Hodejegerne (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,200,010Details
International Box Office $18,984,198Details
Worldwide Box Office $20,184,208
OpusData ID: 156920100
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Synopsis

HEADHUNTERS is the story of Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$43,013 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,250,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/60 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,705,039

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,968 $1,200,010
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,820 $18,984,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,688 $20,184,208
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,444 $1,200,010
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,013 $18,984,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,779 $20,184,208

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures, released as Headhunters
International Releases: March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 6th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
April 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Netherlands)
April 13th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
May 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Poland)
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Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Magnolia Home Entertainment, released as Headhunters
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence including some grisly images, strong sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2203, 12/21/2011)
Running Time: 100 minutes
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Heist, Mercenaries, Twins, Fugitive / On the Run, Infidelity, Surprise Twist, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Non-Chronological, Corporate Malfeasance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Yellow Bird, Friland Film, Nordisk Film, Degeto Film
Production Countries: Norway, Germany
Languages: Norwegian, English, Russian, Danish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,968 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,547 $1,705,039
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,040 $1,200,010
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2012 (Rank 101-200) 200 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,642 $1,705,039
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 60 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,092 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,766 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 801-900) 813 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,444 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Magnolia Pictures Movies 38 $1,200,010

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 49 $43,013   4 $10,753   $43,013 1
May 4, 2012 34 $80,189 +86% 17 $4,717   $141,431 2
May 11, 2012 30 $89,059 +11% 24 $3,711   $262,308 3
May 18, 2012 32 $90,055 +1% 39 $2,309   $392,153 4
May 25, 2012 27 $124,768 +39% 45 $2,773   $570,592 5
Jun 1, 2012 32 $105,249 -16% 51 $2,064   $749,757 6
Jun 8, 2012 34 $68,800 -35% 60 $1,147   $861,174 7
Jun 15, 2012 40 $45,524 -34% 40 $1,138   $937,123 8
Jun 22, 2012 44 $38,224 -16% 31 $1,233   $1,003,429 9
Jun 29, 2012 47 $25,846 -32% 22 $1,175   $1,043,265 10
Jul 6, 2012 43 $24,742 -4% 25 $990   $1,089,366 11
Jul 13, 2012 51 $17,740 -28% 20 $887   $1,123,944 12
Jul 20, 2012 50 $17,209 -3% 17 $1,012   $1,152,230 13
Jul 27, 2012 60 $10,510 -39% 11 $955   $1,172,539 14
Aug 3, 2012 59 $9,269 -12% 10 $927   $1,187,264 15
Aug 10, 2012 78 $4,652 -50% 9 $517   $1,196,752 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 49 $61,242   4 $15,311   $61,242 1
May 4, 2012 33 $112,007 +83% 17 $6,589   $173,249 2
May 11, 2012 33 $128,849 +15% 24 $5,369   $302,098 3
May 18, 2012 29 $143,726 +12% 39 $3,685   $445,824 4
May 25, 2012 26 $198,684 +38% 45 $4,415   $644,508 5
Jun 1, 2012 33 $147,866 -26% 51 $2,899   $792,374 6
Jun 8, 2012 37 $99,225 -33% 60 $1,654   $891,599 7
Jun 15, 2012 41 $73,606 -26% 40 $1,840   $965,205 8
Jun 22, 2012 48 $52,214 -29% 31 $1,684   $1,017,419 9
Jun 29, 2012 49 $47,205 -10% 22 $2,146   $1,064,624 10
Jul 6, 2012 45 $41,580 -12% 25 $1,663   $1,106,204 11
Jul 13, 2012 51 $28,817 -31% 20 $1,441   $1,135,021 12
Jul 20, 2012 50 $27,008 -6% 17 $1,589   $1,162,029 13
Jul 27, 2012 59 $15,966 -41% 11 $1,451   $1,177,995 14
Aug 3, 2012 64 $14,105 -12% 10 $1,411   $1,192,100 15
Aug 10, 2012 70 $7,910 -44% 9 $879   $1,200,010 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/1/2022 $347 1 1 2 $424,906 9/12/2022
Austria 4/13/2012 $0 0 6 6 $43,244 12/6/2015
Belgium 7/25/2012 $23,073 9 12 91 $171,556 12/12/2015
Brazil 7/6/2012 $0 0 6 19 $31,429 12/11/2015
Greece 7/12/2012 $39,373 4 5 25 $141,311 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/20/2012 $26,659 4 4 14 $73,884 12/12/2015
Hungary 6/28/2012 $0 0 11 11 $50,638 12/29/2018
Netherlands 4/12/2012 $0 0 20 20 $180,400 12/6/2015
New Zealand 3/8/2012 $0 0 11 29 $172,688 12/6/2015
Poland 5/25/2012 $80,697 56 67 327 $401,770 12/29/2018
Romania 6/22/2012 $3,702 6 9 32 $19,841 12/29/2018
Singapore 7/26/2012 $9,696 1 1 5 $26,429 12/11/2015
Spain 8/24/2012 $240,385 95 95 439 $1,200,560 12/12/2015
Taiwan 11/8/2013 $0 0 5 5 $35,091 12/13/2015
United Kingdom 4/6/2012 $0 0 63 142 $2,198,419 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $13,812,032
 
International Total$18,984,198 9/12/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,820 $18,984,198
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,081 $18,984,198
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 183 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 724 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,176 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,891 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 355 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,013 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Magnolia Pictures Movies 9 $18,984,198

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,688 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,798 $20,184,208
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 216 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,126 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,978 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,018 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 532 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,779 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Magnolia Pictures Movies 10 $20,184,208

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Leading Cast

Aksel Hennie    Roger Brown
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau    Clas Greve
Synnøve Macody Lund    Diana Brown

Supporting Cast

Eivind Sander    Ove Kikerud

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jo Nesbo    Based on the novel "Hodejegerne"
Tormod Ringnes    Sound Designer
Trond Bjerknaes    Composer
Jeppe Kaas    Composer
Vidar Flataukan    Editor
Nina Bjerch-Andresen    Production Designer
Pal Roed    Line Producer
John Andreas Andersen    Director of Photography
Lone Korslund    Co-Producer
Hans-Wolfgang Jurgan    Co-Producer
Anni Faurbye Fernandez    Executive Producer
Ole Sandberg    Executive Producer
Mikael Wallen    Executive Producer
Christian Fredrik Martin    Executive Producer
Ulf Rydberg    Screenwriter
Lars Gudmestad    Screenwriter
Asle Vatn    Producer
Marianne Gray    Producer
Morten Tyldum    Director

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Synopsis

HEADHUNTERS is the story of Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$43,013 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,250,000 (worldwide box office is 3.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/60 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,705,039

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,968 $1,200,010
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,820 $18,984,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,688 $20,184,208
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,444 $1,200,010
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,013 $18,984,198
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,779 $20,184,208

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 27th, 2012 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures, released as Headhunters
International Releases: March 8th, 2012 (Wide) (New Zealand)
April 6th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
April 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Netherlands)
April 13th, 2012 (Wide) (Austria)
May 25th, 2012 (Wide) (Poland)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Magnolia Home Entertainment, released as Headhunters
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence including some grisly images, strong sexual content and nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2203, 12/21/2011)
Running Time: 100 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Heist, Mercenaries, Twins, Fugitive / On the Run, Infidelity, Surprise Twist, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Non-Chronological, Corporate Malfeasance
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Yellow Bird, Friland Film, Nordisk Film, Degeto Film
Production Countries: Norway, Germany
Languages: Norwegian, English, Russian, Danish

Leading Cast

Aksel Hennie    Roger Brown
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau    Clas Greve
Synnøve Macody Lund    Diana Brown

Supporting Cast

Eivind Sander    Ove Kikerud

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jo Nesbo    Based on the novel "Hodejegerne"
Tormod Ringnes    Sound Designer
Trond Bjerknaes    Composer
Jeppe Kaas    Composer
Vidar Flataukan    Editor
Nina Bjerch-Andresen    Production Designer
Pal Roed    Line Producer
John Andreas Andersen    Director of Photography
Lone Korslund    Co-Producer
Hans-Wolfgang Jurgan    Co-Producer
Anni Faurbye Fernandez    Executive Producer
Ole Sandberg    Executive Producer
Mikael Wallen    Executive Producer
Christian Fredrik Martin    Executive Producer
Ulf Rydberg    Screenwriter
Lars Gudmestad    Screenwriter
Asle Vatn    Producer
Marianne Gray    Producer
Morten Tyldum    Director

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,968 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,547 $1,705,039
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,040 $1,200,010
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2012 (Rank 101-200) 200 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,544 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,642 $1,705,039
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 60 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,801 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,092 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,766 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 801-900) 813 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,444 $1,200,010
All Time Domestic Box Office for Magnolia Pictures Movies 38 $1,200,010

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 49 $43,013   4 $10,753   $43,013 1
May 4, 2012 34 $80,189 +86% 17 $4,717   $141,431 2
May 11, 2012 30 $89,059 +11% 24 $3,711   $262,308 3
May 18, 2012 32 $90,055 +1% 39 $2,309   $392,153 4
May 25, 2012 27 $124,768 +39% 45 $2,773   $570,592 5
Jun 1, 2012 32 $105,249 -16% 51 $2,064   $749,757 6
Jun 8, 2012 34 $68,800 -35% 60 $1,147   $861,174 7
Jun 15, 2012 40 $45,524 -34% 40 $1,138   $937,123 8
Jun 22, 2012 44 $38,224 -16% 31 $1,233   $1,003,429 9
Jun 29, 2012 47 $25,846 -32% 22 $1,175   $1,043,265 10
Jul 6, 2012 43 $24,742 -4% 25 $990   $1,089,366 11
Jul 13, 2012 51 $17,740 -28% 20 $887   $1,123,944 12
Jul 20, 2012 50 $17,209 -3% 17 $1,012   $1,152,230 13
Jul 27, 2012 60 $10,510 -39% 11 $955   $1,172,539 14
Aug 3, 2012 59 $9,269 -12% 10 $927   $1,187,264 15
Aug 10, 2012 78 $4,652 -50% 9 $517   $1,196,752 16

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 49 $61,242   4 $15,311   $61,242 1
May 4, 2012 33 $112,007 +83% 17 $6,589   $173,249 2
May 11, 2012 33 $128,849 +15% 24 $5,369   $302,098 3
May 18, 2012 29 $143,726 +12% 39 $3,685   $445,824 4
May 25, 2012 26 $198,684 +38% 45 $4,415   $644,508 5
Jun 1, 2012 33 $147,866 -26% 51 $2,899   $792,374 6
Jun 8, 2012 37 $99,225 -33% 60 $1,654   $891,599 7
Jun 15, 2012 41 $73,606 -26% 40 $1,840   $965,205 8
Jun 22, 2012 48 $52,214 -29% 31 $1,684   $1,017,419 9
Jun 29, 2012 49 $47,205 -10% 22 $2,146   $1,064,624 10
Jul 6, 2012 45 $41,580 -12% 25 $1,663   $1,106,204 11
Jul 13, 2012 51 $28,817 -31% 20 $1,441   $1,135,021 12
Jul 20, 2012 50 $27,008 -6% 17 $1,589   $1,162,029 13
Jul 27, 2012 59 $15,966 -41% 11 $1,451   $1,177,995 14
Aug 3, 2012 64 $14,105 -12% 10 $1,411   $1,192,100 15
Aug 10, 2012 70 $7,910 -44% 9 $879   $1,200,010 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/1/2022 $347 1 1 2 $424,906 9/12/2022
Austria 4/13/2012 $0 0 6 6 $43,244 12/6/2015
Belgium 7/25/2012 $23,073 9 12 91 $171,556 12/12/2015
Brazil 7/6/2012 $0 0 6 19 $31,429 12/11/2015
Greece 7/12/2012 $39,373 4 5 25 $141,311 12/11/2015
Hong Kong 9/20/2012 $26,659 4 4 14 $73,884 12/12/2015
Hungary 6/28/2012 $0 0 11 11 $50,638 12/29/2018
Netherlands 4/12/2012 $0 0 20 20 $180,400 12/6/2015
New Zealand 3/8/2012 $0 0 11 29 $172,688 12/6/2015
Poland 5/25/2012 $80,697 56 67 327 $401,770 12/29/2018
Romania 6/22/2012 $3,702 6 9 32 $19,841 12/29/2018
Singapore 7/26/2012 $9,696 1 1 5 $26,429 12/11/2015
Spain 8/24/2012 $240,385 95 95 439 $1,200,560 12/12/2015
Taiwan 11/8/2013 $0 0 5 5 $35,091 12/13/2015
United Kingdom 4/6/2012 $0 0 63 142 $2,198,419 12/10/2015
 
Rest of World $13,812,032
 
International Total$18,984,198 9/12/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,820 $18,984,198
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,081 $18,984,198
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 183 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 701-800) 724 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,176 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,891 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 355 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,013 $18,984,198
All Time International Box Office for Magnolia Pictures Movies 9 $18,984,198

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,688 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,798 $20,184,208
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 216 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,126 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,978 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,018 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 532 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,779 $20,184,208
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Magnolia Pictures Movies 10 $20,184,208

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.