Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $16,734Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of its glorious 100-year history, INVENTING OUR LIFE reveals the heartbreak and hope of Israel's modern kibbutz movement as a new generation struggles to ensure its survival. Can a radically socialist institution survive a new capitalist reality? How will painful reforms affect those who still believe in the kibbutz experiment, and continue to call it home? Through the lens of its communal movement, director Toby Perl Freilich explores the modern history of Israel, from its revolutionary settlers to the political upheaval that shook the socialist foundations of the state. With their desire to create a Jewish homeland, the first settlers helped place kibbutzim in the vanguard of Israeli history, and in doing so, they became a magnet for all those who shared one thing in common - a powerful urge to invent their own life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,193 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,140

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 25th, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 80 minutes
Plot point: Political, Religious
Social setting: Counterculture
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Framework
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Hebrew

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 85 $6,193   1 $6,193   $6,193 1
May 4, 2012 100 $1,653 -73% 2 $827   $9,407 2
May 11, 2012 109 $654 -60% 3 $218   $11,073 3
Jun 8, 2012 86 $2,877   2 $1,439   $14,413 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 82 $7,754   1 $7,754   $7,754 2
May 4, 2012 95 $2,665 -66% 2 $1,333   $10,419 3
May 11, 2012 107 $1,117 -58% 3 $372   $11,536 4
Jun 8, 2012 84 $4,967   2 $2,484   $16,503 8
Jul 6, 2012 92 $231   1 $231   $16,734 12

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Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of its glorious 100-year history, INVENTING OUR LIFE reveals the heartbreak and hope of Israel's modern kibbutz movement as a new generation struggles to ensure its survival. Can a radically socialist institution survive a new capitalist reality? How will painful reforms affect those who still believe in the kibbutz experiment, and continue to call it home? Through the lens of its communal movement, director Toby Perl Freilich explores the modern history of Israel, from its revolutionary settlers to the political upheaval that shook the socialist foundations of the state. With their desire to create a Jewish homeland, the first settlers helped place kibbutzim in the vanguard of Israeli history, and in doing so, they became a magnet for all those who shared one thing in common - a powerful urge to invent their own life.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,193 (37.0% of total gross)
Legs:2.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,140

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 25th, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 80 minutes
Plot point: Political, Religious
Social setting: Counterculture
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Framework
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Hebrew

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 85 $6,193   1 $6,193   $6,193 1
May 4, 2012 100 $1,653 -73% 2 $827   $9,407 2
May 11, 2012 109 $654 -60% 3 $218   $11,073 3
Jun 8, 2012 86 $2,877   2 $1,439   $14,413 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 27, 2012 82 $7,754   1 $7,754   $7,754 2
May 4, 2012 95 $2,665 -66% 2 $1,333   $10,419 3
May 11, 2012 107 $1,117 -58% 3 $372   $11,536 4
Jun 8, 2012 84 $4,967   2 $2,484   $16,503 8
Jul 6, 2012 92 $231   1 $231   $16,734 12

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.