Kon-Tiki (2012)

Kon-Tiki poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,517,410Details
International Box Office $20,054,692Details
Worldwide Box Office $21,572,102
Further financial details...

Synopsis

On the 28th of april 1947, Thor Heyerdahl leaves his wife and children behind to cross the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft called ‘Kon-Tiki’, with five inexperienced crew members. The Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer travels on the raft from Peru to Polynesia to prove that people from South-America settled in Polynesia instead of people from Asia, as was believed at the time. The crew did not pack any modern technology on board of the raft, except for a simple radio, and were companied by only each other and a parrot. With the world media watching, the crew navigates the Kon-Tiki across the Pacific Ocean using the stars and being driven by the currents and wind. While taking on thunder storms, sharks and the dangers of the wide open sea, it’s six brave men against nature trying to get the Kon-Tiki across to the Polynesian shore. After gambling all he has, including his marriage, Heyerdahl is determined to succeed. Thor Heyerdahl’s documentary over the journey won an Oscar in 1951 and is the only Norwegian movie to have won an Oscar to date. The book Heyerdahl wrote about the Kon-Tiki expedition was translated into 70 languages and has sold over 50 million copies over the entire world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,168 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:9.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:7.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 6.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,012,012

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,338 $1,517,410
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,503 $20,054,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,231 $21,572,102
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,327 $1,517,410

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 26th, 2013 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: August 24th, 2012 (Wide) (Norway)
February 8th, 2013 (Wide) (Iceland)
March 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Sweden)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Mexico)
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Video Release: August 27th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing violent sequence.
(Rating bulletin 2262, 3/6/2013)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Avatar: The Way of Water
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Keywords: On a Boat, Field Scientists, Academics, Scientific Expedition
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Nordisk Film, Recorded Picture Company, Aircontactgruppen, DCM Productions, Solbakken, Roenbergfilm, Motion Blur, Henrik Bergesen
Production Countries: Norway
Languages: English, French, Norwegian

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,338 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,987 $2,012,012
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,482 $1,517,410
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 191 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,327 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,435 $2,012,012
Top 2013 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 55 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 601-700) 642 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,437 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,291 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies 76 $1,517,410

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 26, 2013 55 $22,168   2 $11,084   $22,168 1
May 3, 2013 33 $74,097 +234% 12 $6,175   $107,273 2
May 10, 2013 31 $84,749 +14% 22 $3,852   $225,497 3
May 17, 2013 24 $157,114 +85% 61 $2,576   $419,738 4
May 24, 2013 21 $163,639 +4% 64 $2,557   $664,136 5
May 31, 2013 20 $140,512 -14% 74 $1,899   $897,137 6
Jun 7, 2013 27 $113,057 -20% 75 $1,507   $1,076,540 7
Jun 14, 2013 32 $76,749 -32% 70 $1,096   $1,212,236 8
Jun 21, 2013 35 $46,298 -40% 53 $874   $1,302,213 9
Jun 28, 2013 47 $27,995 -40% 34 $823   $1,362,634 10
Jul 12, 2013 40 $21,777   21 $1,037   $1,445,034 12
Jul 19, 2013 64 $10,058 -54% 9 $1,118   $1,467,138 13
Jul 26, 2013 53 $13,723 +36% 14 $980   $1,487,756 14
Aug 2, 2013 61 $8,783 -36% 9 $976   $1,511,798 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 26, 2013 - $5,623     2 $2,812   $5,623 1
Apr 27, 2013 - $9,549 +70%   2 $4,775   $15,172 2
Apr 28, 2013 - $6,996 -27%   2 $3,498   $22,168 3
Apr 29, 2013 - $2,752 -61%   2 $1,376   $24,920 4
Apr 30, 2013 - $2,378 -14%   2 $1,189   $27,298 5
May 1, 2013 - $3,260 +37%   2 $1,630   $30,558 6
May 2, 2013 - $2,618 -20%   2 $1,309   $33,176 7
May 3, 2013 - $18,596 +610% +231% 12 $1,550   $51,772 8
May 4, 2013 - $34,130 +84% +257% 12 $2,844   $85,902 9
May 5, 2013 - $21,371 -37% +205% 12 $1,781   $107,273 10
May 6, 2013 - $8,090 -62% +194% 12 $674   $115,363 11
May 7, 2013 - $8,674 +7% +265% 12 $723   $124,037 12
May 8, 2013 - $8,565 -1% +163% 12 $714   $132,602 13
May 9, 2013 - $8,146 -5% +211% 12 $679   $140,748 14
May 10, 2013 - $18,965 +133% +2% 22 $862   $159,713 15
May 11, 2013 - $38,047 +101% +11% 22 $1,729   $197,760 16
May 12, 2013 - $27,737 -27% +30% 22 $1,261   $225,497 17
May 13, 2013 - $8,557 -69% +6% 22 $389   $234,054 18
May 14, 2013 - $10,596 +24% +22% 22 $482   $244,650 19
May 15, 2013 - $9,693 -9% +13% 22 $441   $254,343 20
May 16, 2013 - $8,281 -15% +2% 22 $376   $262,624 21
May 17, 2013 - $39,782 +380% +110% 61 $652   $302,406 22
May 18, 2013 - $66,736 +68% +75% 61 $1,094   $369,142 23
May 19, 2013 - $50,596 -24% +82% 61 $829   $419,738 24
May 20, 2013 - $19,461 -62% +127% 61 $319   $439,199 25
May 21, 2013 - $20,792 +7% +96% 61 $341   $459,991 26
May 22, 2013 - $20,458 -2% +111% 61 $335   $480,449 27
May 23, 2013 - $20,048 -2% +142% 61 $329   $500,497 28
May 24, 2013 - $41,101 +105% +3% 64 $642   $541,598 29
May 25, 2013 - $67,577 +64% +1% 64 $1,056   $609,175 30
May 26, 2013 - $54,961 -19% +9% 64 $859   $664,136 31
May 27, 2013 - $44,532 -19% +129% 64 $696   $708,668 32
May 28, 2013 - $16,998 -62% -18% 64 $266   $725,666 33
May 29, 2013 - $15,548 -9% -24% 64 $243   $741,214 34
May 30, 2013 - $15,411 -1% -23% 64 $241   $756,625 35
May 31, 2013 - $35,913 +133% -13% 74 $485   $792,538 36
Jun 1, 2013 - $61,093 +70% -10% 74 $826   $853,631 37
Jun 2, 2013 - $43,506 -29% -21% 74 $588   $897,137 38
Jun 3, 2013 - $14,199 -67% -68% 74 $192   $911,336 39
Jun 4, 2013 - $16,566 +17% -3% 74 $224   $927,902 40
Jun 5, 2013 - $17,624 +6% +13% 74 $238   $945,526 41
Jun 6, 2013 - $17,957 +2% +17% 74 $243   $963,483 42
Jun 7, 2013 - $31,331 +74% -13% 75 $418   $994,814 43
Jun 8, 2013 - $48,867 +56% -20% 75 $652   $1,043,681 44
Jun 9, 2013 - $32,859 -33% -24% 75 $438   $1,076,540 45
Jun 10, 2013 - $14,386 -56% +1% 75 $192   $1,090,926 46
Jun 11, 2013 - $14,360 n/c -13% 75 $191   $1,105,286 47
Jun 12, 2013 - $14,578 +2% -17% 75 $194   $1,119,864 48
Jun 13, 2013 - $15,623 +7% -13% 75 $208   $1,135,487 49
Jun 14, 2013 - $20,224 +29% -35% 70 $289   $1,155,711 50
Jun 15, 2013 - $28,906 +43% -41% 70 $413   $1,184,617 51
Jun 16, 2013 - $27,619 -4% -16% 70 $395   $1,212,236 52
Jun 17, 2013 - $10,440 -62% -27% 70 $149   $1,222,676 53
Jun 18, 2013 - $10,260 -2% -29% 70 $147   $1,232,936 54
Jun 19, 2013 - $11,988 +17% -18% 70 $171   $1,244,924 55
Jun 20, 2013 - $10,991 -8% -30% 70 $157   $1,255,915 56
Jun 21, 2013 - $11,524 +5% -43% 53 $217   $1,267,439 57
Jun 22, 2013 - $19,287 +67% -33% 53 $364   $1,286,726 58
Jun 23, 2013 - $15,487 -20% -44% 53 $292   $1,302,213 59
Jun 24, 2013 - $7,329 -53% -30% 53 $138   $1,309,542 60
Jun 25, 2013 - $8,352 +14% -19% 53 $158   $1,317,894 61
Jun 26, 2013 - $8,457 +1% -29% 53 $160   $1,326,351 62
Jun 28, 2013 - $6,896   -40% 34 $203   $1,341,535 64
Jun 29, 2013 - $10,866 +58% -44% 34 $320   $1,352,401 65
Jun 30, 2013 - $10,233 -6% -34% 34 $301   $1,362,634 66
Jul 1, 2013 - $3,969 -61% -46% 34 $117   $1,366,603 67
Jul 2, 2013 - $4,619 +16% -45% 34 $136   $1,371,222 68
Jul 12, 2013 - $5,296     21 $252   $1,428,553 78
Jul 13, 2013 - $7,721 +46%   21 $368   $1,436,274 79
Jul 14, 2013 - $8,760 +13%   21 $417   $1,445,034 80
Jul 15, 2013 - $2,925 -67%   21 $139   $1,447,959 81
Jul 16, 2013 - $4,251 +45%   21 $202   $1,452,210 82
Jul 17, 2013 - $2,459 -42%   21 $117   $1,454,669 83
Jul 18, 2013 - $2,411 -2%   21 $115   $1,457,080 84
Jul 22, 2013 - $1,202   -59% 9 $134   $1,468,340 88
Jul 23, 2013 - $1,477 +23% -65% 9 $164   $1,469,817 89
Jul 24, 2013 - $1,553 +5% -37% 9 $173   $1,471,370 90
Jul 25, 2013 - $2,663 +71% +10% 9 $296   $1,474,033 91
Jul 26, 2013 - $4,737 +78%   14 $338   $1,478,770 92
Jul 27, 2013 - $4,080 -14%   14 $291   $1,482,850 93
Jul 28, 2013 - $4,906 +20%   14 $350   $1,487,756 94
Jul 29, 2013 - $4,141 -16% +245% 14 $296   $1,491,897 95
Jul 30, 2013 - $3,551 -14% +140% 14 $254   $1,495,448 96
Jul 31, 2013 - $3,546 n/c +128% 14 $253   $1,498,994 97
Aug 1, 2013 - $4,021 +13% +51% 14 $287   $1,503,015 98
Aug 2, 2013 - $2,330 -42% -51% 9 $259   $1,505,345 99
Aug 3, 2013 - $3,499 +50% -14% 9 $389   $1,508,844 100
Aug 4, 2013 - $2,954 -16% -40% 9 $328   $1,511,798 101
Aug 5, 2013 - $1,031 -65% -75% 9 $115   $1,512,829 102
Aug 6, 2013 - $1,613 +56% -55% 9 $179   $1,514,442 103
Aug 7, 2013 - $1,695 +5% -52% 9 $188   $1,516,137 104
Aug 8, 2013 - $1,273 -25% -68% 9 $141   $1,517,410 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 26, 2013 54 $33,176   2 $16,588   $33,176 1
May 3, 2013 31 $107,572 +224% 12 $8,964   $140,748 2
May 10, 2013 32 $121,876 +13% 22 $5,540   $262,624 3
May 17, 2013 24 $237,873 +95% 61 $3,900   $500,497 4
May 24, 2013 23 $240,717 +1% 64 $3,761   $741,214 5
May 31, 2013 19 $222,269 -8% 74 $3,004   $963,483 6
Jun 7, 2013 32 $113,057 -49% 75 $1,507   $1,076,540 7
Jun 14, 2013 27 $179,375 +59% 70 $2,563   $1,255,915 8
Jun 21, 2013 37 $78,724 -56% 53 $1,485   $1,334,639 9
Jul 12, 2013 42 $33,823   21 $1,611   $1,457,080 12
Jul 19, 2013 59 $16,953 -50% 9 $1,884   $1,474,033 13
Jul 26, 2013 51 $28,982 +71% 14 $2,070   $1,503,015 14
Aug 2, 2013 64 $14,395 -50% 9 $1,599   $1,517,410 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 12/5/2013 $24,174 39 39 41 $34,771 12/30/2018
Australia 4/11/2013 $92,601 38 38 38 $92,601 12/14/2015
Austria 4/5/2013 $35,337 16 19 68 $90,354 12/14/2015
Denmark 4/4/2013 $373,393 99 111 378 $1,563,501 12/14/2015
Finland 4/19/2013 $20,770 22 22 35 $49,794 12/14/2015
Germany 3/21/2013 $171,212 96 101 516 $747,132 12/14/2015
Iceland 2/8/2013 $0 0 2 8 $29,819 12/30/2018
Mexico 3/28/2013 $187,729 140 140 296 $517,274 12/14/2015
Netherlands 4/4/2013 $41,834 31 32 63 $108,800 12/14/2015
Norway 8/24/2012 $0 0 154 845 $14,111,514 12/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 4/18/2013 $1,064,606 603 603 1,206 $1,711,554 12/30/2018
Singapore 11/14/2013 $0 0 1 2 $9,167 12/13/2015
Spain 9/27/2013 $0 0 1 1 $393,973 12/13/2015
Sweden 3/22/2013 $54,684 23 37 186 $333,046 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/18/2013 $69,853 15 18 33 $127,488 12/14/2015
Ukraine 4/18/2013 $24,985 43 43 85 $45,180 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/18/2013 $69,639 17 17 18 $88,724 12/30/2018
 
International Total$20,054,692 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,503 $20,054,692
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,852 $20,054,692
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 176 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,880 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 235 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 702 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,062 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies 42 $20,054,692

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,231 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,440 $21,572,102
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 343 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,527 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 384 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,106 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,574 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies 65 $21,572,102

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.

Leading Cast

Pal Sverre Hagen    Heyerdahl

Supporting Cast

Anders Baasmo Christiansen    Herman Watzinger
Gustaf Skarsgard    Bengt Danielsson
Odd Magnus Williamson    Erik Hesselberg
Tobias Santelmann    Knut Haugland
Jakob Oftebro    Torstein Raaby
Agnes Kittelsen    Liv Heyerdahl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joachim Roenning    Director
Espen Sandberg    Director
Petter Skavlan    Screenwriter
Aage Aaberge    Producer
Jeremy Thomas    Producer
Lena Haugaard    Executive Producer
Henrik Zein    Executive Producer
Peter Watson    Executive Producer
Johan Chr. Stenersen    Executive Producer
Petter Skavlan    Executive Producer
Dario Suter    Executive Producer
Christoph Daniel    Executive Producer
Marc Schmidheiny    Executive Producer
Lone Korslund    Executive Producer
Harald Zwart    Executive Producer
Karl Juliusson    Production Designer
Perry Eriksen    Editor
Martin Stoltz    Editor
Johan Soderqvist    Composer
Geir Hartly Andreassen    Director of Photography

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 27th, 2013

August 26th, 2013

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June 12th, 2013

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Per Theater Chart: Mud Reluctantly Leads the Way

April 30th, 2013

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April 28th, 2013

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Limited Releases: Clear as Mud

April 26th, 2013

There are not a huge number of limited releases opening this weekend, but there are a few that might thrive in limited release. This includes Mud, the widest limited release of the week, and also the best-reviewed. Add in a great cast, and the film might not collapse under the weight of its theater count. More...


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Synopsis

On the 28th of april 1947, Thor Heyerdahl leaves his wife and children behind to cross the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft called ‘Kon-Tiki’, with five inexperienced crew members. The Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer travels on the raft from Peru to Polynesia to prove that people from South-America settled in Polynesia instead of people from Asia, as was believed at the time. The crew did not pack any modern technology on board of the raft, except for a simple radio, and were companied by only each other and a parrot. With the world media watching, the crew navigates the Kon-Tiki across the Pacific Ocean using the stars and being driven by the currents and wind. While taking on thunder storms, sharks and the dangers of the wide open sea, it’s six brave men against nature trying to get the Kon-Tiki across to the Polynesian shore. After gambling all he has, including his marriage, Heyerdahl is determined to succeed. Thor Heyerdahl’s documentary over the journey won an Oscar in 1951 and is the only Norwegian movie to have won an Oscar to date. The book Heyerdahl wrote about the Kon-Tiki expedition was translated into 70 languages and has sold over 50 million copies over the entire world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,168 (1.5% of total gross)
Legs:9.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:7.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/75 max. theaters, 6.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,012,012

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,338 $1,517,410
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,503 $20,054,692
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,231 $21,572,102
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,327 $1,517,410

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 26th, 2013 (Limited) by Weinstein Co.
International Releases: August 24th, 2012 (Wide) (Norway)
February 8th, 2013 (Wide) (Iceland)
March 21st, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
March 22nd, 2013 (Wide) (Sweden)
March 28th, 2013 (Wide) (Mexico)
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Video Release: August 27th, 2013 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for a disturbing violent sequence.
(Rating bulletin 2262, 3/6/2013)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Avatar: The Way of Water
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Keywords: On a Boat, Field Scientists, Academics, Scientific Expedition
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Nordisk Film, Recorded Picture Company, Aircontactgruppen, DCM Productions, Solbakken, Roenbergfilm, Motion Blur, Henrik Bergesen
Production Countries: Norway
Languages: English, French, Norwegian

Leading Cast

Pal Sverre Hagen    Heyerdahl

Supporting Cast

Anders Baasmo Christiansen    Herman Watzinger
Gustaf Skarsgard    Bengt Danielsson
Odd Magnus Williamson    Erik Hesselberg
Tobias Santelmann    Knut Haugland
Jakob Oftebro    Torstein Raaby
Agnes Kittelsen    Liv Heyerdahl

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joachim Roenning    Director
Espen Sandberg    Director
Petter Skavlan    Screenwriter
Aage Aaberge    Producer
Jeremy Thomas    Producer
Lena Haugaard    Executive Producer
Henrik Zein    Executive Producer
Peter Watson    Executive Producer
Johan Chr. Stenersen    Executive Producer
Petter Skavlan    Executive Producer
Dario Suter    Executive Producer
Christoph Daniel    Executive Producer
Marc Schmidheiny    Executive Producer
Lone Korslund    Executive Producer
Harald Zwart    Executive Producer
Karl Juliusson    Production Designer
Perry Eriksen    Editor
Martin Stoltz    Editor
Johan Soderqvist    Composer
Geir Hartly Andreassen    Director of Photography

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 27th, 2013

August 26th, 2013

It's a terrible week on the home market. There's not a lot in terms of top sellers, although The Great Gatsby should lead the way. The only first-run release is Pain and Gain, which will likely not sell a lot on the home market. There are a few TV on DVD releases to fill in the gaps, like The Walking Dead or Elementary; however, by the end of the first page of new releases on Amazon.com, we run into filler. As for Pick of the Week, the best is The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on Blu-ray Combo Pack. I'm still waiting for the screener, but it is such a good movie and it is slow week that it is still Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Much Success for Nothing

June 12th, 2013

Much Ado About Nothing lived up to the hype earning first place on the per theater chart with an average of $34,388 in five theaters. This is enough to suggest significant expansion, but I think it is too "art house" to expand even semi-wide. Dirty Wars opened in second place with an average of $15,876 in four theaters. This is an excellent start for a documentary. The overall box office leader, The Purge, earned third place with an average of $13,430. The final film in the $10,000 club was Before Midnight with an average of $10,123 in 52 theaters during its third weekend of release. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mud Reluctantly Leads the Way

April 30th, 2013

While there were two films in the $10,000 club this week, Kon-Tiki and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, one could argue Mud had the best opening on the per theater chart this past weekend. Kon-Tiki earned an average of $11,084 in two theaters, while The Reluctant Fundamentalist earned an average of $10,307 in three. However, Mud earned an average of $6,103 while playing in 363 theaters. It missed the top ten by just $160,000. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pain's Gainful Weekend

April 28th, 2013

With the Summer movie season effectively starting with the first weekend of May these days, the last weekend of April is the last chance for lesser-budgeted movies to grab some of the spotlight. This year, the movie that can hold its head up highest, at least for a few days, is Pain & Gain, which is projected to open in first place with a respectable $20 million, just $6 million less than its reported production budget. Another film that will post an excellent start is Mud, which will most likely just miss out on the top 10, but will pull in about $2.2 million from just 363 theaters for Roadside Attractions, and end with a theater average of $6,000 -- basically the same as Pain & Gain. Both films will be wiped out by Iron Man 3 when it opens on Thursday. The Summer's first behemoth has already picked up $195.3 million internationally. More...

Limited Releases: Clear as Mud

April 26th, 2013

There are not a huge number of limited releases opening this weekend, but there are a few that might thrive in limited release. This includes Mud, the widest limited release of the week, and also the best-reviewed. Add in a great cast, and the film might not collapse under the weight of its theater count. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,338 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,987 $2,012,012
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,482 $1,517,410
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 191 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,327 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,435 $2,012,012
Top 2013 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 55 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 601-700) 642 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,437 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 661 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,037 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,291 $1,517,410
All Time Domestic Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies 76 $1,517,410

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 26, 2013 55 $22,168   2 $11,084   $22,168 1
May 3, 2013 33 $74,097 +234% 12 $6,175   $107,273 2
May 10, 2013 31 $84,749 +14% 22 $3,852   $225,497 3
May 17, 2013 24 $157,114 +85% 61 $2,576   $419,738 4
May 24, 2013 21 $163,639 +4% 64 $2,557   $664,136 5
May 31, 2013 20 $140,512 -14% 74 $1,899   $897,137 6
Jun 7, 2013 27 $113,057 -20% 75 $1,507   $1,076,540 7
Jun 14, 2013 32 $76,749 -32% 70 $1,096   $1,212,236 8
Jun 21, 2013 35 $46,298 -40% 53 $874   $1,302,213 9
Jun 28, 2013 47 $27,995 -40% 34 $823   $1,362,634 10
Jul 12, 2013 40 $21,777   21 $1,037   $1,445,034 12
Jul 19, 2013 64 $10,058 -54% 9 $1,118   $1,467,138 13
Jul 26, 2013 53 $13,723 +36% 14 $980   $1,487,756 14
Aug 2, 2013 61 $8,783 -36% 9 $976   $1,511,798 15

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 26, 2013 - $5,623     2 $2,812   $5,623 1
Apr 27, 2013 - $9,549 +70%   2 $4,775   $15,172 2
Apr 28, 2013 - $6,996 -27%   2 $3,498   $22,168 3
Apr 29, 2013 - $2,752 -61%   2 $1,376   $24,920 4
Apr 30, 2013 - $2,378 -14%   2 $1,189   $27,298 5
May 1, 2013 - $3,260 +37%   2 $1,630   $30,558 6
May 2, 2013 - $2,618 -20%   2 $1,309   $33,176 7
May 3, 2013 - $18,596 +610% +231% 12 $1,550   $51,772 8
May 4, 2013 - $34,130 +84% +257% 12 $2,844   $85,902 9
May 5, 2013 - $21,371 -37% +205% 12 $1,781   $107,273 10
May 6, 2013 - $8,090 -62% +194% 12 $674   $115,363 11
May 7, 2013 - $8,674 +7% +265% 12 $723   $124,037 12
May 8, 2013 - $8,565 -1% +163% 12 $714   $132,602 13
May 9, 2013 - $8,146 -5% +211% 12 $679   $140,748 14
May 10, 2013 - $18,965 +133% +2% 22 $862   $159,713 15
May 11, 2013 - $38,047 +101% +11% 22 $1,729   $197,760 16
May 12, 2013 - $27,737 -27% +30% 22 $1,261   $225,497 17
May 13, 2013 - $8,557 -69% +6% 22 $389   $234,054 18
May 14, 2013 - $10,596 +24% +22% 22 $482   $244,650 19
May 15, 2013 - $9,693 -9% +13% 22 $441   $254,343 20
May 16, 2013 - $8,281 -15% +2% 22 $376   $262,624 21
May 17, 2013 - $39,782 +380% +110% 61 $652   $302,406 22
May 18, 2013 - $66,736 +68% +75% 61 $1,094   $369,142 23
May 19, 2013 - $50,596 -24% +82% 61 $829   $419,738 24
May 20, 2013 - $19,461 -62% +127% 61 $319   $439,199 25
May 21, 2013 - $20,792 +7% +96% 61 $341   $459,991 26
May 22, 2013 - $20,458 -2% +111% 61 $335   $480,449 27
May 23, 2013 - $20,048 -2% +142% 61 $329   $500,497 28
May 24, 2013 - $41,101 +105% +3% 64 $642   $541,598 29
May 25, 2013 - $67,577 +64% +1% 64 $1,056   $609,175 30
May 26, 2013 - $54,961 -19% +9% 64 $859   $664,136 31
May 27, 2013 - $44,532 -19% +129% 64 $696   $708,668 32
May 28, 2013 - $16,998 -62% -18% 64 $266   $725,666 33
May 29, 2013 - $15,548 -9% -24% 64 $243   $741,214 34
May 30, 2013 - $15,411 -1% -23% 64 $241   $756,625 35
May 31, 2013 - $35,913 +133% -13% 74 $485   $792,538 36
Jun 1, 2013 - $61,093 +70% -10% 74 $826   $853,631 37
Jun 2, 2013 - $43,506 -29% -21% 74 $588   $897,137 38
Jun 3, 2013 - $14,199 -67% -68% 74 $192   $911,336 39
Jun 4, 2013 - $16,566 +17% -3% 74 $224   $927,902 40
Jun 5, 2013 - $17,624 +6% +13% 74 $238   $945,526 41
Jun 6, 2013 - $17,957 +2% +17% 74 $243   $963,483 42
Jun 7, 2013 - $31,331 +74% -13% 75 $418   $994,814 43
Jun 8, 2013 - $48,867 +56% -20% 75 $652   $1,043,681 44
Jun 9, 2013 - $32,859 -33% -24% 75 $438   $1,076,540 45
Jun 10, 2013 - $14,386 -56% +1% 75 $192   $1,090,926 46
Jun 11, 2013 - $14,360 n/c -13% 75 $191   $1,105,286 47
Jun 12, 2013 - $14,578 +2% -17% 75 $194   $1,119,864 48
Jun 13, 2013 - $15,623 +7% -13% 75 $208   $1,135,487 49
Jun 14, 2013 - $20,224 +29% -35% 70 $289   $1,155,711 50
Jun 15, 2013 - $28,906 +43% -41% 70 $413   $1,184,617 51
Jun 16, 2013 - $27,619 -4% -16% 70 $395   $1,212,236 52
Jun 17, 2013 - $10,440 -62% -27% 70 $149   $1,222,676 53
Jun 18, 2013 - $10,260 -2% -29% 70 $147   $1,232,936 54
Jun 19, 2013 - $11,988 +17% -18% 70 $171   $1,244,924 55
Jun 20, 2013 - $10,991 -8% -30% 70 $157   $1,255,915 56
Jun 21, 2013 - $11,524 +5% -43% 53 $217   $1,267,439 57
Jun 22, 2013 - $19,287 +67% -33% 53 $364   $1,286,726 58
Jun 23, 2013 - $15,487 -20% -44% 53 $292   $1,302,213 59
Jun 24, 2013 - $7,329 -53% -30% 53 $138   $1,309,542 60
Jun 25, 2013 - $8,352 +14% -19% 53 $158   $1,317,894 61
Jun 26, 2013 - $8,457 +1% -29% 53 $160   $1,326,351 62
Jun 28, 2013 - $6,896   -40% 34 $203   $1,341,535 64
Jun 29, 2013 - $10,866 +58% -44% 34 $320   $1,352,401 65
Jun 30, 2013 - $10,233 -6% -34% 34 $301   $1,362,634 66
Jul 1, 2013 - $3,969 -61% -46% 34 $117   $1,366,603 67
Jul 2, 2013 - $4,619 +16% -45% 34 $136   $1,371,222 68
Jul 12, 2013 - $5,296     21 $252   $1,428,553 78
Jul 13, 2013 - $7,721 +46%   21 $368   $1,436,274 79
Jul 14, 2013 - $8,760 +13%   21 $417   $1,445,034 80
Jul 15, 2013 - $2,925 -67%   21 $139   $1,447,959 81
Jul 16, 2013 - $4,251 +45%   21 $202   $1,452,210 82
Jul 17, 2013 - $2,459 -42%   21 $117   $1,454,669 83
Jul 18, 2013 - $2,411 -2%   21 $115   $1,457,080 84
Jul 22, 2013 - $1,202   -59% 9 $134   $1,468,340 88
Jul 23, 2013 - $1,477 +23% -65% 9 $164   $1,469,817 89
Jul 24, 2013 - $1,553 +5% -37% 9 $173   $1,471,370 90
Jul 25, 2013 - $2,663 +71% +10% 9 $296   $1,474,033 91
Jul 26, 2013 - $4,737 +78%   14 $338   $1,478,770 92
Jul 27, 2013 - $4,080 -14%   14 $291   $1,482,850 93
Jul 28, 2013 - $4,906 +20%   14 $350   $1,487,756 94
Jul 29, 2013 - $4,141 -16% +245% 14 $296   $1,491,897 95
Jul 30, 2013 - $3,551 -14% +140% 14 $254   $1,495,448 96
Jul 31, 2013 - $3,546 n/c +128% 14 $253   $1,498,994 97
Aug 1, 2013 - $4,021 +13% +51% 14 $287   $1,503,015 98
Aug 2, 2013 - $2,330 -42% -51% 9 $259   $1,505,345 99
Aug 3, 2013 - $3,499 +50% -14% 9 $389   $1,508,844 100
Aug 4, 2013 - $2,954 -16% -40% 9 $328   $1,511,798 101
Aug 5, 2013 - $1,031 -65% -75% 9 $115   $1,512,829 102
Aug 6, 2013 - $1,613 +56% -55% 9 $179   $1,514,442 103
Aug 7, 2013 - $1,695 +5% -52% 9 $188   $1,516,137 104
Aug 8, 2013 - $1,273 -25% -68% 9 $141   $1,517,410 105

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 26, 2013 54 $33,176   2 $16,588   $33,176 1
May 3, 2013 31 $107,572 +224% 12 $8,964   $140,748 2
May 10, 2013 32 $121,876 +13% 22 $5,540   $262,624 3
May 17, 2013 24 $237,873 +95% 61 $3,900   $500,497 4
May 24, 2013 23 $240,717 +1% 64 $3,761   $741,214 5
May 31, 2013 19 $222,269 -8% 74 $3,004   $963,483 6
Jun 7, 2013 32 $113,057 -49% 75 $1,507   $1,076,540 7
Jun 14, 2013 27 $179,375 +59% 70 $2,563   $1,255,915 8
Jun 21, 2013 37 $78,724 -56% 53 $1,485   $1,334,639 9
Jul 12, 2013 42 $33,823   21 $1,611   $1,457,080 12
Jul 19, 2013 59 $16,953 -50% 9 $1,884   $1,474,033 13
Jul 26, 2013 51 $28,982 +71% 14 $2,070   $1,503,015 14
Aug 2, 2013 64 $14,395 -50% 9 $1,599   $1,517,410 15

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 12/5/2013 $24,174 39 39 41 $34,771 12/30/2018
Australia 4/11/2013 $92,601 38 38 38 $92,601 12/14/2015
Austria 4/5/2013 $35,337 16 19 68 $90,354 12/14/2015
Denmark 4/4/2013 $373,393 99 111 378 $1,563,501 12/14/2015
Finland 4/19/2013 $20,770 22 22 35 $49,794 12/14/2015
Germany 3/21/2013 $171,212 96 101 516 $747,132 12/14/2015
Iceland 2/8/2013 $0 0 2 8 $29,819 12/30/2018
Mexico 3/28/2013 $187,729 140 140 296 $517,274 12/14/2015
Netherlands 4/4/2013 $41,834 31 32 63 $108,800 12/14/2015
Norway 8/24/2012 $0 0 154 845 $14,111,514 12/13/2015
Russia (CIS) 4/18/2013 $1,064,606 603 603 1,206 $1,711,554 12/30/2018
Singapore 11/14/2013 $0 0 1 2 $9,167 12/13/2015
Spain 9/27/2013 $0 0 1 1 $393,973 12/13/2015
Sweden 3/22/2013 $54,684 23 37 186 $333,046 12/14/2015
Switzerland 4/18/2013 $69,853 15 18 33 $127,488 12/14/2015
Ukraine 4/18/2013 $24,985 43 43 85 $45,180 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 4/18/2013 $69,639 17 17 18 $88,724 12/30/2018
 
International Total$20,054,692 12/30/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,503 $20,054,692
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,852 $20,054,692
Top 2012 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 176 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 218 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,880 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 235 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 702 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,062 $20,054,692
All Time International Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies 42 $20,054,692

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,231 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,440 $21,572,102
Top 2012 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 207 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 343 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,527 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 384 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,106 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,574 $21,572,102
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Weinstein Co. Movies 65 $21,572,102

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