,317 -15% 61 $4,956   $1,031,044 4
May 12, 2000 28 $287,850 -5% 63 $4,569   $1,318,894 5
May 19, 2000 29 $282,504 -2% 66 $4,280   $1,601,398 6
May 26, 2000 22 $478,558 +69% 154 $3,108   $2,079,956 7
Jun 2, 2000 20 $351,682 -27% 157 $2,240   $2,431,638 8
Jun 9, 2000 22 $333,619 -5% 137 $2,435   $2,765,257 9
Jun 16, 2000 26 $253,694 -24% 110 $2,306   $3,018,951 10
Jun 23, 2000 29 $280,515 +11% 92 $3,049   $3,299,466 11
Jun 30, 2000 36 $138,262 -51% 92 $1,503   $3,437,728 12
Jul 7, 2000 39 $131,560 -5% 68 $1,935   $3,569,288 13
Jul 14, 2000 46 $111,537 -15% 56 $1,992   $3,680,825 14
Jul 21, 2000 53 $90,104 -19% 56 $1,609   $3,770,929 15
Jul 28, 2000 53 $79,639 -12% 44 $1,810   $3,850,568 16
Aug 4, 2000 64 $52,622 -34% 29 $1,815   $3,903,190 17
Aug 11, 2000 73 $43,729 -17% 25 $1,749   $3,946,919 18
Aug 18, 2000 70 $31,779 -27% 26 $1,222   $3,978,698 19
Aug 25, 2000 81 $25,685 -19% 17 $1,511   $4,004,383 20
Sep 1, 2000 49 $142,932 +456% 111 $1,288   $4,147,315 21
Sep 8, 2000 80 $23,332 -84% 44 $530   $4,170,647 22

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.