For Sama (2019)

For Sama
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $43,796Details
International Box Office $1,036,899Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,080,695
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The film shows Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria. She falls in love, and gives birth to Sama whilst conflict starts to rise around her surrounding.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,350 (21.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 0.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,539

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,185 $43,796
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,692 $1,036,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $1,080,695
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,856 $43,796

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 26th, 2019 (Limited) by PBS Distribution
International Releases: September 13th, 2019 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 11th, 2019 (Wide) (France)
January 10th, 2020 (Wide), released as Mano dukrai Samai (Lithuania)
January 23rd, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 24th, 2020 (Wide) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 19th, 2019 by PBS
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. I Am Not Your Negro
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Source:Based on Play
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,185 $43,796
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,730 $51,539
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,199 $43,796
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 417 $43,796
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,856 $43,796
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,087 $51,539
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 264 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,442 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,217 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,140 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,766 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for PBS Distribution Movies 8 $43,796

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 2019 45 $9,350   3 $3,117   $9,350 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 2019 48 $15,143   3 $5,048   $15,143 1
Aug 2, 2019 71 $2,339 -85% 3 $780   $17,482 2
Aug 9, 2019 68 $4,300 +84% 1 $4,300   $21,782 3
Aug 23, 2019 74 $2,372   1 $2,372   $24,154 5
Aug 30, 2019 84 $941 -60% 1 $941   $25,095 6
Sep 6, 2019 84 $427 -55% 1 $427   $25,522 7
Sep 13, 2019 82 $3,862 +804% 2 $1,931   $29,384 8
Sep 20, 2019 84 $2,092 -46% 2 $1,046   $31,476 9
Oct 25, 2019 67 $3,940   6 $657   $37,579 14
Nov 1, 2019 77 $1,858 -53% 4 $465   $39,437 15
Nov 8, 2019 62 $4,359 +135% 3 $1,453   $43,796 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/7/2020 $13,400 11 12 59 $88,302 3/1/2021
France 10/11/2019 $102,697 45 45 45 $102,697 10/20/2019
Italy 2/13/2020 $42,337 0 0 0 $89,398 10/19/2022
Lithuania 1/10/2020 $9,023 15 15 38 $23,721 3/4/2020
Netherlands 1/24/2020 $49,939 53 59 255 $410,660 10/19/2022
New Zealand 2/6/2020 $7,370 14 23 108 $26,164 10/19/2022
Portugal 3/6/2020 $1,144 2 2 4 $2,214 10/19/2022
South Korea 1/23/2020 $26,377 72 72 188 $111,834 3/4/2020
Spain 11/13/2020 $7,663 9 13 22 $18,162 11/30/2020
United Kingdom 9/13/2019 $48,605 24 24 73 $163,747 11/13/2019
 
International Total$1,036,899 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,692 $1,036,899
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,670 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,914 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 311 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 242 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for PBS Distribution Movies 1 $1,036,899

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,872 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,901-13,000) 12,922 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 505 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 411 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,578 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PBS Distribution Movies 2 $1,080,695

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Waad Al-Khateab    Director
Edward Watts    Director

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 3rd, 2020

Honeyland

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest is underway so now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Due to a compressed Oscar schedule, and the monthly preview, I have to get all ten Oscar highlight stories done this week. Wish me luck! Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is a category that doesn’t have a real favorite, nor does it have a real long shot. It’s a five-way race. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13th, 2020

1917

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

Theater Averages: Lion King Can’t Be Dethroned

July 31st, 2019

The Lion King

The Lion King remained in first place on the overall chart and the theater average chart. It managed an average of $16,216 on the latter, putting it ahead of Honeyland, which landed in second place with an average of $15,000 in two theaters. The Farewell remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,246 in 135 theaters. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,228. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Staying Grounded

July 26th, 2019

The Ground Beneath My Feet

It is an interesting week on the limited release front as there are four films that are earning 100% positive reviews, including three documentaries. I think this level of competition might be too much for any of them to thrive. Additionally, the only non-documentary to earn perfect reviews so far is The Ground Beneath My Feet, a foreign-language film. More...


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Synopsis

The film shows Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria. She falls in love, and gives birth to Sama whilst conflict starts to rise around her surrounding.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$9,350 (21.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.68 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 0.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $51,539

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,185 $43,796
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,692 $1,036,899
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $1,080,695
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,856 $43,796

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 26th, 2019 (Limited) by PBS Distribution
International Releases: September 13th, 2019 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
October 11th, 2019 (Wide) (France)
January 10th, 2020 (Wide), released as Mano dukrai Samai (Lithuania)
January 23rd, 2020 (Wide) (South Korea)
January 24th, 2020 (Wide) (Netherlands)
... Show all releases
Video Release: November 19th, 2019 by PBS
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: vs. I Am Not Your Negro
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Production and Technical Credits

Waad Al-Khateab    Director
Edward Watts    Director

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 3rd, 2020

Honeyland

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest is underway so now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Due to a compressed Oscar schedule, and the monthly preview, I have to get all ten Oscar highlight stories done this week. Wish me luck! Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is a category that doesn’t have a real favorite, nor does it have a real long shot. It’s a five-way race. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13th, 2020

1917

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

Theater Averages: Lion King Can’t Be Dethroned

July 31st, 2019

The Lion King

The Lion King remained in first place on the overall chart and the theater average chart. It managed an average of $16,216 on the latter, putting it ahead of Honeyland, which landed in second place with an average of $15,000 in two theaters. The Farewell remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,246 in 135 theaters. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $11,228. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Staying Grounded

July 26th, 2019

The Ground Beneath My Feet

It is an interesting week on the limited release front as there are four films that are earning 100% positive reviews, including three documentaries. I think this level of competition might be too much for any of them to thrive. Additionally, the only non-documentary to earn perfect reviews so far is The Ground Beneath My Feet, a foreign-language film. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,185 $43,796
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,730 $51,539
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,199 $43,796
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 417 $43,796
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,856 $43,796
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,087 $51,539
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 264 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 201-300) 271 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,442 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,217 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,140 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,766 $43,796
All Time Domestic Box Office for PBS Distribution Movies 8 $43,796

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 2019 45 $9,350   3 $3,117   $9,350 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 26, 2019 48 $15,143   3 $5,048   $15,143 1
Aug 2, 2019 71 $2,339 -85% 3 $780   $17,482 2
Aug 9, 2019 68 $4,300 +84% 1 $4,300   $21,782 3
Aug 23, 2019 74 $2,372   1 $2,372   $24,154 5
Aug 30, 2019 84 $941 -60% 1 $941   $25,095 6
Sep 6, 2019 84 $427 -55% 1 $427   $25,522 7
Sep 13, 2019 82 $3,862 +804% 2 $1,931   $29,384 8
Sep 20, 2019 84 $2,092 -46% 2 $1,046   $31,476 9
Oct 25, 2019 67 $3,940   6 $657   $37,579 14
Nov 1, 2019 77 $1,858 -53% 4 $465   $39,437 15
Nov 8, 2019 62 $4,359 +135% 3 $1,453   $43,796 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/7/2020 $13,400 11 12 59 $88,302 3/1/2021
France 10/11/2019 $102,697 45 45 45 $102,697 10/20/2019
Italy 2/13/2020 $42,337 0 0 0 $89,398 10/19/2022
Lithuania 1/10/2020 $9,023 15 15 38 $23,721 3/4/2020
Netherlands 1/24/2020 $49,939 53 59 255 $410,660 10/19/2022
New Zealand 2/6/2020 $7,370 14 23 108 $26,164 10/19/2022
Portugal 3/6/2020 $1,144 2 2 4 $2,214 10/19/2022
South Korea 1/23/2020 $26,377 72 72 188 $111,834 3/4/2020
Spain 11/13/2020 $7,663 9 13 22 $18,162 11/30/2020
United Kingdom 9/13/2019 $48,605 24 24 73 $163,747 11/13/2019
 
International Total$1,036,899 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,692 $1,036,899
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,670 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 101-200) 104 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,914 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 301-400) 311 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 201-300) 242 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,045 $1,036,899
All Time International Box Office for PBS Distribution Movies 1 $1,036,899

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,872 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 201-300) 232 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,901-13,000) 12,922 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 501-600) 505 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 401-500) 411 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,578 $1,080,695
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PBS Distribution Movies 2 $1,080,695

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.