Incendies (2010)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $6,857,096 | Details |
| International Box Office | $9,160,352 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $16,017,448 | |
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| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother Nawal's will, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes - one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn't know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal's retreat into unexplained silence during the final weeks of her life. She immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by their mother's posthumous mind games. However, the love he has for his sister is strong, and he soon joins her in combing their ancestral homeland in search of a Nawal who is very different from the mother they knew. With Lebel's help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. An adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad's hit play, INCENDIES is a deeply moving story that brings the extremism and violence of today's world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the uncanny power of the will to survive.
Metrics
| Legs: | 34.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 42.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $6,800,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $10,341,848 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 17th, 2010 (Limited) (Quebec)
(Canada)
April 22nd, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | September 17th, 2010 (Limited) (Quebec)
(Canada)
July 21st, 2011 (Limited) (South Korea) October 20th, 2011 (Wide) (Portugal) December 15th, 2011 (Limited), released as Incendies (Пожары) (Russia (CIS)) June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | September 13th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for some strong violence and language. (Rating bulletin 2155, 1/19/2011) |
| Running Time: | 130 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Fictional Country |
| Plot point: | Child Soldier, Christians, Culture Clash, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Dysfunctional Family, Family Secrets, Honor Killing, Immigration, Inheritance, Interfaith Romance, Middle East, Muslims, Non-Chronological, Pregnant Women, Sex Crimes, Tortured as Punishment, Twins, War Crimes, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Subgenre: | Family Drama |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Micro_Scope, TS Prods, Phi Group, Telefilm Canada, Sodec, Mini-treaty Canada-France, Radio-Canada Television, Cogeco Program Development Fund, Super Ecran, The Movie Network, CNC |
| Production Countries: | Canada, France |
| Languages: | Arabic, French |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2011 | 46 | $61,552 | 14 | $4,397 | $4,742,974 | 1 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 44 | $69,154 | +12% | 19 | $3,640 | $4,846,257 | 2 |
| May 6, 2011 | 47 | $62,456 | -10% | 11 | $5,678 | $4,947,949 | 3 |
| May 13, 2011 | 35 | $134,910 | +116% | 33 | $4,088 | $5,115,931 | 4 |
| May 20, 2011 | 31 | $186,834 | +38% | 59 | $3,167 | $5,302,765 | 5 |
| May 27, 2011 | 24 | $199,060 | +7% | 72 | $2,765 | $5,571,825 | 6 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 22 | $175,488 | -12% | 90 | $1,950 | $5,862,864 | 7 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 24 | $132,144 | -25% | 85 | $1,555 | $6,071,675 | 8 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 31 | $88,127 | -33% | 66 | $1,335 | $6,219,129 | 9 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 34 | $69,996 | -21% | 62 | $1,129 | $6,341,891 | 10 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 39 | $48,388 | -31% | 42 | $1,152 | $6,439,989 | 11 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 44 | $35,703 | -26% | 32 | $1,116 | $6,597,650 | 12 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 48 | $35,410 | -1% | 38 | $932 | $6,650,165 | 44 |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 48 | $40,361 | +14% | 29 | $1,392 | $6,708,359 | 14 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 59 | $20,217 | -50% | 22 | $919 | $6,747,435 | 15 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 65 | $19,287 | -5% | 15 | $1,286 | $6,779,975 | 47 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 75 | $10,315 | -47% | 11 | $938 | $6,798,890 | 48 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 79 | $7,408 | -28% | 4 | $1,852 | $6,812,160 | 49 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 70 | $11,971 | +62% | 8 | $1,496 | $6,828,593 | 50 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 83 | $9,983 | -17% | 8 | $1,248 | $6,841,323 | 51 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 91 | $5,652 | -43% | 6 | $942 | $6,852,647 | 52 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 114 | $1,464 | -74% | 6 | $244 | $6,856,127 | 53 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 125 | $769 | -47% | 5 | $154 | $6,857,096 | 54 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 21 | $60,860 | 72 | $845 | $949,428 | 39 | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 | 35 | $13,309 | 42 | $317 | $6,439,989 | 74 | ||
| Sep 5, 2011 | 83 | $2,308 | 8 | $289 | $6,843,631 | 354 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2011 | 45 | $95,681 | 13 | $7,360 | $4,777,103 | 32 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 51 | $69,154 | -28% | 19 | $3,640 | $4,846,257 | 33 |
| May 6, 2011 | 46 | $95,528 | +38% | 11 | $8,684 | $4,981,021 | 34 |
| May 13, 2011 | 43 | $134,910 | +41% | 33 | $4,088 | $5,115,931 | 35 |
| May 20, 2011 | 33 | $256,834 | +90% | 59 | $4,353 | $5,372,765 | 36 |
| May 27, 2011 | 24 | $314,611 | +22% | 72 | $4,370 | $5,687,376 | 37 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 24 | $252,155 | -20% | 90 | $2,802 | $5,939,531 | 38 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 27 | $191,471 | -24% | 85 | $2,253 | $6,131,002 | 39 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 31 | $140,893 | -26% | 66 | $2,135 | $6,271,895 | 40 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 34 | $119,706 | -15% | 62 | $1,931 | $6,391,601 | 41 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 33 | $170,346 | +42% | 42 | $4,056 | $6,561,947 | 42 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 44 | $52,808 | -69% | 32 | $1,650 | $6,614,755 | 43 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 49 | $53,243 | +1% | 38 | $1,401 | $6,667,998 | 44 |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 49 | $59,220 | +11% | 29 | $2,042 | $6,727,218 | 45 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 59 | $33,470 | -43% | 22 | $1,521 | $6,760,688 | 46 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 65 | $27,887 | -17% | 15 | $1,859 | $6,788,575 | 47 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 73 | $16,177 | -42% | 11 | $1,471 | $6,804,752 | 48 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 78 | $11,870 | -27% | 4 | $2,968 | $6,816,622 | 49 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 72 | $14,718 | +24% | 8 | $1,840 | $6,831,340 | 50 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 82 | $15,655 | +6% | 8 | $1,957 | $6,846,995 | 51 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 92 | $7,668 | -51% | 6 | $1,278 | $6,854,663 | 52 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 119 | $1,664 | -78% | 6 | $277 | $6,856,327 | 53 |
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 | 9/2/2021 | $136 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $822,810 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Portugal | 10/20/2011 | $0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | $10,387 | 4/6/2026 | |||
| South Korea | 7/21/2011 | $0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | $490,076 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 6/28/2012 | $6,187 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $6,187 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Rest of World | $7,830,892 | |||||||||
| International Total | $9,160,352 | 4/6/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Supporting
| Lubna Azabal | Nawal Marwan |
Leading
| Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin | Jeanne Marwan |
Supporting
| Maxim Gaudette | Simon Marwan | |
| Remy Girard | Notary Jean Lebel |
Production and Technical Credits
| Denis Villeneuve | Director | |
| Denis Villeneuve | Screenwriter | |
| Valerie Beaugrand-Champagne | Screenwriter | |
| Wajdi Mouawad | Story Creator | |
| Luc Dery | Producer | |
| Kim McCraw | Producer |
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
When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother Nawal's will, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes - one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn't know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal's retreat into unexplained silence during the final weeks of her life. She immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by their mother's posthumous mind games. However, the love he has for his sister is strong, and he soon joins her in combing their ancestral homeland in search of a Nawal who is very different from the mother they knew. With Lebel's help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. An adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad's hit play, INCENDIES is a deeply moving story that brings the extremism and violence of today's world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the uncanny power of the will to survive.
Metrics
| Legs: | 34.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 42.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $6,800,000 (worldwide box office is 2.4 times production budget) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $10,341,848 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 17th, 2010 (Limited) (Quebec)
(Canada)
April 22nd, 2011 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | September 17th, 2010 (Limited) (Quebec)
(Canada)
July 21st, 2011 (Limited) (South Korea) October 20th, 2011 (Wide) (Portugal) December 15th, 2011 (Limited), released as Incendies (Пожары) (Russia (CIS)) June 28th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | September 13th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for some strong violence and language. (Rating bulletin 2155, 1/19/2011) |
| Running Time: | 130 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Fictional Country |
| Plot point: | Child Soldier, Christians, Culture Clash, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Dysfunctional Family, Family Secrets, Honor Killing, Immigration, Inheritance, Interfaith Romance, Middle East, Muslims, Non-Chronological, Pregnant Women, Sex Crimes, Tortured as Punishment, Twins, War Crimes, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Subgenre: | Family Drama |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Micro_Scope, TS Prods, Phi Group, Telefilm Canada, Sodec, Mini-treaty Canada-France, Radio-Canada Television, Cogeco Program Development Fund, Super Ecran, The Movie Network, CNC |
| Production Countries: | Canada, France |
| Languages: | Arabic, French |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2011 | 46 | $61,552 | 14 | $4,397 | $4,742,974 | 1 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 44 | $69,154 | +12% | 19 | $3,640 | $4,846,257 | 2 |
| May 6, 2011 | 47 | $62,456 | -10% | 11 | $5,678 | $4,947,949 | 3 |
| May 13, 2011 | 35 | $134,910 | +116% | 33 | $4,088 | $5,115,931 | 4 |
| May 20, 2011 | 31 | $186,834 | +38% | 59 | $3,167 | $5,302,765 | 5 |
| May 27, 2011 | 24 | $199,060 | +7% | 72 | $2,765 | $5,571,825 | 6 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 22 | $175,488 | -12% | 90 | $1,950 | $5,862,864 | 7 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 24 | $132,144 | -25% | 85 | $1,555 | $6,071,675 | 8 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 31 | $88,127 | -33% | 66 | $1,335 | $6,219,129 | 9 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 34 | $69,996 | -21% | 62 | $1,129 | $6,341,891 | 10 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 39 | $48,388 | -31% | 42 | $1,152 | $6,439,989 | 11 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 44 | $35,703 | -26% | 32 | $1,116 | $6,597,650 | 12 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 48 | $35,410 | -1% | 38 | $932 | $6,650,165 | 44 |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 48 | $40,361 | +14% | 29 | $1,392 | $6,708,359 | 14 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 59 | $20,217 | -50% | 22 | $919 | $6,747,435 | 15 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 65 | $19,287 | -5% | 15 | $1,286 | $6,779,975 | 47 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 75 | $10,315 | -47% | 11 | $938 | $6,798,890 | 48 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 79 | $7,408 | -28% | 4 | $1,852 | $6,812,160 | 49 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 70 | $11,971 | +62% | 8 | $1,496 | $6,828,593 | 50 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 83 | $9,983 | -17% | 8 | $1,248 | $6,841,323 | 51 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 91 | $5,652 | -43% | 6 | $942 | $6,852,647 | 52 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 114 | $1,464 | -74% | 6 | $244 | $6,856,127 | 53 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | 125 | $769 | -47% | 5 | $154 | $6,857,096 | 54 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2011 | 21 | $60,860 | 72 | $845 | $949,428 | 39 | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 | 35 | $13,309 | 42 | $317 | $6,439,989 | 74 | ||
| Sep 5, 2011 | 83 | $2,308 | 8 | $289 | $6,843,631 | 354 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2011 | 45 | $95,681 | 13 | $7,360 | $4,777,103 | 32 | |
| Apr 29, 2011 | 51 | $69,154 | -28% | 19 | $3,640 | $4,846,257 | 33 |
| May 6, 2011 | 46 | $95,528 | +38% | 11 | $8,684 | $4,981,021 | 34 |
| May 13, 2011 | 43 | $134,910 | +41% | 33 | $4,088 | $5,115,931 | 35 |
| May 20, 2011 | 33 | $256,834 | +90% | 59 | $4,353 | $5,372,765 | 36 |
| May 27, 2011 | 24 | $314,611 | +22% | 72 | $4,370 | $5,687,376 | 37 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 24 | $252,155 | -20% | 90 | $2,802 | $5,939,531 | 38 |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 27 | $191,471 | -24% | 85 | $2,253 | $6,131,002 | 39 |
| Jun 17, 2011 | 31 | $140,893 | -26% | 66 | $2,135 | $6,271,895 | 40 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | 34 | $119,706 | -15% | 62 | $1,931 | $6,391,601 | 41 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 33 | $170,346 | +42% | 42 | $4,056 | $6,561,947 | 42 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | 44 | $52,808 | -69% | 32 | $1,650 | $6,614,755 | 43 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | 49 | $53,243 | +1% | 38 | $1,401 | $6,667,998 | 44 |
| Jul 22, 2011 | 49 | $59,220 | +11% | 29 | $2,042 | $6,727,218 | 45 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 59 | $33,470 | -43% | 22 | $1,521 | $6,760,688 | 46 |
| Aug 5, 2011 | 65 | $27,887 | -17% | 15 | $1,859 | $6,788,575 | 47 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 73 | $16,177 | -42% | 11 | $1,471 | $6,804,752 | 48 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | 78 | $11,870 | -27% | 4 | $2,968 | $6,816,622 | 49 |
| Aug 26, 2011 | 72 | $14,718 | +24% | 8 | $1,840 | $6,831,340 | 50 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 82 | $15,655 | +6% | 8 | $1,957 | $6,846,995 | 51 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | 92 | $7,668 | -51% | 6 | $1,278 | $6,854,663 | 52 |
| Sep 16, 2011 | 119 | $1,664 | -78% | 6 | $277 | $6,856,327 | 53 |
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 | 9/2/2021 | $136 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $822,810 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Portugal | 10/20/2011 | $0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | $10,387 | 4/6/2026 | |||
| South Korea | 7/21/2011 | $0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | $490,076 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 6/28/2012 | $6,187 | 5 | 5 | 5 | $6,187 | 12/29/2018 | |||
| Rest of World | $7,830,892 | |||||||||
| International Total | $9,160,352 | 4/6/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Supporting
| Lubna Azabal | Nawal Marwan |
Leading
| Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin | Jeanne Marwan |
Supporting
| Maxim Gaudette | Simon Marwan | |
| Remy Girard | Notary Jean Lebel |
Production and Technical Credits
| Denis Villeneuve | Director | |
| Denis Villeneuve | Screenwriter | |
| Valerie Beaugrand-Champagne | Screenwriter | |
| Wajdi Mouawad | Story Creator | |
| Luc Dery | Producer | |
| Kim McCraw | Producer |
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.