| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| United Kingdom Box Office | $1,069,721 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $79,384,533 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Production Budget: | $6,400,000 |
| United Kingdom Releases: | July 25th, 2003 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: | R for brief language and sexuality. |
| Running Time: | 121 minutes |
| Keywords: | Comedy Drama, 1980s, 1990s, Coma, Medical and Hospitals, Communism, Dysfunctional Family, Family Secrets, Romance |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | German |
August 9th, 2004
Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section, including the winner of the DVD Pick of the Week, The Lost Boys - Special Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...June 30th, 2004
There was just one film that managed to make it to the $10,000 per theatre milestone this weekend but it was a huge film. Fahrenheit 9/11 played in 868 theatres over the weekend taking in an amazing $23.9 million for an unbelievable average of $27,558, almost quadruple the second place film. Next week the film should expand to more than double the current number of theatres, so if it can remain about $10,000 per theatre it will be a monster hit.
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May 12th, 2004
Four movies crossed the $10,000 per theatre mark, lead by Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version with $19,015 average in two theatres. The debuts of Van Helsing with $14,475 per theatre and Super Size Me with $12,601 also placed high on the list. And in its ninth weekend of release Games People Play: New York managed an unbelievable $14,388 in its lone theatre.
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April 21st, 2004
No film could make $10,000 per theatre this weekend and that's the third time in four weeks that's happened. In top spot was Kill Bill: Volume 2 with an average of $8,450 in 2,971. There were a few There were several holdovers on the list, including Robot Stories, which has been in release for more than two months. More...March 31st, 2004
No team could muster $10,000 per theatre this weekend, but two movies came awfully close. Bon Voyage, last week's winner, took top spot with an impressive $9,879 average in 6 theatres. Just $6 behind was Dogville which opened in 9 theatres. More...March 11th, 2004
While The Passion of the Christ finished first on the per theatre charts for the second weekend in a row, it the performance of a smaller movie, Goodbye, Lenin! that stole the show. Its per theatre average climbed nearly 10%. Now a movie having its per theatre average climb after the Oscars isn't surprising. However, Goodbye, Lenin! was ignored by the Oscar nomination committee. So the increase bodes very well for its long term success. More...February 28th, 2004
With one release taking up the lion's share of the media's attention, the few limited released will probably slip through the cracks. More...February 26th, 2004
During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Dawn of the Dead - Official Site . If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...February 12th, 2004
During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week, Eternal. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...January 25th, 2004
With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards. More...Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/08/01 | - | $137,096 | 27 | $5,078 | $549,519 | 2 | |
| 2003/08/08 | - | $79,072 | -42% | 29 | $2,727 | $732,404 | 3 |
| 2003/08/22 | - | $64,924 | 29 | $2,239 | $1,069,721 | 5 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12/26/2003 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| North America | 2/27/2004 | $57,968 | 6 | 116 | 1,249 | $4,063,859 | 5/22/2013 |
| Portugal | 9/20/2003 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $465 | 10/19/2022 |
| United Kingdom | 7/25/2003 | $0 | 0 | 29 | 85 | $1,069,721 | 6/23/2020 |
| Rest of World | $74,250,488 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $79,384,533 | 10/19/2022 | |||||
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| Daniel Brühl | Alex Kerner | |
| Katrin Sass | Christiane Kerner | |
| Chulpan Khamatova | Lara |
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| Wolfgang Becker | Director | |
| Wolfgang Becker | Screenwriter | |
| Bernd Lichtenberg | Screenwriter |
