New Zealand Box Office for Last Cab to Darwin (2015)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
New Zealand Box Office $433,915Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,821,137Details
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Synopsis

Rex, a Broken Hill cab driver, has spent his life avoiding getting close to people. Even his best friend and occasional lover Polly, who lives across the road, is kept at distance. One day, he discovers he is dying. He doesn’t want to be forced to rely on anyone, least of all Polly, so he decides to leave his home and drive alone the 3000kms across the continent to Darwin, where the recently passed euthanasia laws lead him to believe he can be in control of his own death. But on this epic journey he meets people who force him to re-evaluate his life. He begins to realize that a life not shared is a life not lived. Sadly it seems wisdom has come too late, until Polly finally gives Rex the courage to act. Against all the odds, in one final heroic act of pure will, he drives his cab back through time and distance to Broken Hill, where he will share what he has left of his life with the one he loves.

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Movie Details

New Zealand Releases: August 27th, 2015 (Limited)
Video Release: September 19th, 2016 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 123 minutes
Keywords: Terminal Illness, Australian Aboriginals, Australia, Taxi Driver, Suicide Attempt, Road Trip, Doctors
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Screen Australia, Screen NSW, South Australian Film Corp., Screen Territory, Films Distribution, Pork Chop
Production Countries: Australia
Languages: English

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2015/08/28 9 $40,226   15 $2,682   $40,226 1
2015/09/04 9 $37,369 -7% 15 $2,491   $106,624 2
2015/09/11 3 $63,551 +70% 46 $1,382   $185,530 3
2015/09/18 5 $51,009 -20% 44 $1,159   $271,145 4
2015/09/25 9 $29,819 -42% 43 $693   $324,677 5
2015/10/02 11 $21,910 -27% 27 $811   $364,128 6
2015/10/09 13 $15,432 -30% 50 $309   $398,511 7
2015/10/16 16 $10,819 -30% 53 $204   $425,460 8
2015/10/23 21 $6,063 -44% 47 $129   $435,205 9
2015/10/30 26 $2,376 -61% 37 $64   $442,106 10
2015/11/06 32 $1,530 -36% 26 $59   $428,316 11
2015/11/13 32 $1,033 -32% 14 $74   $431,210 12
2015/11/20 27 $1,215 +18% 11 $110   $435,253 13
2015/11/27 34 $496 -59% 6 $83   $434,680 14
2015/12/04 41 $150 -70% 5 $30   $449,919 15
2015/12/11 49 $25 -83% 5 $5   $448,202 16
2015/12/18 38 $55 +120% 4 $14   $450,230 17
2015/12/25 44 $20 -64% 1 $20   $433,623 18
2016/01/08 37 $173   2 $87   $433,796 20
2016/01/15 41 $93 -46% 1 $93   $433,915 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 7/3/2015 $4,943 1 247 1636 $5,319,798 11/21/2016
New Zealand 8/27/2015 $40,226 15 53 452 $433,915 6/9/2016
North America 6/10/2016 $620 1 4 21 $34,193 8/11/2019
 
Rest of World $33,231
 
Worldwide Total$5,821,137 8/11/2019

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Lead Ensemble Members

Michael Caton    Rex
Ningali Lawford-Wolf    Polly
Mark Coles Smith    Tilly
Emma Hamilton    Julie
Jacki Weaver    Dr. Farmer

Supporting Cast

David Field    Dougie
Kelly Butler    Stella
Elliott Weston    Frank
Jeremy Cumpston    Dr. Sharpe
Christopher Stollery    Specialist

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jeremy Sims    Director
Reg Cribb    Screenwriter
Jeremy Sims    Screenwriter
Reg Cribb    Story adapted from the stageplay written by
Greg Duffy    Producer
Lisa Duff    Producer
Jeremy Sims    Producer
Ned Lander    Executive Producer
Edward Simpson    Executive Producer
Andrew Myer    Executive Producer
Ian Darling    Executive Producer
Mark Nelson    Executive Producer
Chris Cuffe    Executive Producer
Natasha Cuffe    Executive Producer
Prue MacLeod    Executive Producer
Jon Adgemis    Executive Producer
Michael Burton    Executive Producer
Steve Arnold    Director of Photography
Clayton Jauncey    Production Designer
Marcus D'Arcy    Editor
Simon Lister    Sound Designer
Ed Kuepper    Composer
Jane Johnston    Costume Designer
Kirsty McGregor    Casting Director