Synopsis
Sixty-ish spouses Vladimir and Elena uneasily share his palatial Moscow apartment - he's a still-virile, wealthy businessman; she's his dowdy former nurse who has clearly "married up." Estranged from his own wild-child daughter, Vladimir openly despises his wife's freeloading son and family. But when a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten the dutiful housewife's potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan...Masterfully crafted by award-winning Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev and featuring evocative, Hitchcockian music by Philip Glass, Elena is a subtly stylish exploration of crime, punishment and human nature.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $9,035 (3.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 15.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 24.1% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/13 max. theaters, 6.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $329,743 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) | 11,730 | $232,070 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) | 12,805 | $729,309 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) | 16,629 | $961,379 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) | 3,548 | $232,070 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Remake Movies | 1 | $232,070 |
| All Time International Box Office for Remake Movies | 53 | $729,309 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Remake Movies | 50 | $961,379 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | May 16th, 2012 (Limited) by Zeitgeist |
| International Releases: | March 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 4th, 2012 (Wide) (Sweden) June 21st, 2012 (Wide) (Australia) July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (Mexico) July 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | August 18th, 2015 by Zeitgeist Home |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 109 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Dysfunctional Family, Inheritance, Second Wife, Step-Family, Widow/Widower, Inspired by a True Story, Medical and Hospitals, Terminal Illness, Remake |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Non-Stop Productions |
| Production Countries: | Russian Federation |
| Languages: | Russian |