The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $7,689,607Details
International Box Office $56,663,000
Worldwide Box Office $64,352,607
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $8,694,788
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $3,067,690
Total $11,762,478
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Synopsis

Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this "coming of age" milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$334,183 (4.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:48 opening theaters/607 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,708,338

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2009 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
Video Release: April 27th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 For violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking
Running Time: 122 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Posthumous Release, Same Role, Multiple Actors
Plot point: Faustian, Gambling, Immortality, The Devil
Subgenre: Chase Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Poo Poo Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 23 $334,183   48 $6,962   $334,183 1
Jan 1, 2010 23 $368,836 +10% 48 $7,684   $1,029,821 2
Jan 8, 2010 11 $1,762,637 +378% 607 $2,904   $2,989,290 3
Jan 15, 2010 14 $1,073,303 -39% 599 $1,792   $4,825,194 4
Jan 22, 2010 22 $492,735 -54% 281 $1,754   $5,885,608 5
Jan 29, 2010 23 $322,908 -34% 179 $1,804   $6,406,049 6
Feb 5, 2010 31 $221,185 -32% 138 $1,603   $6,760,353 7
Feb 12, 2010 30 $164,601 -26% 102 $1,614   $7,027,802 8
Feb 19, 2010 33 $143,775 -13% 191 $753   $7,266,776 9
Feb 26, 2010 41 $86,194 -40% 96 $898   $7,426,313 10
Mar 5, 2010 48 $37,848 -56% 71 $533   $7,504,196 11
Mar 12, 2010 60 $18,726 -51% 38 $493   $7,544,348 12
Mar 19, 2010 67 $12,707 -32% 33 $385   $7,567,930 13
Mar 26, 2010 71 $8,844 -30% 13 $680   $7,587,330 14
Apr 2, 2010 63 $11,900 +35% 22 $541   $7,623,191 15
Apr 9, 2010 54 $26,598 +124% 61 $436   $7,638,319 16
Apr 16, 2010 72 $9,883 -63% 25 $395   $7,661,980 17
Apr 23, 2010 78 $5,914 -40% 16 $370   $7,673,525 18
Apr 30, 2010 106 $997 -83% 8 $125   $7,678,465 19
May 7, 2010 92 $3,017 +203% 7 $431   $7,682,710 20
May 14, 2010 100 $1,588 -47% 6 $265   $7,686,818 21
May 21, 2010 107 $653 -59% 1 $653   $7,689,458 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 11, 2010 11 $190,000     600 $317   $3,151,000 18
Jan 12, 2010 11 $210,000 +11%   600 $350   $3,361,000 19
Jan 13, 2010 12 $180,000 -14%   600 $300   $3,541,000 20
Jan 18, 2010 14 $243,135   +28% 599 $406   $5,068,329 25
Feb 15, 2010 29 $41,399     102 $406   $7,069,201 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 23 $660,985   48 $13,771   $660,985 1
Jan 1, 2010 23 $565,668 -14% 48 $11,785   $1,226,653 2
Jan 8, 2010 11 $2,525,238 +346% 607 $4,160   $3,751,891 3
Jan 15, 2010 14 $1,640,982 -35% 599 $2,740   $5,392,873 4
Jan 22, 2010 22 $690,268 -58% 281 $2,456   $6,083,141 5
Jan 29, 2010 23 $456,027 -34% 179 $2,548   $6,539,168 6
Feb 5, 2010 29 $324,033 -29% 138 $2,348   $6,863,201 7
Feb 12, 2010 29 $259,800 -20% 102 $2,547   $7,123,001 8
Feb 19, 2010 32 $217,118 -16% 191 $1,137   $7,340,119 9
Feb 26, 2010 43 $126,229 -42% 96 $1,315   $7,466,348 10
Mar 5, 2010 47 $59,274 -53% 71 $835   $7,525,622 11
Mar 12, 2010 57 $29,601 -50% 38 $779   $7,555,223 12
Mar 19, 2010 64 $23,263 -21% 33 $705   $7,578,486 13
Mar 26, 2010 56 $32,805 +41% 13 $2,523   $7,611,291 14
Apr 2, 2010 110 $430 -99% 22 $20   $7,611,721 15
Apr 9, 2010 53 $40,376 +9,290% 61 $662   $7,652,097 16
Apr 16, 2010 71 $15,514 -62% 25 $621   $7,667,611 17
Apr 23, 2010 79 $9,857 -36% 16 $616   $7,677,468 18
Apr 30, 2010 101 $2,225 -77% 8 $278   $7,679,693 19
May 7, 2010 85 $5,537 +149% 7 $791   $7,685,230 20
May 14, 2010 100 $3,575 -35% 6 $596   $7,688,805 21
May 21, 2010 112 $802 -78% 1 $802   $7,689,607 22

Lead Ensemble Member

Heath Ledger    Tony
Christopher Plummer    Dr. Parnassus
Verne Troyer    Percy
Andrew Garfield    Anton
Lily Cole    Valentina
Tom Waits    Mr. Nick
Johnny Depp    Imaginarium Tony
Jude Law    Imaginarium Tony
Colin Farrell    Imaginarium Tony

Supporting

Katie Lyons    Martin's Girlfriend
Richard Shanks    Friend of Martin
Bruce Crawford    Face Changed Martin
Johnny Harris    Policeman
Lorraine Cheshire    Mum
Mark Benton    Dad
Lewis Gott    Diego
Sian Scott    Linda
Simon Daye    Uncle Bob
Moya Brady    Aunty Flo
Charles McKeown    Fairgrounds Inspector
Mackenzie Gray    First Monk
Yurij Kis    Second Monk
Ian Wallace    Third Monk
Amanda Walker    Shopper
Joann Condon    Shopper
Carolyn Pickles    Shopper
Paloma Faith    Sally
Montserrat Lombard    Sally's Friend
Craig Fraser    Debonair Gent
Amy Marston    Classy Shopper
Gwendoline Christie    Classy Shopper
Lucy Russell    Classy Shopper
Maggie Steed    LV Woman
Ben Cartwright    Policeman
Gavin Rolph    Policeman
Bobby Bysouth    LV Woman's Reflection
Vitaly Kravchenko    Piotr
Ray Cooper    Vladimir
Emil Hostina    Serge
Igor Ingelsman    Gregor
Sarah Groundwater    Sales Girl
Dean Moen    Smiling Policeman
Fraser Aitcheson    Dancing Policeman
Michael Bean    Dancing Policeman
Jase-Anthony Griffith    Dancing Policeman
Scott McGillvray    Dancing Policeman
John Stewart    Dancing Policeman
Chris Cochrane    Dancing Policeman
Pearce Visser    Dancing Policeman
Patrick Bahrich    Dancing Policeman
Georgina Hegedos    Baboushka
Cassandra Sawtell    Olga
Carrie Genzel    Female Journalist
Mark Oliver    Male Journalist
Peter Stomare*    The President
Donna Lysell    President's Wife
Michael Elkund    Tony's Assistant
Raahul Singh    Security Guard
Ryan Grantham    Little Anton
D. Harlan Cutshall    Charity Guest
Deni Delory    Charity Guest
Lisa Bunting    Charity Guest
Peter New    Paramedic
Michael Jonsson    Paramedic
Emma Karwandy    Valentina's Daughter
Quinn Lord    Young Boy
Bart Anderson    Young Boy's Father
Erika Anderson    Young Boy's Mother
Wendy Carson    Nun
Christine McMahon    Nun

Production and Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam    Director
Terry Gilliam    Screenwriter
Charles McKeown    Screenwriter
William Vince    Producer
Amy Gilliam    Producer
Samuel Hadida    Producer
Terry Gilliam    Producer
Dave Valleau    Executive Producer
Victor Hadida    Executive Producer
Patrice Theroux    Executive Producer
Nicola Pecorini    Director of Photography
Mick Audsley    Editor
Monique Prudhomme    Costume Designer
Anastasia Masaro    Production Designer
Dave Warren    Art Director
Terry Gilliam    Art Director
Irene Lamb    Casting Director
Robert How    Line Producer
Mychael Danna    Composer
Jeff Danna    Composer
Lee Grumett    Assistant Director
Brendan Ferguson    Production Manager
Suzanne Reid    Production Manager
Caroline Smith    Set Decorator
Tim Fraser    Sound Mixer
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Robert Farr    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Patterson    Re-recording Mixer
Andre Jacqemin    Supervising Sound Editor
Andre Jacqemin    Sound Designer
Krista Young    Makeup
Patty York    Makeup
Linda Jones    Hairstylist
Ray De Haan    Stunt Coordinator
Maureen Webb    Stunt Coordinator
Colleen Boulton    Stunt Coordinator

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

Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this "coming of age" milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$334,183 (4.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:48 opening theaters/607 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $11,708,338

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2009 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
Video Release: April 27th, 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 For violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking
Running Time: 122 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Posthumous Release, Same Role, Multiple Actors
Plot point: Faustian, Gambling, Immortality, The Devil
Subgenre: Chase Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Poo Poo Pictures
Production Countries: United Kingdom, France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 23 $334,183   48 $6,962   $334,183 1
Jan 1, 2010 23 $368,836 +10% 48 $7,684   $1,029,821 2
Jan 8, 2010 11 $1,762,637 +378% 607 $2,904   $2,989,290 3
Jan 15, 2010 14 $1,073,303 -39% 599 $1,792   $4,825,194 4
Jan 22, 2010 22 $492,735 -54% 281 $1,754   $5,885,608 5
Jan 29, 2010 23 $322,908 -34% 179 $1,804   $6,406,049 6
Feb 5, 2010 31 $221,185 -32% 138 $1,603   $6,760,353 7
Feb 12, 2010 30 $164,601 -26% 102 $1,614   $7,027,802 8
Feb 19, 2010 33 $143,775 -13% 191 $753   $7,266,776 9
Feb 26, 2010 41 $86,194 -40% 96 $898   $7,426,313 10
Mar 5, 2010 48 $37,848 -56% 71 $533   $7,504,196 11
Mar 12, 2010 60 $18,726 -51% 38 $493   $7,544,348 12
Mar 19, 2010 67 $12,707 -32% 33 $385   $7,567,930 13
Mar 26, 2010 71 $8,844 -30% 13 $680   $7,587,330 14
Apr 2, 2010 63 $11,900 +35% 22 $541   $7,623,191 15
Apr 9, 2010 54 $26,598 +124% 61 $436   $7,638,319 16
Apr 16, 2010 72 $9,883 -63% 25 $395   $7,661,980 17
Apr 23, 2010 78 $5,914 -40% 16 $370   $7,673,525 18
Apr 30, 2010 106 $997 -83% 8 $125   $7,678,465 19
May 7, 2010 92 $3,017 +203% 7 $431   $7,682,710 20
May 14, 2010 100 $1,588 -47% 6 $265   $7,686,818 21
May 21, 2010 107 $653 -59% 1 $653   $7,689,458 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 11, 2010 11 $190,000     600 $317   $3,151,000 18
Jan 12, 2010 11 $210,000 +11%   600 $350   $3,361,000 19
Jan 13, 2010 12 $180,000 -14%   600 $300   $3,541,000 20
Jan 18, 2010 14 $243,135   +28% 599 $406   $5,068,329 25
Feb 15, 2010 29 $41,399     102 $406   $7,069,201 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 25, 2009 23 $660,985   48 $13,771   $660,985 1
Jan 1, 2010 23 $565,668 -14% 48 $11,785   $1,226,653 2
Jan 8, 2010 11 $2,525,238 +346% 607 $4,160   $3,751,891 3
Jan 15, 2010 14 $1,640,982 -35% 599 $2,740   $5,392,873 4
Jan 22, 2010 22 $690,268 -58% 281 $2,456   $6,083,141 5
Jan 29, 2010 23 $456,027 -34% 179 $2,548   $6,539,168 6
Feb 5, 2010 29 $324,033 -29% 138 $2,348   $6,863,201 7
Feb 12, 2010 29 $259,800 -20% 102 $2,547   $7,123,001 8
Feb 19, 2010 32 $217,118 -16% 191 $1,137   $7,340,119 9
Feb 26, 2010 43 $126,229 -42% 96 $1,315   $7,466,348 10
Mar 5, 2010 47 $59,274 -53% 71 $835   $7,525,622 11
Mar 12, 2010 57 $29,601 -50% 38 $779   $7,555,223 12
Mar 19, 2010 64 $23,263 -21% 33 $705   $7,578,486 13
Mar 26, 2010 56 $32,805 +41% 13 $2,523   $7,611,291 14
Apr 2, 2010 110 $430 -99% 22 $20   $7,611,721 15
Apr 9, 2010 53 $40,376 +9,290% 61 $662   $7,652,097 16
Apr 16, 2010 71 $15,514 -62% 25 $621   $7,667,611 17
Apr 23, 2010 79 $9,857 -36% 16 $616   $7,677,468 18
Apr 30, 2010 101 $2,225 -77% 8 $278   $7,679,693 19
May 7, 2010 85 $5,537 +149% 7 $791   $7,685,230 20
May 14, 2010 100 $3,575 -35% 6 $596   $7,688,805 21
May 21, 2010 112 $802 -78% 1 $802   $7,689,607 22

Lead Ensemble Member

Heath Ledger    Tony
Christopher Plummer    Dr. Parnassus
Verne Troyer    Percy
Andrew Garfield    Anton
Lily Cole    Valentina
Tom Waits    Mr. Nick
Johnny Depp    Imaginarium Tony
Jude Law    Imaginarium Tony
Colin Farrell    Imaginarium Tony

Supporting

Katie Lyons    Martin's Girlfriend
Richard Shanks    Friend of Martin
Bruce Crawford    Face Changed Martin
Johnny Harris    Policeman
Lorraine Cheshire    Mum
Mark Benton    Dad
Lewis Gott    Diego
Sian Scott    Linda
Simon Daye    Uncle Bob
Moya Brady    Aunty Flo
Charles McKeown    Fairgrounds Inspector
Mackenzie Gray    First Monk
Yurij Kis    Second Monk
Ian Wallace    Third Monk
Amanda Walker    Shopper
Joann Condon    Shopper
Carolyn Pickles    Shopper
Paloma Faith    Sally
Montserrat Lombard    Sally's Friend
Craig Fraser    Debonair Gent
Amy Marston    Classy Shopper
Gwendoline Christie    Classy Shopper
Lucy Russell    Classy Shopper
Maggie Steed    LV Woman
Ben Cartwright    Policeman
Gavin Rolph    Policeman
Bobby Bysouth    LV Woman's Reflection
Vitaly Kravchenko    Piotr
Ray Cooper    Vladimir
Emil Hostina    Serge
Igor Ingelsman    Gregor
Sarah Groundwater    Sales Girl
Dean Moen    Smiling Policeman
Fraser Aitcheson    Dancing Policeman
Michael Bean    Dancing Policeman
Jase-Anthony Griffith    Dancing Policeman
Scott McGillvray    Dancing Policeman
John Stewart    Dancing Policeman
Chris Cochrane    Dancing Policeman
Pearce Visser    Dancing Policeman
Patrick Bahrich    Dancing Policeman
Georgina Hegedos    Baboushka
Cassandra Sawtell    Olga
Carrie Genzel    Female Journalist
Mark Oliver    Male Journalist
Peter Stomare*    The President
Donna Lysell    President's Wife
Michael Elkund    Tony's Assistant
Raahul Singh    Security Guard
Ryan Grantham    Little Anton
D. Harlan Cutshall    Charity Guest
Deni Delory    Charity Guest
Lisa Bunting    Charity Guest
Peter New    Paramedic
Michael Jonsson    Paramedic
Emma Karwandy    Valentina's Daughter
Quinn Lord    Young Boy
Bart Anderson    Young Boy's Father
Erika Anderson    Young Boy's Mother
Wendy Carson    Nun
Christine McMahon    Nun

Production and Technical Credits

Terry Gilliam    Director
Terry Gilliam    Screenwriter
Charles McKeown    Screenwriter
William Vince    Producer
Amy Gilliam    Producer
Samuel Hadida    Producer
Terry Gilliam    Producer
Dave Valleau    Executive Producer
Victor Hadida    Executive Producer
Patrice Theroux    Executive Producer
Nicola Pecorini    Director of Photography
Mick Audsley    Editor
Monique Prudhomme    Costume Designer
Anastasia Masaro    Production Designer
Dave Warren    Art Director
Terry Gilliam    Art Director
Irene Lamb    Casting Director
Robert How    Line Producer
Mychael Danna    Composer
Jeff Danna    Composer
Lee Grumett    Assistant Director
Brendan Ferguson    Production Manager
Suzanne Reid    Production Manager
Caroline Smith    Set Decorator
Tim Fraser    Sound Mixer
Eric Batut    Sound Mixer
Robert Farr    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Patterson    Re-recording Mixer
Andre Jacqemin    Supervising Sound Editor
Andre Jacqemin    Sound Designer
Krista Young    Makeup
Patty York    Makeup
Linda Jones    Hairstylist
Ray De Haan    Stunt Coordinator
Maureen Webb    Stunt Coordinator
Colleen Boulton    Stunt Coordinator

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.