La Marche de L’empereur (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $77,437,223Details
International Box Office $55,839,136
Worldwide Box Office $133,276,359
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$137,492 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:10.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,400,000 (worldwide box office is 39.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,506 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $144,485,052

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2005 (Limited) by Warner Independent, released as March of the Penguins
July 22nd, 2005 (Expands Wide) by Warner Independent, released as March of the Penguins
International Releases: February 24th, 2017 (Wide), released as La marche de l'empereur (Italy)
Video Release: November 29th, 2005 by Warner Home Video, released as March of the Penguins
MPA Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Award win: Oscars Best Documentary Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration
Geographical setting: Antarctica
Subgenre: Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2005 28 $137,492   4 $34,373   $137,492 1
Jul 1, 2005 18 $412,011 +200% 20 $20,601   $632,100 2
Jul 8, 2005 13 $1,019,357 +147% 64 $15,927   $1,940,706 3
Jul 15, 2005 13 $1,515,059 +49% 132 $11,478   $4,011,328 4
Jul 22, 2005 10 $4,382,340 +189% 695 $6,306   $9,306,689 5
Jul 29, 2005 10 $4,030,894 -8% 778 $5,181   $16,330,241 6
Aug 5, 2005 6 $7,117,206 +77% 1,867 $3,812   $26,414,009 7
Aug 12, 2005 7 $6,848,205 -4% 2,063 $3,320   $37,723,310 8
Aug 19, 2005 6 $6,487,696 -5% 2,102 $3,086   $48,444,218 9
Aug 26, 2005 7 $4,743,822 -27% 2,394 $1,982   $55,895,099 10
Sep 2, 2005 8 $4,059,429 -14% 2,506 $1,620   $62,064,296 11
Sep 9, 2005 10 $2,639,936 -35% 2,403 $1,099   $66,979,768 12
Sep 16, 2005 10 $2,518,327 -5% 1,876 $1,342   $70,393,482 13
Sep 23, 2005 11 $1,747,832 -31% 1,405 $1,244   $72,846,145 14
Sep 30, 2005 16 $1,114,959 -36% 1,078 $1,034   $74,515,363 15
Oct 7, 2005 19 $473,074 -58% 469 $1,009   $75,392,512 16
Oct 14, 2005 26 $260,152 -45% 303 $859   $75,865,442 17
Oct 21, 2005 33 $239,181 -8% 288 $830   $76,204,299 18
Oct 28, 2005 35 $197,705 -17% 313 $632   $76,487,204 19
Nov 4, 2005 28 $222,425 +13% 310 $718   $76,805,884 20
Nov 11, 2005 28 $225,246 +1% 257 $876   $77,117,454 21
Nov 18, 2005 35 $106,032 -53% 221 $480   $77,273,739 22
Nov 25, 2005 38 $89,222 -16% 136 $656   $77,413,017 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 4, 2005 17 $113,380     20 $5,669   $745,480 11
Jul 22, 2005 11 $1,080,283     695 $1,554   $6,004,632 29
Jul 23, 2005 10 $1,726,515 +60%   695 $2,484   $7,731,147 30
Jul 24, 2005 9 $1,575,542 -9%   695 $2,267   $9,306,689 31
Jul 25, 2005 9 $718,439 -54%   695 $1,034   $10,025,128 32
Jul 26, 2005 7 $780,803 +9%   695 $1,123   $10,805,931 33
Jul 27, 2005 7 $782,876 n/c   695 $1,126   $11,588,807 34
Jul 28, 2005 7 $710,540 -9%   695 $1,022   $12,299,347 35
Jul 31, 2005 10 $1,369,048   -13% 778 $1,760   $16,330,241 38
Aug 1, 2005 10 $629,564 -54% -12% 778 $809   $16,959,805 39
Aug 2, 2005 9 $685,827 +9% -12% 778 $882   $17,645,632 40
Aug 3, 2005 9 $776,741 +13% -1% 778 $998   $18,422,373 41
Aug 4, 2005 6 $874,430 +13% +23% 778 $1,124   $19,296,803 42
Aug 5, 2005 6 $1,981,948 +127%   1,867 $1,062   $21,278,751 43
Aug 6, 2005 6 $2,780,383 +40%   1,867 $1,489   $24,059,134 44
Aug 7, 2005 5 $2,354,875 -15% +72% 1,867 $1,261   $26,414,009 45
Aug 8, 2005 5 $1,087,439 -54% +73% 1,867 $582   $27,501,448 46
Aug 9, 2005 5 $1,183,389 +9% +73% 1,867 $634   $28,684,837 47
Aug 10, 2005 5 $1,088,496 -8% +40% 1,867 $583   $29,773,333 48
Aug 11, 2005 5 $1,101,772 +1% +26% 1,867 $590   $30,875,105 49
Aug 12, 2005 8 $1,804,622 +64% -9% 1,867 $967   $32,679,727 50
Aug 13, 2005 7 $2,786,927 +54% n/c 1,867 $1,493   $35,466,654 51
Aug 14, 2005 7 $2,256,656 -19% -4% 1,867 $1,209   $37,723,310 52
Aug 15, 2005 7 $1,014,067 -55% -7% 1,867 $543   $38,737,377 53
Aug 16, 2005 6 $1,121,567 +11% -5% 1,867 $601   $39,858,944 54
Aug 17, 2005 6 $1,003,767 -11% -8% 1,867 $538   $40,862,711 55
Aug 18, 2005 5 $1,093,811 +9% -1% 2,063 $530   $41,956,522 56
Aug 19, 2005 8 $1,783,082 +63% -1% 2,102 $848   $43,739,604 57
Aug 20, 2005 6 $2,685,854 +51% -4% 2,102 $1,278   $46,425,458 58
Aug 21, 2005 6 $2,018,760 -25% -11% 2,102 $960   $48,444,218 59
Aug 22, 2005 6 $701,675 -65% -31% 2,102 $334   $49,145,893 60
Aug 23, 2005 6 $731,472 +4% -35% 2,102 $348   $49,877,365 61
Aug 24, 2005 6 $668,879 -9% -33% 2,102 $318   $50,546,244 62
Aug 25, 2005 6 $605,033 -10% -45% 2,102 $288   $51,151,277 63
Aug 26, 2005 8 $1,248,709 +106% -30% 2,102 $594   $52,399,986 64
Aug 27, 2005 7 $1,985,891 +59% -26% 2,102 $945   $54,385,877 65
Aug 28, 2005 7 $1,509,222 -24% -25% 2,102 $718   $55,895,099 66
Aug 29, 2005 7 $524,436 -65% -25% 2,102 $249   $56,419,535 67
Aug 30, 2005 6 $640,000 +22% -13% 2,394 $267   $57,060,000 68
Aug 31, 2005 7 $541,958 -15% -19% 2,394 $226   $57,586,618 69
Sep 1, 2005 7 $418,249 -23% -31% 2,394 $175   $58,004,867 70
Sep 2, 2005 8 $890,772 +113% -29% 2,506 $355   $58,895,639 71
Sep 3, 2005 8 $1,549,182 +74% -22% 2,506 $618   $60,444,821 72
Sep 4, 2005 8 $1,619,475 +5% +7% 2,506 $646   $62,064,296 73
Sep 5, 2005 6 $1,502,443 -7% +186% 2,506 $600   $63,566,739 74
Sep 6, 2005 8 $265,180 -82% -59% 2,506 $106   $63,831,919 75
Sep 7, 2005 8 $256,820 -3% -53% 2,506 $102   $64,088,739 76
Sep 8, 2005 8 $251,093 -2% -40% 2,506 $100   $64,339,832 77
Sep 9, 2005 10 $647,645 +158% -27% 2,403 $270   $64,987,477 78
Sep 10, 2005 10 $1,207,606 +86% -22% 2,403 $503   $66,195,083 79
Sep 11, 2005 8 $784,685 -35% -52% 2,403 $327   $66,979,768 80
Sep 12, 2005 10 $198,403 -75% -87% 2,403 $83   $67,178,171 81
Sep 13, 2005 10 $214,526 +8% -19% 2,403 $89   $67,392,697 82
Sep 14, 2005 9 $233,795 +9% -9% 2,403 $97   $67,626,492 83
Sep 15, 2005 9 $248,663 +6% -1% 2,403 $103   $67,875,155 84
Sep 16, 2005 11 $614,579 +147% -5% 2,403 $256   $68,489,734 85
Sep 17, 2005 10 $1,178,515 +92% -2% 1,876 $628   $69,668,249 86
Sep 18, 2005 8 $725,233 -38% -8% 1,876 $387   $70,393,482 87
Sep 19, 2005 9 $165,000 -77% -17% 1,876 $88   $70,558,000 88
Sep 20, 2005 9 $191,826 +16% -11% 1,876 $102   $70,748,970 89
Sep 21, 2005 8 $187,674 -2% -20% 1,876 $100   $70,936,644 90
Sep 22, 2005 10 $161,669 -14% -35% 1,876 $86   $71,098,313 91
Sep 23, 2005 12 $409,449 +153% -33% 1,405 $291   $71,507,762 92
Sep 24, 2005 11 $773,848 +89% -34% 1,405 $551   $72,281,610 93
Sep 25, 2005 10 $564,535 -27% -22% 1,405 $402   $72,846,145 94
Oct 10, 2005 20 $85,125     469 $182   $75,477,637 109

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2005 29 $220,089   4 $55,022   $220,089 1
Jul 1, 2005 18 $701,260 +219% 20 $35,063   $921,349 2
Jul 8, 2005 13 $1,574,920 +125% 64 $24,608   $2,496,269 3
Jul 15, 2005 12 $2,428,080 +54% 132 $18,395   $4,924,349 4
Jul 22, 2005 9 $7,374,998 +204% 695 $10,612   $12,299,347 5
Jul 29, 2005 10 $6,997,456 -5% 778 $8,994   $19,296,803 6
Aug 5, 2005 5 $11,578,302 +65% 1,867 $6,202   $30,875,105 7
Aug 12, 2005 7 $11,081,417 -4% 2,063 $5,372   $41,956,522 8
Aug 19, 2005 6 $9,194,755 -17% 2,102 $4,374   $51,151,277 9
Aug 26, 2005 7 $6,853,590 -25% 2,394 $2,863   $58,004,867 10
Sep 2, 2005 8 $6,334,965 -8% 2,506 $2,528   $64,339,832 11
Sep 9, 2005 10 $3,535,323 -44% 2,403 $1,471   $67,875,155 12
Sep 16, 2005 9 $3,223,158 -9% 1,876 $1,718   $71,098,313 13
Sep 23, 2005 12 $2,302,091 -29% 1,405 $1,638   $73,400,404 14
Sep 30, 2005 14 $1,519,034 -34% 1,078 $1,409   $74,919,438 15
Oct 7, 2005 21 $685,852 -55% 469 $1,462   $75,605,290 16
Oct 14, 2005 26 $359,828 -48% 303 $1,188   $75,965,118 17
Oct 21, 2005 34 $324,381 -10% 288 $1,126   $76,289,499 18
Oct 28, 2005 34 $293,960 -9% 313 $939   $76,583,459 19
Nov 4, 2005 28 $308,749 +5% 310 $996   $76,892,208 20
Nov 11, 2005 28 $275,499 -11% 257 $1,072   $77,167,707 21
Nov 18, 2005 41 $156,088 -43% 221 $706   $77,323,795 22
Nov 25, 2005 41 $113,428 -27% 136 $834   $77,437,223 23

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$137,492 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:10.88 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:58.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,400,000 (worldwide box office is 39.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/2,506 max. theaters, 8.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $144,485,052

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2005 (Limited) by Warner Independent, released as March of the Penguins
July 22nd, 2005 (Expands Wide) by Warner Independent, released as March of the Penguins
International Releases: February 24th, 2017 (Wide), released as La marche de l'empereur (Italy)
Video Release: November 29th, 2005 by Warner Home Video, released as March of the Penguins
MPA Rating: G
Running Time: 80 minutes
Award win: Oscars Best Documentary Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration
Geographical setting: Antarctica
Subgenre: Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2005 28 $137,492   4 $34,373   $137,492 1
Jul 1, 2005 18 $412,011 +200% 20 $20,601   $632,100 2
Jul 8, 2005 13 $1,019,357 +147% 64 $15,927   $1,940,706 3
Jul 15, 2005 13 $1,515,059 +49% 132 $11,478   $4,011,328 4
Jul 22, 2005 10 $4,382,340 +189% 695 $6,306   $9,306,689 5
Jul 29, 2005 10 $4,030,894 -8% 778 $5,181   $16,330,241 6
Aug 5, 2005 6 $7,117,206 +77% 1,867 $3,812   $26,414,009 7
Aug 12, 2005 7 $6,848,205 -4% 2,063 $3,320   $37,723,310 8
Aug 19, 2005 6 $6,487,696 -5% 2,102 $3,086   $48,444,218 9
Aug 26, 2005 7 $4,743,822 -27% 2,394 $1,982   $55,895,099 10
Sep 2, 2005 8 $4,059,429 -14% 2,506 $1,620   $62,064,296 11
Sep 9, 2005 10 $2,639,936 -35% 2,403 $1,099   $66,979,768 12
Sep 16, 2005 10 $2,518,327 -5% 1,876 $1,342   $70,393,482 13
Sep 23, 2005 11 $1,747,832 -31% 1,405 $1,244   $72,846,145 14
Sep 30, 2005 16 $1,114,959 -36% 1,078 $1,034   $74,515,363 15
Oct 7, 2005 19 $473,074 -58% 469 $1,009   $75,392,512 16
Oct 14, 2005 26 $260,152 -45% 303 $859   $75,865,442 17
Oct 21, 2005 33 $239,181 -8% 288 $830   $76,204,299 18
Oct 28, 2005 35 $197,705 -17% 313 $632   $76,487,204 19
Nov 4, 2005 28 $222,425 +13% 310 $718   $76,805,884 20
Nov 11, 2005 28 $225,246 +1% 257 $876   $77,117,454 21
Nov 18, 2005 35 $106,032 -53% 221 $480   $77,273,739 22
Nov 25, 2005 38 $89,222 -16% 136 $656   $77,413,017 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 4, 2005 17 $113,380     20 $5,669   $745,480 11
Jul 22, 2005 11 $1,080,283     695 $1,554   $6,004,632 29
Jul 23, 2005 10 $1,726,515 +60%   695 $2,484   $7,731,147 30
Jul 24, 2005 9 $1,575,542 -9%   695 $2,267   $9,306,689 31
Jul 25, 2005 9 $718,439 -54%   695 $1,034   $10,025,128 32
Jul 26, 2005 7 $780,803 +9%   695 $1,123   $10,805,931 33
Jul 27, 2005 7 $782,876 n/c   695 $1,126   $11,588,807 34
Jul 28, 2005 7 $710,540 -9%   695 $1,022   $12,299,347 35
Jul 31, 2005 10 $1,369,048   -13% 778 $1,760   $16,330,241 38
Aug 1, 2005 10 $629,564 -54% -12% 778 $809   $16,959,805 39
Aug 2, 2005 9 $685,827 +9% -12% 778 $882   $17,645,632 40
Aug 3, 2005 9 $776,741 +13% -1% 778 $998   $18,422,373 41
Aug 4, 2005 6 $874,430 +13% +23% 778 $1,124   $19,296,803 42
Aug 5, 2005 6 $1,981,948 +127%   1,867 $1,062   $21,278,751 43
Aug 6, 2005 6 $2,780,383 +40%   1,867 $1,489   $24,059,134 44
Aug 7, 2005 5 $2,354,875 -15% +72% 1,867 $1,261   $26,414,009 45
Aug 8, 2005 5 $1,087,439 -54% +73% 1,867 $582   $27,501,448 46
Aug 9, 2005 5 $1,183,389 +9% +73% 1,867 $634   $28,684,837 47
Aug 10, 2005 5 $1,088,496 -8% +40% 1,867 $583   $29,773,333 48
Aug 11, 2005 5 $1,101,772 +1% +26% 1,867 $590   $30,875,105 49
Aug 12, 2005 8 $1,804,622 +64% -9% 1,867 $967   $32,679,727 50
Aug 13, 2005 7 $2,786,927 +54% n/c 1,867 $1,493   $35,466,654 51
Aug 14, 2005 7 $2,256,656 -19% -4% 1,867 $1,209   $37,723,310 52
Aug 15, 2005 7 $1,014,067 -55% -7% 1,867 $543   $38,737,377 53
Aug 16, 2005 6 $1,121,567 +11% -5% 1,867 $601   $39,858,944 54
Aug 17, 2005 6 $1,003,767 -11% -8% 1,867 $538   $40,862,711 55
Aug 18, 2005 5 $1,093,811 +9% -1% 2,063 $530   $41,956,522 56
Aug 19, 2005 8 $1,783,082 +63% -1% 2,102 $848   $43,739,604 57
Aug 20, 2005 6 $2,685,854 +51% -4% 2,102 $1,278   $46,425,458 58
Aug 21, 2005 6 $2,018,760 -25% -11% 2,102 $960   $48,444,218 59
Aug 22, 2005 6 $701,675 -65% -31% 2,102 $334   $49,145,893 60
Aug 23, 2005 6 $731,472 +4% -35% 2,102 $348   $49,877,365 61
Aug 24, 2005 6 $668,879 -9% -33% 2,102 $318   $50,546,244 62
Aug 25, 2005 6 $605,033 -10% -45% 2,102 $288   $51,151,277 63
Aug 26, 2005 8 $1,248,709 +106% -30% 2,102 $594   $52,399,986 64
Aug 27, 2005 7 $1,985,891 +59% -26% 2,102 $945   $54,385,877 65
Aug 28, 2005 7 $1,509,222 -24% -25% 2,102 $718   $55,895,099 66
Aug 29, 2005 7 $524,436 -65% -25% 2,102 $249   $56,419,535 67
Aug 30, 2005 6 $640,000 +22% -13% 2,394 $267   $57,060,000 68
Aug 31, 2005 7 $541,958 -15% -19% 2,394 $226   $57,586,618 69
Sep 1, 2005 7 $418,249 -23% -31% 2,394 $175   $58,004,867 70
Sep 2, 2005 8 $890,772 +113% -29% 2,506 $355   $58,895,639 71
Sep 3, 2005 8 $1,549,182 +74% -22% 2,506 $618   $60,444,821 72
Sep 4, 2005 8 $1,619,475 +5% +7% 2,506 $646   $62,064,296 73
Sep 5, 2005 6 $1,502,443 -7% +186% 2,506 $600   $63,566,739 74
Sep 6, 2005 8 $265,180 -82% -59% 2,506 $106   $63,831,919 75
Sep 7, 2005 8 $256,820 -3% -53% 2,506 $102   $64,088,739 76
Sep 8, 2005 8 $251,093 -2% -40% 2,506 $100   $64,339,832 77
Sep 9, 2005 10 $647,645 +158% -27% 2,403 $270   $64,987,477 78
Sep 10, 2005 10 $1,207,606 +86% -22% 2,403 $503   $66,195,083 79
Sep 11, 2005 8 $784,685 -35% -52% 2,403 $327   $66,979,768 80
Sep 12, 2005 10 $198,403 -75% -87% 2,403 $83   $67,178,171 81
Sep 13, 2005 10 $214,526 +8% -19% 2,403 $89   $67,392,697 82
Sep 14, 2005 9 $233,795 +9% -9% 2,403 $97   $67,626,492 83
Sep 15, 2005 9 $248,663 +6% -1% 2,403 $103   $67,875,155 84
Sep 16, 2005 11 $614,579 +147% -5% 2,403 $256   $68,489,734 85
Sep 17, 2005 10 $1,178,515 +92% -2% 1,876 $628   $69,668,249 86
Sep 18, 2005 8 $725,233 -38% -8% 1,876 $387   $70,393,482 87
Sep 19, 2005 9 $165,000 -77% -17% 1,876 $88   $70,558,000 88
Sep 20, 2005 9 $191,826 +16% -11% 1,876 $102   $70,748,970 89
Sep 21, 2005 8 $187,674 -2% -20% 1,876 $100   $70,936,644 90
Sep 22, 2005 10 $161,669 -14% -35% 1,876 $86   $71,098,313 91
Sep 23, 2005 12 $409,449 +153% -33% 1,405 $291   $71,507,762 92
Sep 24, 2005 11 $773,848 +89% -34% 1,405 $551   $72,281,610 93
Sep 25, 2005 10 $564,535 -27% -22% 1,405 $402   $72,846,145 94
Oct 10, 2005 20 $85,125     469 $182   $75,477,637 109

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2005 29 $220,089   4 $55,022   $220,089 1
Jul 1, 2005 18 $701,260 +219% 20 $35,063   $921,349 2
Jul 8, 2005 13 $1,574,920 +125% 64 $24,608   $2,496,269 3
Jul 15, 2005 12 $2,428,080 +54% 132 $18,395   $4,924,349 4
Jul 22, 2005 9 $7,374,998 +204% 695 $10,612   $12,299,347 5
Jul 29, 2005 10 $6,997,456 -5% 778 $8,994   $19,296,803 6
Aug 5, 2005 5 $11,578,302 +65% 1,867 $6,202   $30,875,105 7
Aug 12, 2005 7 $11,081,417 -4% 2,063 $5,372   $41,956,522 8
Aug 19, 2005 6 $9,194,755 -17% 2,102 $4,374   $51,151,277 9
Aug 26, 2005 7 $6,853,590 -25% 2,394 $2,863   $58,004,867 10
Sep 2, 2005 8 $6,334,965 -8% 2,506 $2,528   $64,339,832 11
Sep 9, 2005 10 $3,535,323 -44% 2,403 $1,471   $67,875,155 12
Sep 16, 2005 9 $3,223,158 -9% 1,876 $1,718   $71,098,313 13
Sep 23, 2005 12 $2,302,091 -29% 1,405 $1,638   $73,400,404 14
Sep 30, 2005 14 $1,519,034 -34% 1,078 $1,409   $74,919,438 15
Oct 7, 2005 21 $685,852 -55% 469 $1,462   $75,605,290 16
Oct 14, 2005 26 $359,828 -48% 303 $1,188   $75,965,118 17
Oct 21, 2005 34 $324,381 -10% 288 $1,126   $76,289,499 18
Oct 28, 2005 34 $293,960 -9% 313 $939   $76,583,459 19
Nov 4, 2005 28 $308,749 +5% 310 $996   $76,892,208 20
Nov 11, 2005 28 $275,499 -11% 257 $1,072   $77,167,707 21
Nov 18, 2005 41 $156,088 -43% 221 $706   $77,323,795 22
Nov 25, 2005 41 $113,428 -27% 136 $834   $77,437,223 23

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