Holy Motors (2012)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $641,054 | Details |
| International Box Office | $3,589,372 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $4,230,426 | |
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| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Over the course of a single day, Monsieur Oscar travels by limousine around Paris to a series of nine "appointments," transforming into new characters or incarnations at each stop. Fetched in the morning by Céline, his trusty chauffeur on this surreal journey, Oscar begins the day as a captain of industry. Then he becomes a gypsy crone, begging for spare change on a bridge over the Seine. Inside a digital production facility, heʼs a ninja warrior transformed by cutting edge technology into a reptilian sex god. Next he's a gibberish-spewing troglodyte who kidnaps a fashion model from a photo shoot in Père-Lachaise cemetery, ferrying her to his underground lair in the sewers. Then he's the melancholy father of a teenage daughter, followed by a shadowy assassin sent to kill his own doppelgänger, a dying old man, and finally a thwarted lover revisiting a flame from his past atop a decaying Right Bank department store next to the Pont-Neuf. Monster movie, film noir, romantic drama, musical, crime thriller, futuristic sex fantasia… HOLY MOTORS is all of these and, then again, none of these. It is a ravishing, shape-shifting, fever dream of becoming, unraveling and starting all over again. From celluloid magic to the digital data stream, Monsieur Oscarʼs epic journey of the soul is all of our dreams.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $18,866 (2.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 13.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 15.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $959,108 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 17th, 2012 (Limited) by Indomina Releasing |
| International Releases: | July 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
August 9th, 2012 (Wide) (Netherlands) August 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Australia) August 30th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany) August 31st, 2012 (Wide) (Austria) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | February 26th, 2013 by Indomina Releasing |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Unnamed Character |
| Plot point: | Avant Garde |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant, Albert Prevost, Pierre Grise Productions, Theo Films, ARTE France, Pandora Filmproduktion, WDR/Arte, Canal Plus, Le Centre National du Cinema et de L'Image |
| Production Countries: | France, Germany |
| Languages: | English, French |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2012 | 59 | $18,866 | 2 | $9,433 | $27,680 | 1 | |
| Oct 26, 2012 | 61 | $15,296 | -19% | 2 | $7,648 | $56,208 | 2 |
| Nov 2, 2012 | 59 | $15,234 | n/c | 5 | $3,047 | $83,665 | 3 |
| Nov 9, 2012 | 49 | $32,153 | +111% | 14 | $2,297 | $124,060 | 4 |
| Nov 16, 2012 | 41 | $48,576 | +51% | 23 | $2,112 | $193,129 | 5 |
| Nov 23, 2012 | 45 | $45,953 | -5% | 21 | $2,188 | $268,753 | 6 |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 47 | $35,242 | -23% | 25 | $1,410 | $332,510 | 7 |
| Dec 7, 2012 | 43 | $37,886 | +8% | 29 | $1,306 | $391,692 | 8 |
| Dec 14, 2012 | 50 | $25,194 | -34% | 21 | $1,200 | $445,328 | 9 |
| Dec 21, 2012 | 52 | $14,100 | -44% | 11 | $1,282 | $476,876 | 10 |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 45 | $24,177 | +71% | 14 | $1,727 | $511,231 | 11 |
| Jan 4, 2013 | 48 | $25,382 | +5% | 18 | $1,410 | $560,586 | 12 |
| Jan 11, 2013 | 54 | $16,788 | -34% | 13 | $1,291 | $588,099 | 13 |
| Jan 18, 2013 | 53 | $11,394 | -32% | 6 | $1,899 | $612,168 | 14 |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 57 | $18,583 | +63% | 12 | $1,549 | $641,054 | 15 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2012 | 57 | $32,098 | 2 | $16,049 | $40,912 | 2 | |
| Oct 26, 2012 | 59 | $27,519 | -14% | 2 | $13,760 | $68,431 | 3 |
| Nov 2, 2012 | 60 | $23,476 | -15% | 5 | $4,695 | $91,907 | 4 |
| Nov 9, 2012 | 47 | $52,646 | +124% | 14 | $3,760 | $144,553 | 5 |
| Nov 16, 2012 | 43 | $78,247 | +49% | 23 | $3,402 | $222,800 | 6 |
| Nov 23, 2012 | 44 | $74,468 | -5% | 21 | $3,546 | $297,268 | 7 |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 46 | $56,538 | -24% | 25 | $2,262 | $353,806 | 8 |
| Dec 7, 2012 | 42 | $66,328 | +17% | 29 | $2,287 | $420,134 | 9 |
| Dec 14, 2012 | 53 | $42,642 | -36% | 21 | $2,031 | $462,776 | 10 |
| Dec 21, 2012 | 52 | $24,278 | -43% | 11 | $2,207 | $487,054 | 11 |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 45 | $48,150 | +98% | 14 | $3,439 | $535,204 | 12 |
| Jan 4, 2013 | 50 | $36,107 | -25% | 18 | $2,006 | $571,311 | 13 |
| Jan 11, 2013 | 48 | $29,463 | -18% | 13 | $2,266 | $600,774 | 14 |
| Jan 18, 2013 | 52 | $21,697 | -26% | 6 | $3,616 | $622,471 | 15 |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 60 | $18,583 | -14% | 12 | $1,549 | $641,054 | 16 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8/23/2012 | $27,100 | 9 | 9 | 9 | $42,236 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Austria | 8/31/2012 | $0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | $38,410 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| Belgium | 7/11/2012 | $12,770 | 5 | 6 | 38 | $40,191 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Brazil | 11/30/2012 | $11,194 | 10 | 10 | 34 | $93,165 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Colombia | 11/22/2013 | $8,072 | 7 | 7 | 19 | $27,018 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| Croatia | 11/1/2012 | $1,612 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $2,560 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Denmark | 11/15/2012 | $13,432 | 6 | 7 | 24 | $1,790,918 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| Germany | 8/30/2012 | $58,940 | 51 | 51 | 146 | $153,789 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Hong Kong | 2/7/2013 | $7,371 | 5 | 5 | 7 | $19,544 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Iceland | 2/1/2013 | $689 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $689 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| Netherlands | 8/9/2012 | $0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | $37,975 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Norway | 3/22/2013 | $8,761 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $10,076 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Poland | 1/11/2013 | $0 | 0 | 21 | 42 | $58,493 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| Portugal | 12/20/2012 | $2,377 | 1 | 2 | 9 | $167 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Romania | 12/7/2012 | $3,224 | 7 | 7 | 12 | $5,320 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 12/13/2012 | $0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | $6,214 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| South Korea | 4/4/2013 | $0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | $128,462 | 7/20/2022 | |||
| Spain | 11/16/2012 | $41,124 | 14 | 14 | 67 | $180,339 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Sweden | 11/16/2012 | $18,838 | 14 | 14 | 14 | $18,838 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| United Kingdom | 9/28/2012 | $104,986 | 23 | 25 | 83 | $373,185 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| Rest of World | $561,783 | |||||||||
| International Total | $3,589,372 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Lead Ensemble Member
| Denis Lavant | Monsieur Oscar | |
| Edith Scob | Celine | |
| Kylie Minogue | Eva Grace / Jean | |
| Eva Mendes | Kay M. | |
| Michel Piccoli | The Man with the Birthmark | |
| Elise Lhomeau | ||
| Jeanne Disson |
Production and Technical Credits
| Leos Carax | Director | |
| Leos Carax | Screenwriter | |
| Caroline Champetier | Cinematographer | |
| Florian Sanson | Set Designer | |
| Neil Hannon | Composer | |
| Nelly Quettier | Film Editor | |
| Erwan Kerzanet | Sound |
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
Over the course of a single day, Monsieur Oscar travels by limousine around Paris to a series of nine "appointments," transforming into new characters or incarnations at each stop. Fetched in the morning by Céline, his trusty chauffeur on this surreal journey, Oscar begins the day as a captain of industry. Then he becomes a gypsy crone, begging for spare change on a bridge over the Seine. Inside a digital production facility, heʼs a ninja warrior transformed by cutting edge technology into a reptilian sex god. Next he's a gibberish-spewing troglodyte who kidnaps a fashion model from a photo shoot in Père-Lachaise cemetery, ferrying her to his underground lair in the sewers. Then he's the melancholy father of a teenage daughter, followed by a shadowy assassin sent to kill his own doppelgänger, a dying old man, and finally a thwarted lover revisiting a flame from his past atop a decaying Right Bank department store next to the Pont-Neuf. Monster movie, film noir, romantic drama, musical, crime thriller, futuristic sex fantasia… HOLY MOTORS is all of these and, then again, none of these. It is a ravishing, shape-shifting, fever dream of becoming, unraveling and starting all over again. From celluloid magic to the digital data stream, Monsieur Oscarʼs epic journey of the soul is all of our dreams.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $18,866 (2.9% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 13.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 15.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/29 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $959,108 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 17th, 2012 (Limited) by Indomina Releasing |
| International Releases: | July 11th, 2012 (Wide) (Belgium)
August 9th, 2012 (Wide) (Netherlands) August 23rd, 2012 (Wide) (Australia) August 30th, 2012 (Wide) (Germany) August 31st, 2012 (Wide) (Austria) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | February 26th, 2013 by Indomina Releasing |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Unnamed Character |
| Plot point: | Avant Garde |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant, Albert Prevost, Pierre Grise Productions, Theo Films, ARTE France, Pandora Filmproduktion, WDR/Arte, Canal Plus, Le Centre National du Cinema et de L'Image |
| Production Countries: | France, Germany |
| Languages: | English, French |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2012 | 59 | $18,866 | 2 | $9,433 | $27,680 | 1 | |
| Oct 26, 2012 | 61 | $15,296 | -19% | 2 | $7,648 | $56,208 | 2 |
| Nov 2, 2012 | 59 | $15,234 | n/c | 5 | $3,047 | $83,665 | 3 |
| Nov 9, 2012 | 49 | $32,153 | +111% | 14 | $2,297 | $124,060 | 4 |
| Nov 16, 2012 | 41 | $48,576 | +51% | 23 | $2,112 | $193,129 | 5 |
| Nov 23, 2012 | 45 | $45,953 | -5% | 21 | $2,188 | $268,753 | 6 |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 47 | $35,242 | -23% | 25 | $1,410 | $332,510 | 7 |
| Dec 7, 2012 | 43 | $37,886 | +8% | 29 | $1,306 | $391,692 | 8 |
| Dec 14, 2012 | 50 | $25,194 | -34% | 21 | $1,200 | $445,328 | 9 |
| Dec 21, 2012 | 52 | $14,100 | -44% | 11 | $1,282 | $476,876 | 10 |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 45 | $24,177 | +71% | 14 | $1,727 | $511,231 | 11 |
| Jan 4, 2013 | 48 | $25,382 | +5% | 18 | $1,410 | $560,586 | 12 |
| Jan 11, 2013 | 54 | $16,788 | -34% | 13 | $1,291 | $588,099 | 13 |
| Jan 18, 2013 | 53 | $11,394 | -32% | 6 | $1,899 | $612,168 | 14 |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 57 | $18,583 | +63% | 12 | $1,549 | $641,054 | 15 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2012 | 57 | $32,098 | 2 | $16,049 | $40,912 | 2 | |
| Oct 26, 2012 | 59 | $27,519 | -14% | 2 | $13,760 | $68,431 | 3 |
| Nov 2, 2012 | 60 | $23,476 | -15% | 5 | $4,695 | $91,907 | 4 |
| Nov 9, 2012 | 47 | $52,646 | +124% | 14 | $3,760 | $144,553 | 5 |
| Nov 16, 2012 | 43 | $78,247 | +49% | 23 | $3,402 | $222,800 | 6 |
| Nov 23, 2012 | 44 | $74,468 | -5% | 21 | $3,546 | $297,268 | 7 |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 46 | $56,538 | -24% | 25 | $2,262 | $353,806 | 8 |
| Dec 7, 2012 | 42 | $66,328 | +17% | 29 | $2,287 | $420,134 | 9 |
| Dec 14, 2012 | 53 | $42,642 | -36% | 21 | $2,031 | $462,776 | 10 |
| Dec 21, 2012 | 52 | $24,278 | -43% | 11 | $2,207 | $487,054 | 11 |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 45 | $48,150 | +98% | 14 | $3,439 | $535,204 | 12 |
| Jan 4, 2013 | 50 | $36,107 | -25% | 18 | $2,006 | $571,311 | 13 |
| Jan 11, 2013 | 48 | $29,463 | -18% | 13 | $2,266 | $600,774 | 14 |
| Jan 18, 2013 | 52 | $21,697 | -26% | 6 | $3,616 | $622,471 | 15 |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 60 | $18,583 | -14% | 12 | $1,549 | $641,054 | 16 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8/23/2012 | $27,100 | 9 | 9 | 9 | $42,236 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Austria | 8/31/2012 | $0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | $38,410 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| Belgium | 7/11/2012 | $12,770 | 5 | 6 | 38 | $40,191 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Brazil | 11/30/2012 | $11,194 | 10 | 10 | 34 | $93,165 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Colombia | 11/22/2013 | $8,072 | 7 | 7 | 19 | $27,018 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| Croatia | 11/1/2012 | $1,612 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $2,560 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Denmark | 11/15/2012 | $13,432 | 6 | 7 | 24 | $1,790,918 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| Germany | 8/30/2012 | $58,940 | 51 | 51 | 146 | $153,789 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Hong Kong | 2/7/2013 | $7,371 | 5 | 5 | 7 | $19,544 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Iceland | 2/1/2013 | $689 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $689 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| Netherlands | 8/9/2012 | $0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | $37,975 | 12/11/2015 | |||
| Norway | 3/22/2013 | $8,761 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $10,076 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Poland | 1/11/2013 | $0 | 0 | 21 | 42 | $58,493 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| Portugal | 12/20/2012 | $2,377 | 1 | 2 | 9 | $167 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Romania | 12/7/2012 | $3,224 | 7 | 7 | 12 | $5,320 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 12/13/2012 | $0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | $6,214 | 12/30/2018 | |||
| South Korea | 4/4/2013 | $0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | $128,462 | 7/20/2022 | |||
| Spain | 11/16/2012 | $41,124 | 14 | 14 | 67 | $180,339 | 12/14/2015 | |||
| Sweden | 11/16/2012 | $18,838 | 14 | 14 | 14 | $18,838 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| United Kingdom | 9/28/2012 | $104,986 | 23 | 25 | 83 | $373,185 | 12/12/2015 | |||
| Rest of World | $561,783 | |||||||||
| International Total | $3,589,372 | 4/4/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Lead Ensemble Member
| Denis Lavant | Monsieur Oscar | |
| Edith Scob | Celine | |
| Kylie Minogue | Eva Grace / Jean | |
| Eva Mendes | Kay M. | |
| Michel Piccoli | The Man with the Birthmark | |
| Elise Lhomeau | ||
| Jeanne Disson |
Production and Technical Credits
| Leos Carax | Director | |
| Leos Carax | Screenwriter | |
| Caroline Champetier | Cinematographer | |
| Florian Sanson | Set Designer | |
| Neil Hannon | Composer | |
| Nelly Quettier | Film Editor | |
| Erwan Kerzanet | Sound |
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.