Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten (2011)

Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $9,256Details
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Synopsis

The 5 elephants are Dostoyevsky’s great literary works, all of which have been translated by the 87-year-old Svetlana Geier, considered the world’s most masterful translator of Russian literature into German. The filmmaker visits with a woman whose fascinating, dramatic life story has been colored by some of the most violent events in 20th century European history: Stalin’s purges of the kulaks (responsible for her father’s death) and the Nazi occupation of the Ukraine (ultimately responsible for saving her life and leading to a university education in Germany). A rigorous intellectual whom we’re privileged to watch parse the language, word by word, with her colleague, she warms the screen with the depths of her dignity and humanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,988 (53.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,580

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) 16,608 $9,256
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 33,001-33,100) 33,022 $9,256
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,890 $9,256

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 20th, 2011 (Limited) by Cinema Guild, released as Woman With the Five Elephants
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 94 minutes
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Keywords: Foreign Language, Writing and Writers, World War II, Biography, Political
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Mira Film, Filmtank, ZDF, 3Sat
Production Countries: Germany, Switzerland
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2011 75 $4,988   1 $4,988   $6,677 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2011 72 $7,567   1 $7,567   $9,256 2

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Documentary Subject(s)

Svetlana Geier    Herself

Narrator(s)

Vadim Jendreyko    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Vadim Jendreyko    Director
Vadim Jendreyko    Screenwriter
Hercli Bundi    Producer
Vadim Jendreyko    Producer
Thomas Tielsch    Producer

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Synopsis

The 5 elephants are Dostoyevsky’s great literary works, all of which have been translated by the 87-year-old Svetlana Geier, considered the world’s most masterful translator of Russian literature into German. The filmmaker visits with a woman whose fascinating, dramatic life story has been colored by some of the most violent events in 20th century European history: Stalin’s purges of the kulaks (responsible for her father’s death) and the Nazi occupation of the Ukraine (ultimately responsible for saving her life and leading to a university education in Germany). A rigorous intellectual whom we’re privileged to watch parse the language, word by word, with her colleague, she warms the screen with the depths of her dignity and humanity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,988 (53.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.86 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $12,580

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) 16,608 $9,256
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 33,001-33,100) 33,022 $9,256
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,890 $9,256

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 20th, 2011 (Limited) by Cinema Guild, released as Woman With the Five Elephants
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 94 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Foreign Language, Writing and Writers, World War II, Biography, Political
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Mira Film, Filmtank, ZDF, 3Sat
Production Countries: Germany, Switzerland
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Svetlana Geier    Herself

Narrator(s)

Vadim Jendreyko    Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Vadim Jendreyko    Director
Vadim Jendreyko    Screenwriter
Hercli Bundi    Producer
Vadim Jendreyko    Producer
Thomas Tielsch    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2011 75 $4,988   1 $4,988   $6,677 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 22, 2011 72 $7,567   1 $7,567   $9,256 2

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.