Ecuador Box Office for Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Ecuador Box Office $14,912Details
Worldwide Box Office $2,918,799Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $795,186 Details
Total North America Video Sales $795,186
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Synopsis

Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine-driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness.

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Movie Details

Ecuador Releases: April 3rd, 2015 (Wide)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and some brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2331, 7/16/2014)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Keywords: Therapists / Therapy, Road Trip
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Egoli Tossell Film, Erfttal Film-Und Fernsehproduktion, Screen Siren Pictures, Head Gear Films, Star Gate Films, Metrol Technology, Film House Germany
Production Countries: Canada, Germany
Languages: English, French, German

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 3rd, 2015

February 2nd, 2015

It is a slow week on the home market, and will remain a slow week until the winter blockbusters start coming out. According to Amazon.com, this week the biggest release is John Wick. Granted, the Blu-ray Combo Pack is Pick of the Week material, but the film only made $43 million at the box office, so it likely won't sell a lot on the home market. The other two contenders for Pick of the Week are The Overnighters on DVD or Blu-ray and Dear White People - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray. Are three are worth picking up. The Overnighters is arguably the best, but I love the Film Noir style in John Wick, so I'm awarding that one the Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Imitation Remains Real

December 10th, 2014

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The Imitation Game remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $48,658 in 8 theaters over the weekend. It also reached $1 million in the process, barely. The best new release of the week was Wild with an average of $28,896 in 21 theaters. This film will hit major milestones very soon. She's Beautiful When She's Angry just managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club with $10,505 in one theater. Meanwhile, Zero Motivation just missed the $10,000 club with $9,427 in one theater. However, it was a Wednesday release and it earned $13,145 over five days. Had it opened on Friday instead, it very likely would have reached the $10,000 club.

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Per Theater Chart: Yellow Day Opens in the Black

September 24th, 2014

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Awards Season might have begun, as there were six new releases in the $10,000 club this past weekend. Leading the way was Yellow Day, with an estimated $31,000 in one theater. 20,000 Days of Earth was close behind with $27,879 over the weekend and $30,969 over five days, also in one theater. Pump! earned an average of $14,059 in three theaters, which is particularly good for a documentary. A fellow documentary, Art and Craft, was next with an average of $11,500 in two theaters. Not Cool debuted with $10,329 on one theater, which is surprisingly strong, given its lack of reviews. Likewise, Hector and the Search for Happiness earned bad reviews, but still managed an average of $10,212 in four theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Maze Runner Boosts Box Office

September 21st, 2014

The Maze Runner poster

The Maze Runner will be the first film to top $30 million at the box office in six weeks, bringing a welcome boost to the industry at the beginning of the Fall season. With $32.5 million projected for the weekend, and overall positive reviews, Fox could have a modest new franchise on its hands. Things look less rosy for the weekend’s other wide releases. A Walk Among the Tombstones will have a disappointing debut around $13 million—the worst result for a wide release starring Liam Neeson since K-19: The Widowmaker back in 2002, or, if one takes inflation into account, the 1998 version of Les Miserables. This is Where I Leave You lands with a projected $11.86 million, and reviews that aren’t good enough to give it much hope of redemption via word of mouth. More...

Between Zero and 20,000 Limited Releases

September 19th, 2014

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It's an overly busy week for limited releases with nearly two-dozen films on this week's list. There are a number of films on this week's list that are earning outstanding reviews, like 20,000 Days on Earth, or strong buzz, like The Zero Theorem. But there are not a lot earning both. Films like Stop the Pounding Heart or The Guest will likely not live up to their Tomatometer Scores. Tracks is probably the film with the best chance at breakout success. 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.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2015/04/03 3 $14,912   17 $877   $14,912 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/24/2014 $56,947 42 42 100 $175,665 4/1/2020
Ecuador 4/3/2015 $14,912 17 17 17 $14,912 12/30/2018
Hong Kong 11/28/2014 $0 0 1 1 $139,211 11/25/2018
Mexico 6/5/2015 $94,197 0 16 31 $298,155 9/7/2018
North America 9/19/2014 $40,847 4 183 637 $1,124,445
Russia (CIS) 12/12/2014 $0 0 21 21 $171,667 11/19/2018
South Korea 11/27/2014 $0 0 44 44 $754,684 3/25/2020
Spain 1/23/2015 $12,389 36 36 49 $18,654 11/27/2018
Taiwan 6/26/2015 $38,015 12 12 43 $185,573 11/4/2018
Uruguay 5/14/2015 $0 0 1 4 $35,833 12/30/2018
 
Worldwide Total$2,918,799 4/1/2020

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Leading Cast

Simon Pegg    Hector
Rosamund Pike    Clara

Supporting Cast

Toni Collette    Agnes
Stellan Skarsgård    Edward
Jean Reno    Diego Baresco
Christopher Plummer    Professor Coreman
Veronica Ferres    Anjali
Barry Atsma    Michael
Jordan Schartner    Evil Plane Assassin
Jakob Davies    Young Hector
Chris Gauthier    Roger
Michael Adamthwaite    Queen's Guard
Vincent Gale    Clara's Boss
Gabrielle Rose    French Proprietress
Bruce Fontaine    Malcolm
Bernard Cuffling    Professor Niedorf
Dean Paul Gibson    Joyless Husband
Eileen Barrett    Joyless Wife
Malcolm Boddington    Doorman
Gribunina Marina    Passport Control
Ingrid Lin    Little Girl at Airport
Thorsten Wedekind    Stressed German
Ana Trujic    Economy Class Stewardess
Alexa Damian    Business Class Stewardess #1
Megan White    Business Class Stewardess #2
Wang Qiong    Chinese Club Manager
Ming Zhao    Ying Li
Neil Li    Hotel Receptionist
Aaron Lee    Young Monk
Togo Igawa    Old Monk
Joo Kyeong Lee    Shanghai Airport Ticket Lady
S. Thandive Kgoroge    Marie Louise
Christine Le Bronq    Old Lady African Airport
Anthony Oseyemi    Marcel
Dalias Blake    Bartender
Sebelethu Bonkolo    Baruti
Hlubi Mboya    Pretty Cousin
Mary Twala    Grim Granny
Sam Madupe    Taxi Driver
Charles Baloyi    Carjacker #1
Senzo Vilakazi    Carjacker #2
Akin Omotoso    African Boss
Abraham's Seed    African Party Band
Walter Chukwu    African Party Band Singer
Tessa Jubber    First Class Passenger
Sivan Raphedy    Stewardess-L.A. Flight
Gys De Villiers    Pilot
Chantel Herman    Dying Woman on Plane
Hannah Longworth    Daisy
Aiden Longworth    Jack
Chad Willett    Alan
Elizabeth McLaughlin    Coreman's Assistant

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

Production and Technical Credits

Peter Chelsom    Director
Maria Von Heland    Screenwriter
Peter Chelsom    Screenwriter
Tinker Lindsay    Screenwriter
Francois LeLord    Story Creator
Judy Tossell    Producer
Klaus Dohle    Producer
Christine Haebler    Producer
Trish Dolman    Producer
Phil Hunt    Producer
Compton Ross    Producer
Christian Angermayer    Producer
Jens Meurer    Executive Producer
Yoshi Nishio    Executive Producer
Ranier Puls    Executive Producer
Olivier Puls    Executive Producer
Marc Gabizon    Executive Producer
Markus Aldenhoven    Executive Producer
Amelie V. Kienlin    Executive Producer
Christine Strobl    Executive Producer
Roman Klink    Executive Producer
Marc Hansell    Executive Producer
Klemens Hallmann    Executive Producer
Benjamin Melkman    Executive Producer
Alan Howard    Executive Producer
Elliott Ross    Executive Producer
Fernella Ross    Executive Producer
Kim Arnott    Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh    Executive Producer
Tucker Tooley    Executive Producer
John Albanis    Co-Producer
Nina Maag    Co-Producer
Oliver Damian    Co-Producer
Kolja Brandt    Director of Photography
Claus Wehlisch    Editor
Dan Mangan    Composer
Jesse Zubot    Composer
Michael Diner    Production Designer
Guy Speranza    Costume Designer
Matt Biffa    Music Supervisor
Deborah Aquila    Casting Director
Tricia Wood    Casting Director
Scott Ateah    Stunt Coordinator
Markus Reinecke    Associate Producer
Yasin Sebastian Qureshi    Associate Producer
Mohammed Hans Dastmaltchi    Associate Producer
Jens-Peter Stein    Associate Producer
Hilary Davis    Associate Producer
Stephen Kelliher    Associate Producer
Haydn Wazelle    Associate Producer
Jim O'Grady    Production Manager
Michael Williams    Production Manager
Ed Araquel    Stills Photographer
Susanna David    Script Supervisor
Laurel Bergman    Art Director
James Willcock    Set Decorator
Anne Carroll    Hairstylist
Monica Huppert    Make up
Lisa Zagoria    Additional Casting
Edward Rea    Additional Casting
James Forsyth    Additional Casting
Paul Barry    First Assistant Director
Mark Noda    Sound Mixer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.