Emptying The Skies (2015)

Emptying The Skies
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $11,811Details
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Synopsis

Songbird populations have been drastically declining for several decades, with a number of species facing imminent extinction. This documentary explores the wonder of these tiny globe-spanning marvels, millions of which are unlawfully trapped and killed each year for large sums on the black market, and follows the intrepid squad of pan-European bird-lovers who risk their lives waging a secret war against poachers, to disrupt illegal trapping to free as many as possible.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,818 (40.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,756

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 22nd, 2015 (Limited) by Music Box Films
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 77 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Agitprop, Animal Lead
Plot point: Animal Rights, Environment
Release detail: Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release
Subgenre: Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: RingTheJing
Production Countries: United States, Italy, Germany, France, Cyprus
Languages: English, Italian, French, German

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 24, 2015 82 $4,818   2 $2,409   $8,127 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 90 $3,309   2 $1,655   $3,309 1
Apr 24, 2015 80 $8,502 +157% 2 $4,251   $11,811 2

Interviewee

Jonathan Franzen    Himself
Andrea Rutigliano    Herself
Sergio Coen Tenugi    Himself
Piero Liberati    Himself
Martin Hellicar    Himself
Peter Berthold    Himself
David Conlin    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Douglas Kass    Director
Roger Kass    Co-Director
Jonathan Franzen    Based on the Essay By
Roger Kass    Producer
Jonathan Franzen    Executive Producer
Andrea Van Beuren    Executive Producer
John Kleinheinz    Co-Executive Producer
David Tipling    Additional Photography-Avian Photographer
Michael Tucker    Director of Photography
Douglas Kass    Director of Photography
Michael Levine    Editor
Marty Beller    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

Songbird populations have been drastically declining for several decades, with a number of species facing imminent extinction. This documentary explores the wonder of these tiny globe-spanning marvels, millions of which are unlawfully trapped and killed each year for large sums on the black market, and follows the intrepid squad of pan-European bird-lovers who risk their lives waging a secret war against poachers, to disrupt illegal trapping to free as many as possible.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,818 (40.8% of total gross)
Legs:2.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $16,756

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 22nd, 2015 (Limited) by Music Box Films
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 77 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Agitprop, Animal Lead
Plot point: Animal Rights, Environment
Release detail: Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release
Subgenre: Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: RingTheJing
Production Countries: United States, Italy, Germany, France, Cyprus
Languages: English, Italian, French, German

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 24, 2015 82 $4,818   2 $2,409   $8,127 1

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 17, 2015 90 $3,309   2 $1,655   $3,309 1
Apr 24, 2015 80 $8,502 +157% 2 $4,251   $11,811 2

Interviewee

Jonathan Franzen    Himself
Andrea Rutigliano    Herself
Sergio Coen Tenugi    Himself
Piero Liberati    Himself
Martin Hellicar    Himself
Peter Berthold    Himself
David Conlin    Himself

Production and Technical Credits

Douglas Kass    Director
Roger Kass    Co-Director
Jonathan Franzen    Based on the Essay By
Roger Kass    Producer
Jonathan Franzen    Executive Producer
Andrea Van Beuren    Executive Producer
John Kleinheinz    Co-Executive Producer
David Tipling    Additional Photography-Avian Photographer
Michael Tucker    Director of Photography
Douglas Kass    Director of Photography
Michael Levine    Editor
Marty Beller    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.