Four Lions (2010)

Four Lions poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $310,007Details
International Box Office $8,297,686Details
Worldwide Box Office $8,607,693
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Synopsis

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,512 (13.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:3.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,750,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $449,447

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 2010 (Limited) by Drafthouse Films
International Releases: August 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Poland)
Video Release: March 8th, 2011 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, including some sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2140, 9/29/2010)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Plot point: Political, Religious, Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warp Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Arabic, Punjabi

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 45 $41,512   8 $5,189   $41,512 1
Nov 12, 2010 45 $40,153 -3% 14 $2,868   $100,117 2
Nov 19, 2010 47 $25,031 -38% 14 $1,788   $139,096 3
Nov 26, 2010 52 $18,412 -26% 7 $2,630   $170,285 4
Dec 3, 2010 58 $13,105 -29% 9 $1,456   $183,390 5
Dec 10, 2010 54 $13,709 +5% 13 $1,055   $202,802 6
Dec 17, 2010 59 $6,208 -55% 12 $517   $216,503 7
Dec 24, 2010 61 $4,011 -35% 8 $501   $224,972 8
Dec 31, 2010 56 $11,309 +182% 18 $628   $242,136 9
Jan 7, 2011 56 $11,998 +6% 11 $1,091   $260,707 10
Jan 14, 2011 61 $9,507 -21% 13 $731   $273,317 11
Jan 21, 2011 58 $7,404 -22% 9 $823   $284,748 12
Jan 28, 2011 62 $6,777 -8% 8 $847   $294,125 13
Feb 4, 2011 81 $2,254 -67% 6 $376   $298,701 14
Feb 11, 2011 94 $1,301 -42% 3 $434   $301,527 15
Feb 18, 2011 90 $1,909 +47% 6 $318   $303,824 16
Feb 25, 2011 86 $2,070 +8% 1 $2,070   $306,686 17
Mar 4, 2011 96 $2,083 +1% 2 $1,042   $308,769 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 24, 2010 - $3,599     7 $514   $148,633 20
Nov 25, 2010 - $3,240 -10%   7 $463   $151,873 21
Jan 17, 2011 59 $1,491     13 $115   $274,808 74
Feb 21, 2011 85 $313     6 $52   $304,137 109

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 46 $59,964   8 $7,496   $59,964 1
Nov 12, 2010 45 $54,101 -10% 14 $3,864   $114,065 2
Nov 19, 2010 54 $37,808 -30% 14 $2,701   $151,873 3
Nov 26, 2010 60 $18,412 -51% 7 $2,630   $170,285 4
Dec 3, 2010 59 $18,808 +2% 9 $2,090   $189,093 5
Dec 10, 2010 54 $21,202 +13% 13 $1,631   $210,295 6
Dec 17, 2010 63 $10,666 -50% 12 $889   $220,961 7
Dec 24, 2010 61 $9,866 -8% 8 $1,233   $230,827 8
Dec 31, 2010 57 $17,882 +81% 18 $993   $248,709 9
Jan 7, 2011 57 $15,101 -16% 11 $1,373   $263,810 10
Jan 14, 2011 66 $10,998 -27% 13 $846   $277,344 11
Jan 21, 2011 62 $10,004 -9% 9 $1,112   $287,348 12
Jan 28, 2011 63 $9,099 -9% 8 $1,137   $296,447 13
Feb 4, 2011 79 $3,779 -58% 6 $630   $300,226 14
Feb 11, 2011 95 $1,689 -55% 3 $563   $301,915 15
Feb 18, 2011 93 $2,701 +60% 6 $450   $304,616 16
Feb 25, 2011 92 $2,070 -23% 1 $2,070   $306,686 17
Mar 4, 2011 95 $3,321 +60% 2 $1,661   $310,007 18

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Poland 8/17/2012 $5,067 8 8 8 $5,067 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $8,292,619
  
International Total $8,297,686 12/29/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Riz Ahmed    Omar

Supporting

Arsher Ali    Hassan

Leading

Nigel Lindsay    Barry
Kayvan Novak    Waj
Adeel Akhtar    Faisal

Supporting

Benedict Cumberbatch    Ed
Julia Davis    Alice
Craig Parkinson    Matt
Preeya Kalidas    Sophia
Wasim Zakir    Ahmed
Mohammad Aqil    Nabil

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Herbert    Producer
Derrin Schlesinger    Producer
Carole Baraton    Executive Producer
Peter Carlton    Executive Producer
Will Clarke    Executive Producer
Caroline Leddy    Executive Producer
Angus Aynsley    Executive Producer
Mark Findlay    Executive Producer
Alex Marshall    Executive Producer
Chris Morris    Director
Chris Morris    Screenwriter
Jesse Armstrong    Screenwriter
Sam Bain    Screenwriter

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

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$41,512 (13.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.47 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:3.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,750,000 (worldwide box office is 2.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 9.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $449,447

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 5th, 2010 (Limited) by Drafthouse Films
International Releases: August 17th, 2012 (Wide) (Poland)
Video Release: March 8th, 2011 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language throughout, including some sexual references.
(Rating bulletin 2140, 9/29/2010)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Plot point: Political, Religious, Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warp Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Arabic, Punjabi

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 45 $41,512   8 $5,189   $41,512 1
Nov 12, 2010 45 $40,153 -3% 14 $2,868   $100,117 2
Nov 19, 2010 47 $25,031 -38% 14 $1,788   $139,096 3
Nov 26, 2010 52 $18,412 -26% 7 $2,630   $170,285 4
Dec 3, 2010 58 $13,105 -29% 9 $1,456   $183,390 5
Dec 10, 2010 54 $13,709 +5% 13 $1,055   $202,802 6
Dec 17, 2010 59 $6,208 -55% 12 $517   $216,503 7
Dec 24, 2010 61 $4,011 -35% 8 $501   $224,972 8
Dec 31, 2010 56 $11,309 +182% 18 $628   $242,136 9
Jan 7, 2011 56 $11,998 +6% 11 $1,091   $260,707 10
Jan 14, 2011 61 $9,507 -21% 13 $731   $273,317 11
Jan 21, 2011 58 $7,404 -22% 9 $823   $284,748 12
Jan 28, 2011 62 $6,777 -8% 8 $847   $294,125 13
Feb 4, 2011 81 $2,254 -67% 6 $376   $298,701 14
Feb 11, 2011 94 $1,301 -42% 3 $434   $301,527 15
Feb 18, 2011 90 $1,909 +47% 6 $318   $303,824 16
Feb 25, 2011 86 $2,070 +8% 1 $2,070   $306,686 17
Mar 4, 2011 96 $2,083 +1% 2 $1,042   $308,769 18

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 24, 2010 - $3,599     7 $514   $148,633 20
Nov 25, 2010 - $3,240 -10%   7 $463   $151,873 21
Jan 17, 2011 59 $1,491     13 $115   $274,808 74
Feb 21, 2011 85 $313     6 $52   $304,137 109

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 5, 2010 46 $59,964   8 $7,496   $59,964 1
Nov 12, 2010 45 $54,101 -10% 14 $3,864   $114,065 2
Nov 19, 2010 54 $37,808 -30% 14 $2,701   $151,873 3
Nov 26, 2010 60 $18,412 -51% 7 $2,630   $170,285 4
Dec 3, 2010 59 $18,808 +2% 9 $2,090   $189,093 5
Dec 10, 2010 54 $21,202 +13% 13 $1,631   $210,295 6
Dec 17, 2010 63 $10,666 -50% 12 $889   $220,961 7
Dec 24, 2010 61 $9,866 -8% 8 $1,233   $230,827 8
Dec 31, 2010 57 $17,882 +81% 18 $993   $248,709 9
Jan 7, 2011 57 $15,101 -16% 11 $1,373   $263,810 10
Jan 14, 2011 66 $10,998 -27% 13 $846   $277,344 11
Jan 21, 2011 62 $10,004 -9% 9 $1,112   $287,348 12
Jan 28, 2011 63 $9,099 -9% 8 $1,137   $296,447 13
Feb 4, 2011 79 $3,779 -58% 6 $630   $300,226 14
Feb 11, 2011 95 $1,689 -55% 3 $563   $301,915 15
Feb 18, 2011 93 $2,701 +60% 6 $450   $304,616 16
Feb 25, 2011 92 $2,070 -23% 1 $2,070   $306,686 17
Mar 4, 2011 95 $3,321 +60% 2 $1,661   $310,007 18

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Poland 8/17/2012 $5,067 8 8 8 $5,067 12/29/2018
  
Rest of World $8,292,619
  
International Total $8,297,686 12/29/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Riz Ahmed    Omar

Supporting

Arsher Ali    Hassan

Leading

Nigel Lindsay    Barry
Kayvan Novak    Waj
Adeel Akhtar    Faisal

Supporting

Benedict Cumberbatch    Ed
Julia Davis    Alice
Craig Parkinson    Matt
Preeya Kalidas    Sophia
Wasim Zakir    Ahmed
Mohammad Aqil    Nabil

Production and Technical Credits

Mark Herbert    Producer
Derrin Schlesinger    Producer
Carole Baraton    Executive Producer
Peter Carlton    Executive Producer
Will Clarke    Executive Producer
Caroline Leddy    Executive Producer
Angus Aynsley    Executive Producer
Mark Findlay    Executive Producer
Alex Marshall    Executive Producer
Chris Morris    Director
Chris Morris    Screenwriter
Jesse Armstrong    Screenwriter
Sam Bain    Screenwriter

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.