Australia Box Office for The Lunchbox (2014)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $1,326,141Details
Worldwide Box Office $15,517,886Details
Home Market Performance
North America Blu-ray Sales $512,957 Details
Total North America Video Sales $512,957
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Synopsis

Middle class housewife Ila is trying once again to add some spice to her marriage, this time through her cooking. She desperately hopes that this new recipe will finally arouse some kind of reaction from her neglectful husband. She prepares a special lunchbox to be delivered to him at work, but, unbeknownst to her, it is mistakenly delivered to another office worker, Saajan, a lonely man on the verge of retirement. Curious about the lack of reaction from her husband, Ila puts a little note in the following day’s lunchbox, in the hopes of getting to the bottom of the mystery. This begins a series of lunchbox notes between Saajan and Ila, and the mere comfort of communicating with a stranger anonymously soon evolves into an unexpected friendship. Gradually, their notes become little confessions about their loneliness, memories, regrets, fears, and even small joys. They each discover a new sense of self and find an anchor to hold on to in the big city of Mumbai that so often crushes hopes and dreams. Still strangers physically, Ila and Saajan become lost in a virtual relationship that could jeopardize both their realities.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$1,700,000
Australia Releases: July 10th, 2014 (Wide)
Video Release: July 1st, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2303, 12/24/2013)
Running Time: 104 minutes
Keywords: Relationships Gone Wrong, Food, Widow/Widower, Romance, Romantic Drama
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Rohfilm, Cine Mosaic, ASAP Films, Sikhya Entertainment, DAR Motion Pictures, NFDC
Production Countries: France, Germany, India
Languages: English, Hindi

2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2015

The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 1st, 2014

June 30th, 2014

It is a terrible week on the home market. The biggest new release according to Amazon.com is Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits, which is coming out on DVD and DVD or Blu-ray. However, according to the people sending me a screener, it doesn't come out till the first week of August. The best release on this week's list is The Grand Budapest Hotel, but it came out last month and the Blu-ray arrived late. The best new release on this week's list, that I know is coming out this week, is The Lunchbox and the Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: It is Obvious Who Won

June 11th, 2014

The Fault in Our Stars poster

Obvious Child led the way on the per theater chart with $77,000 in three theaters for an average of $25,772. The Fault in Our Stars earned an average of $15,128, which was surprisingly strong. The final film in the $10,000 club was Citizen Koch, which earned $10,200 in one theater. More...

Per Theater Chart: Belle Has Beautiful Debut

May 7th, 2014

Belle poster

Belle led the way on the per theater chart with an opening of just over $100,000 in four theaters for an average of $26,645. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was relatively close behind with an average of $21,186 in more than 4,000 theaters. The only other film in the $10,000 club on the per theater chart was Ida, which made $55,000 in 3 theaters for an average of $18,479. More...

Per Theater Chart: Fade Sharpens into Focus

April 23rd, 2014

Fading Gigolo poster

Fading Gigolo debuted on top of the per theater chart with an average of $36,160 in five theaters. This is the second best per theater average for a 2014 release behind The Grand Budapest Hotel. Granted, it was well behind that film, but still in second place. Also, given the film's reviews, it won't last very long at the box office. The only other film to reach the $10,000 club was Godzilla: The Original Japanese Version, which celebrated its 60th anniversary with $10,903 in one theater. More...

Per Theater Chart: Under Over Everyone Else

April 8th, 2014

Under the Skin poster

Under the Skin opened surprisingly well with a per theater average of $33,289 in four theaters. This is the second best opening per theater average for any film released in 2014, well back of The Grand Budapest Hotel's record-breaking debut. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which earned an average of $24,130 in nearly 4,000 theaters. More...

Per Theater Chart: Wind Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club this past weekend, two that were not a surprise, but one that was a huge surprise. Leading the way was The Lunchbox with an average of $14,847 in three theaters. This film earned 94% positive reviews. Likewise, Ernest & Celestine earned 100% positive reviews, so its start of $13,078 in one theater is also to be expected. In between those two films was The Bag Man, which earned an average of $14,616 in two theaters, but only managed 9% positive reviews. More...

Weekend Estimates: Non-Stop Tops Son of God on Oscar Weekend

March 2nd, 2014

Non-Stop poster

Even with awards shows dominating industry headlines this weekend, three movies, none of which are nominated for anything, will manage to top $20 million at the box office. Top of the pile will be Liam Neeson actioner Non-Stop, which will debut with a shade over $30 million. That's the best performance for a non-sequel movie Neeson has headlined. Not far behind, Son of God is projected to earn around $26.5 million this weekend, and Fox is projecting it to top the chart on Sunday. The third movie topping $20 million will be The LEGO Movie, which passes $200 million in the process in its 4th weekend in release. More...

Limited Releases take on the Oscars

February 28th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

It is Oscar weekend, so it should come as no surprise there are not a lot of limited releases with the usual target audience. Art house aficionados will be paying more attention to the Awards than to new releases. Ernest & Celestine is the lone exception, which is the only Oscar-nominated film on this week's list and the best reviewed as well. Most of the rest of the movies are earning reviews that range from mixed to outright terrible. The Lunchbox could be the break-out hit of the weekend, if there is a break-out hit. More...

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
2014/07/25 12 $173,681   30 $5,789   $782,640 3
2014/08/29 - $28,250   21 $1,345   $1,341,556 8
2014/09/05 - $19,136 -32% 21 $911   $1,378,125 9
2014/09/12 - $8,229 -57% 19 $433   $1,349,352 10
2014/09/19 - $4,641 -44% 7 $663   $1,345,298 11
2014/09/26 - $3,666 -21% 5 $733   $1,325,054 12
2014/10/03 - $4,951 +35% 8 $619   $1,317,016 13
2014/10/10 - $6,389 +29% 7 $913   $1,331,663 14
2014/10/31 - $3,354   5 $671   $1,347,017 17
2014/11/07 - $3,483 +4% 5 $697   $1,326,141 18

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 7/3/2014 $0 0 10 10 $145,423 12/30/2018
Australia 7/10/2014 $0 0 30 128 $1,326,141 10/11/2017
Bulgaria 6/13/2014 $0 0 3 3 $13,622 12/30/2018
North America 2/28/2014 $44,542 3 165 1,427 $4,231,500 1/20/2020
 
Rest of World $9,801,200
 
Worldwide Total$15,517,886 1/20/2020

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

Irrfan Khan    Saajan Fernandes
Nimrat Kaur    Ila

Supporting Cast

Nawazuddin Siddiqui    Shaikh
Denzil Smith    Mr. Shroff
Bharati Achrekar    Mrs. Deshpande
Nakul Vaid    Ila's Husband
Yashiv Puneet Nagar    Yavshi
Lillete Dubey    Ila's Mother
Shruti Bapna    Mehrunnisa

Cameos

Akash Sinha    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ritesh Batra    Director
Ritesh Batra    Screenwriter
Ritesh Batra    Story Creator
Guneet Monga    Producer
Anurag Kashyap    Producer
Arun Rangachari    Producer
Karan Johar    Co-Producer
Ronnie Screwvala    Co-Producer
Siddharth Roy Kapur    Co-Producer
Nina Lath Gupta    Co-Producer
Shahnaab Alam    Co-Producer
Vivek Rangachari    Co-Producer
Sunil John    Co-Producer
Nittin Keni    Co-Producer
Karsten Stoter    Co-Producer
Benny Drechsel    Co-Producer
Cedomir Kolar    Co-Producer
Marc Baschet    Co-Producer
Danis Tanovic    Co-Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher    Executive Producer
Irrfan Khan    Executive Producer
Ritesh Batra    Executive Producer
Meraj Shaikh    Line Producer
Smriti Jain    Line Producer
Michael Simmonds    Director of Photography
John F. Lyons    Editor
Shruti Gupte    Production Designer
Max Richter    Composer
Michael Kaczmarek    Head of Sound
Serina Tixeira    Make up
Niharika Khan    Costume Designer
Seher Latif    Casting Director