Lost in Translation (2003)

Lost in Translation
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,585,453Details
International Box Office $72,499,844
Worldwide Box Office $117,085,297
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte, meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is accompanying her celebrity-photographer husband. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction and understanding amidst the bright Tokyo lights after a chance meeting in the quiet lull of the hotel bar. They form a bond that is as unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$925,087 (2.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 29.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:23 opening theaters/882 max. theaters, 11.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,655,486

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 12th, 2003 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: December 25th, 2003 (Limited) (Australia)
January 22nd, 2004 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 7th, 2024 (Limited) (South Korea)
August 7th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some sexual content
Running Time: 102 minutes
Award nomination: 2004 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Winner
Plot point: Culture Clash, Language Barrier
Social setting: Advertising and Marketing, Golden Years
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: American Zoetrope, Elemental Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 12, 2003 15 $925,087   23 $40,221   $925,087 1
Sep 19, 2003 10 $2,622,737 +184% 183 $14,332   $3,957,342 2
Sep 26, 2003 10 $3,688,538 +41% 488 $7,558   $8,640,267 3
Oct 3, 2003 7 $4,163,333 +13% 864 $4,819   $14,017,704 4
Oct 10, 2003 10 $2,822,419 -32% 882 $3,200   $18,121,154 5
Oct 17, 2003 11 $1,903,194 -33% 771 $2,468   $20,964,443 6
Oct 24, 2003 13 $1,483,166 -22% 568 $2,611   $23,111,364 7
Oct 31, 2003 13 $1,233,218 -17% 522 $2,362   $24,844,796 8
Nov 7, 2003 13 $942,992 -24% 380 $2,482   $26,244,243 9
Nov 14, 2003 15 $706,284 -25% 301 $2,346   $27,310,686 10
Nov 21, 2003 18 $531,787 -25% 228 $2,332   $28,061,165 11
Nov 28, 2003 19 $544,363 +2% 177 $3,075   $28,901,949 12
Dec 5, 2003 20 $283,758 -48% 156 $1,819   $29,310,562 13
Dec 12, 2003 23 $217,008 -24% 148 $1,466   $29,649,058 14
Dec 19, 2003 22 $263,089 +21% 130 $2,024   $30,032,449 15
Dec 26, 2003 26 $370,468 +41% 117 $3,166   $30,656,612 16
Jan 2, 2004 25 $499,543 +35% 123 $4,061   $31,586,561 17
Jan 9, 2004 20 $747,470 +50% 342 $2,186   $32,520,705 18
Jan 16, 2004 21 $763,034 +2% 366 $2,085   $33,584,106 19
Jan 23, 2004 22 $725,768 -5% 357 $2,033   $34,677,058 20
Jan 30, 2004 15 $2,156,557 +197% 632 $3,412   $37,437,901 21
Feb 6, 2004 15 $1,731,915 -20% 630 $2,749   $39,853,665 22
Feb 13, 2004 15 $1,492,810 -14% 600 $2,488   $41,815,971 23
Feb 20, 2004 18 $831,250 -44% 481 $1,728   $43,217,012 24
Feb 27, 2004 23 $432,129 -48% 291 $1,485   $43,871,278 25
Mar 5, 2004 29 $243,105 -44% 179 $1,358   $44,161,419 26
Mar 12, 2004 37 $120,027 -51% 111 $1,081   $44,477,523 27
Mar 19, 2004 50 $42,950 -64% 51 $842   $44,566,004 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2003 10 $883,000     183 $4,825   $2,250,000 8
Sep 22, 2003 8 $242,000     183 $1,322   $4,199,000 11
Sep 23, 2003 8 $265,000 +10%   183 $1,448   $4,464,000 12
Sep 24, 2003 8 $235,000 -11%   183 $1,284   $4,699,000 13
Sep 25, 2003 8 $235,000 n/c   183 $1,284   $4,952,000 14
Sep 26, 2003 10 $1,026,000 +337% +16% 488 $2,102   $5,978,000 15
Sep 27, 2003 10 $1,652,000 +61%   488 $3,385   $7,634,000 16
Sep 28, 2003 9 $1,007,000 -39%   488 $2,064   $8,640,267 17
Sep 29, 2003 9 $288,000 -71% +19% 488 $590   $8,928,000 18
Sep 30, 2003 8 $320,000 +11% +21% 488 $656   $9,249,000 19
Oct 1, 2003 8 $284,000 -11% +21% 488 $582   $9,533,000 20
Oct 2, 2003 6 $332,000 +17% +41% 488 $680   $9,863,000 21
Oct 3, 2003 7 $1,256,000 +278% +22% 864 $1,454   $11,119,000 22
Oct 4, 2003 7 $1,992,000 +59% +21% 864 $2,306   $13,037,000 23
Oct 5, 2003 7 $979,000 -51% -3% 864 $1,133   $14,017,704 24
Oct 6, 2003 7 $331,000 -66% +15% 864 $383   $14,348,000 25
Oct 7, 2003 7 $335,000 +1% +5% 864 $388   $14,683,000 26
Oct 8, 2003 7 $294,000 -12% +4% 864 $340   $14,977,000 27
Oct 9, 2003 7 $331,000 +13% n/c 864 $383   $15,299,000 28
Oct 10, 2003 10 $800,000 +142% -36% 882 $907   $16,099,000 29
Oct 11, 2003 10 $1,217,000 +52% -39% 882 $1,380   $17,320,000 30
Oct 12, 2003 10 $804,000 -34% -18% 882 $912   $18,121,154 31
Oct 13, 2003 10 $343,000 -57% +4% 882 $389   $18,464,000 32
Oct 14, 2003 10 $224,000 -35% -33% 882 $254   $18,688,000 33
Oct 21, 2003 10 $183,000   -18% 771 $237   $21,308,000 40
Oct 22, 2003 10 $169,000 -8%   771 $219   $21,476,000 41
Oct 23, 2003 10 $171,000 +1%   771 $222   $21,628,000 42
Jan 19, 2004 22 $164,728     366 $450   $33,748,834 130
Feb 16, 2004 15 $256,444     600 $427   $42,072,415 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 12, 2003 15 $1,334,605   23 $58,026   $1,334,605 1
Sep 19, 2003 11 $3,617,124 +171% 183 $19,766   $4,951,729 2
Sep 26, 2003 10 $4,902,642 +36% 488 $10,046   $9,854,371 3
Oct 3, 2003 7 $5,444,364 +11% 864 $6,301   $15,298,735 4
Oct 10, 2003 10 $3,762,514 -31% 882 $4,266   $19,061,249 5
Oct 17, 2003 11 $2,566,949 -32% 771 $3,329   $21,628,198 6
Oct 24, 2003 13 $1,983,380 -23% 568 $3,492   $23,611,578 7
Oct 31, 2003 14 $1,689,673 -15% 522 $3,237   $25,301,251 8
Nov 7, 2003 13 $1,303,151 -23% 380 $3,429   $26,604,402 9
Nov 14, 2003 15 $924,976 -29% 301 $3,073   $27,529,378 10
Nov 21, 2003 23 $828,208 -10% 228 $3,632   $28,357,586 11
Nov 28, 2003 20 $669,218 -19% 177 $3,781   $29,026,804 12
Dec 5, 2003 19 $405,246 -39% 156 $2,598   $29,432,050 13
Dec 12, 2003 23 $337,310 -17% 148 $2,279   $29,769,360 14
Dec 19, 2003 21 $516,784 +53% 130 $3,975   $30,286,144 15
Dec 26, 2003 26 $800,874 +55% 117 $6,845   $31,087,018 16
Jan 2, 2004 24 $686,217 -14% 123 $5,579   $31,773,235 17
Jan 9, 2004 20 $1,047,837 +53% 342 $3,064   $32,821,072 18
Jan 16, 2004 23 $1,130,218 +8% 366 $3,088   $33,951,290 19
Jan 23, 2004 18 $1,330,054 +18% 357 $3,726   $35,281,344 20
Jan 30, 2004 15 $2,840,406 +114% 632 $4,494   $38,121,750 21
Feb 6, 2004 15 $2,201,411 -22% 630 $3,494   $40,323,161 22
Feb 13, 2004 16 $2,062,601 -6% 600 $3,438   $42,385,762 23
Feb 20, 2004 19 $1,053,387 -49% 481 $2,190   $43,439,149 24
Feb 27, 2004 25 $479,165 -55% 291 $1,647   $43,918,314 25
Mar 5, 2004 27 $439,182 -8% 179 $2,454   $44,357,496 26
Mar 12, 2004 42 $165,558 -62% 111 $1,492   $44,523,054 27
Mar 19, 2004 53 $62,399 -62% 51 $1,224   $44,585,453 28

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Synopsis

A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte, meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is accompanying her celebrity-photographer husband. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction and understanding amidst the bright Tokyo lights after a chance meeting in the quiet lull of the hotel bar. They form a bond that is as unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$925,087 (2.1% of total gross)
Legs:10.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:38.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$4,000,000 (worldwide box office is 29.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:23 opening theaters/882 max. theaters, 11.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $87,655,486

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 12th, 2003 (Limited) by Focus Features
International Releases: December 25th, 2003 (Limited) (Australia)
January 22nd, 2004 (Wide) (New Zealand)
February 7th, 2024 (Limited) (South Korea)
August 7th, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: February 3rd, 2004 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for some sexual content
Running Time: 102 minutes
Award nomination: 2004 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Winner
Plot point: Culture Clash, Language Barrier
Social setting: Advertising and Marketing, Golden Years
Subgenre: Comedy Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: American Zoetrope, Elemental Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 12, 2003 15 $925,087   23 $40,221   $925,087 1
Sep 19, 2003 10 $2,622,737 +184% 183 $14,332   $3,957,342 2
Sep 26, 2003 10 $3,688,538 +41% 488 $7,558   $8,640,267 3
Oct 3, 2003 7 $4,163,333 +13% 864 $4,819   $14,017,704 4
Oct 10, 2003 10 $2,822,419 -32% 882 $3,200   $18,121,154 5
Oct 17, 2003 11 $1,903,194 -33% 771 $2,468   $20,964,443 6
Oct 24, 2003 13 $1,483,166 -22% 568 $2,611   $23,111,364 7
Oct 31, 2003 13 $1,233,218 -17% 522 $2,362   $24,844,796 8
Nov 7, 2003 13 $942,992 -24% 380 $2,482   $26,244,243 9
Nov 14, 2003 15 $706,284 -25% 301 $2,346   $27,310,686 10
Nov 21, 2003 18 $531,787 -25% 228 $2,332   $28,061,165 11
Nov 28, 2003 19 $544,363 +2% 177 $3,075   $28,901,949 12
Dec 5, 2003 20 $283,758 -48% 156 $1,819   $29,310,562 13
Dec 12, 2003 23 $217,008 -24% 148 $1,466   $29,649,058 14
Dec 19, 2003 22 $263,089 +21% 130 $2,024   $30,032,449 15
Dec 26, 2003 26 $370,468 +41% 117 $3,166   $30,656,612 16
Jan 2, 2004 25 $499,543 +35% 123 $4,061   $31,586,561 17
Jan 9, 2004 20 $747,470 +50% 342 $2,186   $32,520,705 18
Jan 16, 2004 21 $763,034 +2% 366 $2,085   $33,584,106 19
Jan 23, 2004 22 $725,768 -5% 357 $2,033   $34,677,058 20
Jan 30, 2004 15 $2,156,557 +197% 632 $3,412   $37,437,901 21
Feb 6, 2004 15 $1,731,915 -20% 630 $2,749   $39,853,665 22
Feb 13, 2004 15 $1,492,810 -14% 600 $2,488   $41,815,971 23
Feb 20, 2004 18 $831,250 -44% 481 $1,728   $43,217,012 24
Feb 27, 2004 23 $432,129 -48% 291 $1,485   $43,871,278 25
Mar 5, 2004 29 $243,105 -44% 179 $1,358   $44,161,419 26
Mar 12, 2004 37 $120,027 -51% 111 $1,081   $44,477,523 27
Mar 19, 2004 50 $42,950 -64% 51 $842   $44,566,004 28

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 19, 2003 10 $883,000     183 $4,825   $2,250,000 8
Sep 22, 2003 8 $242,000     183 $1,322   $4,199,000 11
Sep 23, 2003 8 $265,000 +10%   183 $1,448   $4,464,000 12
Sep 24, 2003 8 $235,000 -11%   183 $1,284   $4,699,000 13
Sep 25, 2003 8 $235,000 n/c   183 $1,284   $4,952,000 14
Sep 26, 2003 10 $1,026,000 +337% +16% 488 $2,102   $5,978,000 15
Sep 27, 2003 10 $1,652,000 +61%   488 $3,385   $7,634,000 16
Sep 28, 2003 9 $1,007,000 -39%   488 $2,064   $8,640,267 17
Sep 29, 2003 9 $288,000 -71% +19% 488 $590   $8,928,000 18
Sep 30, 2003 8 $320,000 +11% +21% 488 $656   $9,249,000 19
Oct 1, 2003 8 $284,000 -11% +21% 488 $582   $9,533,000 20
Oct 2, 2003 6 $332,000 +17% +41% 488 $680   $9,863,000 21
Oct 3, 2003 7 $1,256,000 +278% +22% 864 $1,454   $11,119,000 22
Oct 4, 2003 7 $1,992,000 +59% +21% 864 $2,306   $13,037,000 23
Oct 5, 2003 7 $979,000 -51% -3% 864 $1,133   $14,017,704 24
Oct 6, 2003 7 $331,000 -66% +15% 864 $383   $14,348,000 25
Oct 7, 2003 7 $335,000 +1% +5% 864 $388   $14,683,000 26
Oct 8, 2003 7 $294,000 -12% +4% 864 $340   $14,977,000 27
Oct 9, 2003 7 $331,000 +13% n/c 864 $383   $15,299,000 28
Oct 10, 2003 10 $800,000 +142% -36% 882 $907   $16,099,000 29
Oct 11, 2003 10 $1,217,000 +52% -39% 882 $1,380   $17,320,000 30
Oct 12, 2003 10 $804,000 -34% -18% 882 $912   $18,121,154 31
Oct 13, 2003 10 $343,000 -57% +4% 882 $389   $18,464,000 32
Oct 14, 2003 10 $224,000 -35% -33% 882 $254   $18,688,000 33
Oct 21, 2003 10 $183,000   -18% 771 $237   $21,308,000 40
Oct 22, 2003 10 $169,000 -8%   771 $219   $21,476,000 41
Oct 23, 2003 10 $171,000 +1%   771 $222   $21,628,000 42
Jan 19, 2004 22 $164,728     366 $450   $33,748,834 130
Feb 16, 2004 15 $256,444     600 $427   $42,072,415 158

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 12, 2003 15 $1,334,605   23 $58,026   $1,334,605 1
Sep 19, 2003 11 $3,617,124 +171% 183 $19,766   $4,951,729 2
Sep 26, 2003 10 $4,902,642 +36% 488 $10,046   $9,854,371 3
Oct 3, 2003 7 $5,444,364 +11% 864 $6,301   $15,298,735 4
Oct 10, 2003 10 $3,762,514 -31% 882 $4,266   $19,061,249 5
Oct 17, 2003 11 $2,566,949 -32% 771 $3,329   $21,628,198 6
Oct 24, 2003 13 $1,983,380 -23% 568 $3,492   $23,611,578 7
Oct 31, 2003 14 $1,689,673 -15% 522 $3,237   $25,301,251 8
Nov 7, 2003 13 $1,303,151 -23% 380 $3,429   $26,604,402 9
Nov 14, 2003 15 $924,976 -29% 301 $3,073   $27,529,378 10
Nov 21, 2003 23 $828,208 -10% 228 $3,632   $28,357,586 11
Nov 28, 2003 20 $669,218 -19% 177 $3,781   $29,026,804 12
Dec 5, 2003 19 $405,246 -39% 156 $2,598   $29,432,050 13
Dec 12, 2003 23 $337,310 -17% 148 $2,279   $29,769,360 14
Dec 19, 2003 21 $516,784 +53% 130 $3,975   $30,286,144 15
Dec 26, 2003 26 $800,874 +55% 117 $6,845   $31,087,018 16
Jan 2, 2004 24 $686,217 -14% 123 $5,579   $31,773,235 17
Jan 9, 2004 20 $1,047,837 +53% 342 $3,064   $32,821,072 18
Jan 16, 2004 23 $1,130,218 +8% 366 $3,088   $33,951,290 19
Jan 23, 2004 18 $1,330,054 +18% 357 $3,726   $35,281,344 20
Jan 30, 2004 15 $2,840,406 +114% 632 $4,494   $38,121,750 21
Feb 6, 2004 15 $2,201,411 -22% 630 $3,494   $40,323,161 22
Feb 13, 2004 16 $2,062,601 -6% 600 $3,438   $42,385,762 23
Feb 20, 2004 19 $1,053,387 -49% 481 $2,190   $43,439,149 24
Feb 27, 2004 25 $479,165 -55% 291 $1,647   $43,918,314 25
Mar 5, 2004 27 $439,182 -8% 179 $2,454   $44,357,496 26
Mar 12, 2004 42 $165,558 -62% 111 $1,492   $44,523,054 27
Mar 19, 2004 53 $62,399 -62% 51 $1,224   $44,585,453 28

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.