Love is Strange (2014)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $2,262,555 | Details |
| International Box Office | $662,662 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $2,925,217 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $100,341 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $59,810 | |
| Total | $160,151 | |
| OpusData ID: 206410100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
After nearly four decades together, Ben and George finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and—victims of the relentless New York City real estate market—temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home. While George moves in with two cops who live down stairs, Ben lands in Brooklyn with his nephew, his wife, and their temperamental teenage son, with whom Ben shares a bedroom. While struggling with the pain of separation, Ben and George are further challenged by the intergenerational tensions and capricious family dynamics of their new living arrangements.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $117,276 (5.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 77.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/138 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,312,107 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 22nd, 2014 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | November 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands) February 13th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom) March 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia) July 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Hong Kong) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | January 13th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for language. (Rating bulletin 2321, 5/7/2014) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | New York |
| Plot point: | Dysfunctional Family, Fired, Homeless, LGBTQ+, Newlyweds, Religious, Romance |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Parts and Labor, Faliro House Productions, Film 50, Mutressa Movies, RT Features |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | 37 | $117,276 | 5 | $23,455 | $117,276 | 1 | |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 36 | $253,785 | +116% | 27 | $9,399 | $416,876 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 31 | $255,295 | +1% | 44 | $5,802 | $811,000 | 3 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | 27 | $341,769 | +34% | 102 | $3,351 | $1,237,508 | 4 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 29 | $213,957 | -37% | 112 | $1,910 | $1,567,291 | 5 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 29 | $180,765 | -16% | 138 | $1,310 | $1,833,139 | 6 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 48 | $47,938 | 70 | $685 | $2,132,741 | 8 | |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 62 | $21,515 | -55% | 40 | $538 | $2,180,861 | 9 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | 61 | $20,429 | -5% | 47 | $435 | $2,214,019 | 10 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 70 | $10,277 | -50% | 23 | $447 | $2,235,879 | 11 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 76 | $5,103 | -50% | 13 | $393 | $2,252,580 | 12 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | 70 | $4,235 | -17% | 10 | $424 | $2,260,037 | 13 |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 85 | $323 | -92% | 10 | $32 | $2,260,360 | 14 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 91 | $294 | 1 | $294 | $2,262,081 | 16 | |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 84 | $122 | 1 | $122 | $2,262,203 | 20 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | 36 | $163,091 | 5 | $32,618 | $163,091 | 1 | |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 35 | $392,614 | +141% | 27 | $14,541 | $555,705 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 28 | $340,034 | -13% | 44 | $7,728 | $895,739 | 3 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | 27 | $457,595 | +35% | 102 | $4,486 | $1,353,334 | 4 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 29 | $299,040 | -35% | 112 | $2,670 | $1,652,374 | 5 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | 71 | $13,047 | 5 | $2,609 | $1,846,186 | 7 | |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 47 | $74,543 | +471% | 70 | $1,065 | $2,159,346 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 88 | $5,399 | -93% | 4 | $1,350 | $2,138,140 | 9 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | 84 | $7,454 | +38% | 8 | $932 | $2,145,594 | 10 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 86 | $4,104 | -45% | 5 | $821 | $2,149,698 | 11 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 67 | $8,325 | +103% | 13 | $640 | $2,255,802 | 12 |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 86 | $1,427 | 3 | $476 | $2,261,787 | 15 | |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 96 | $474 | 1 | $474 | $2,262,555 | 20 |
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 | 3/19/2015 | $5,612 | 5 | 17 | 72 | $108,740 | 7/7/2015 | |||
| Hong Kong | 7/24/2015 | $9,990 | 2 | 2 | 7 | $22,493 | 11/26/2018 | |||
| Netherlands | 1/9/2015 | $38,100 | 20 | 20 | 40 | $97,000 | 11/21/2018 | |||
| Portugal | 5/27/2016 | $4,788 | 5 | 6 | 22 | $30,192 | 8/3/2017 | |||
| Spain | 11/7/2014 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $250,550 | 11/28/2018 | |||
| United Kingdom | 2/13/2015 | $153,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $153,687 | 8/27/2018 | |||
| International Total | $662,662 | 11/28/2018 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| John Lithgow | Ben | |
| Alfred Molina | George |
Supporting
| Marisa Tomei | Kate | |
| Darren Burrows | Elliot | |
| Charlie Tahan | Joey | |
| Cheyenne Jackson | Ted | |
| Manny Perez | Roberto | |
| Tatyana Zbirovskaya | Zlata | |
| Olya Zueva | Eugenia | |
| Jason Stuart | Officiant |
Production and Technical Credits
| Ira Sachs | Director | |
| Ira Sachs | Screenwriter | |
| Mauricio Zacharias | Screenwriter | |
| Lucas Joaquin | Producer | |
| Lars Knudsen | Producer | |
| Jay Van Hoy | Producer | |
| Ira Sachs | Producer | |
| Jayne Baron Sherman | Producer | |
| Blythe Robertson | Executive Producer | |
| Ali Betil | Executive Producer | |
| Abraham Brown | Executive Producer | |
| Marcy Feller | Executive Producer | |
| Gabby Hanna | Executive Producer | |
| Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | Executive Producer | |
| Jim A. Lande | Executive Producer | |
| Elika Portnoy | Executive Producer | |
| Lourenco Sant' Anna | Executive Producer | |
| Jim Stephens | Executive Producer | |
| Rodrigo Teixeira | Executive Producer | |
| Laura Teodosio | Executive Producer | |
| Christos Voudouris | Director of Photography | |
| Amy Williams | Production Designer | |
| Affonso Goncalves | Editor | |
| Michael Taylor | Editor | |
| Arjun Bhasin | Costume Designer | |
| Susan Jacobs | Music Supervisor | |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting Director |
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
After nearly four decades together, Ben and George finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and—victims of the relentless New York City real estate market—temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home. While George moves in with two cops who live down stairs, Ben lands in Brooklyn with his nephew, his wife, and their temperamental teenage son, with whom Ben shares a bedroom. While struggling with the pain of separation, Ben and George are further challenged by the intergenerational tensions and capricious family dynamics of their new living arrangements.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $117,276 (5.2% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 77.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/138 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,312,107 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 22nd, 2014 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | November 7th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
January 9th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands) February 13th, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom) March 19th, 2015 (Wide) (Australia) July 24th, 2015 (Wide) (Hong Kong) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | January 13th, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for language. (Rating bulletin 2321, 5/7/2014) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | New York |
| Plot point: | Dysfunctional Family, Fired, Homeless, LGBTQ+, Newlyweds, Religious, Romance |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Parts and Labor, Faliro House Productions, Film 50, Mutressa Movies, RT Features |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | 37 | $117,276 | 5 | $23,455 | $117,276 | 1 | |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 36 | $253,785 | +116% | 27 | $9,399 | $416,876 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 31 | $255,295 | +1% | 44 | $5,802 | $811,000 | 3 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | 27 | $341,769 | +34% | 102 | $3,351 | $1,237,508 | 4 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 29 | $213,957 | -37% | 112 | $1,910 | $1,567,291 | 5 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 29 | $180,765 | -16% | 138 | $1,310 | $1,833,139 | 6 |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 48 | $47,938 | 70 | $685 | $2,132,741 | 8 | |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 62 | $21,515 | -55% | 40 | $538 | $2,180,861 | 9 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | 61 | $20,429 | -5% | 47 | $435 | $2,214,019 | 10 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 70 | $10,277 | -50% | 23 | $447 | $2,235,879 | 11 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 76 | $5,103 | -50% | 13 | $393 | $2,252,580 | 12 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | 70 | $4,235 | -17% | 10 | $424 | $2,260,037 | 13 |
| Nov 21, 2014 | 85 | $323 | -92% | 10 | $32 | $2,260,360 | 14 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | 91 | $294 | 1 | $294 | $2,262,081 | 16 | |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 84 | $122 | 1 | $122 | $2,262,203 | 20 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | 36 | $163,091 | 5 | $32,618 | $163,091 | 1 | |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 35 | $392,614 | +141% | 27 | $14,541 | $555,705 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 28 | $340,034 | -13% | 44 | $7,728 | $895,739 | 3 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | 27 | $457,595 | +35% | 102 | $4,486 | $1,353,334 | 4 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 29 | $299,040 | -35% | 112 | $2,670 | $1,652,374 | 5 |
| Oct 3, 2014 | 71 | $13,047 | 5 | $2,609 | $1,846,186 | 7 | |
| Oct 10, 2014 | 47 | $74,543 | +471% | 70 | $1,065 | $2,159,346 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | 88 | $5,399 | -93% | 4 | $1,350 | $2,138,140 | 9 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | 84 | $7,454 | +38% | 8 | $932 | $2,145,594 | 10 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 86 | $4,104 | -45% | 5 | $821 | $2,149,698 | 11 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | 67 | $8,325 | +103% | 13 | $640 | $2,255,802 | 12 |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 86 | $1,427 | 3 | $476 | $2,261,787 | 15 | |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 96 | $474 | 1 | $474 | $2,262,555 | 20 |
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 | 3/19/2015 | $5,612 | 5 | 17 | 72 | $108,740 | 7/7/2015 | |||
| Hong Kong | 7/24/2015 | $9,990 | 2 | 2 | 7 | $22,493 | 11/26/2018 | |||
| Netherlands | 1/9/2015 | $38,100 | 20 | 20 | 40 | $97,000 | 11/21/2018 | |||
| Portugal | 5/27/2016 | $4,788 | 5 | 6 | 22 | $30,192 | 8/3/2017 | |||
| Spain | 11/7/2014 | $0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $250,550 | 11/28/2018 | |||
| United Kingdom | 2/13/2015 | $153,687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $153,687 | 8/27/2018 | |||
| International Total | $662,662 | 11/28/2018 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| John Lithgow | Ben | |
| Alfred Molina | George |
Supporting
| Marisa Tomei | Kate | |
| Darren Burrows | Elliot | |
| Charlie Tahan | Joey | |
| Cheyenne Jackson | Ted | |
| Manny Perez | Roberto | |
| Tatyana Zbirovskaya | Zlata | |
| Olya Zueva | Eugenia | |
| Jason Stuart | Officiant |
Production and Technical Credits
| Ira Sachs | Director | |
| Ira Sachs | Screenwriter | |
| Mauricio Zacharias | Screenwriter | |
| Lucas Joaquin | Producer | |
| Lars Knudsen | Producer | |
| Jay Van Hoy | Producer | |
| Ira Sachs | Producer | |
| Jayne Baron Sherman | Producer | |
| Blythe Robertson | Executive Producer | |
| Ali Betil | Executive Producer | |
| Abraham Brown | Executive Producer | |
| Marcy Feller | Executive Producer | |
| Gabby Hanna | Executive Producer | |
| Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | Executive Producer | |
| Jim A. Lande | Executive Producer | |
| Elika Portnoy | Executive Producer | |
| Lourenco Sant' Anna | Executive Producer | |
| Jim Stephens | Executive Producer | |
| Rodrigo Teixeira | Executive Producer | |
| Laura Teodosio | Executive Producer | |
| Christos Voudouris | Director of Photography | |
| Amy Williams | Production Designer | |
| Affonso Goncalves | Editor | |
| Michael Taylor | Editor | |
| Arjun Bhasin | Costume Designer | |
| Susan Jacobs | Music Supervisor | |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting Director |
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.