Belgium Box Office for Monsieur Lazhar (2011)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Belgium Box Office $150,722Details
Worldwide Box Office $24,819,901Details
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Synopsis

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, MONSIEUR LAZHAR tells the story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar, a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past. This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag and a stunning ensemble of child actors.

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Movie Details

Belgium Releases: March 7th, 2012 (Wide)
Video Release: August 28th, 2012 by Music Box Films Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, a disturbing image and brief language.
(Rating bulletin 2199, 11/23/2011)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Keywords: Inspirational Teacher, Immigration, Suicide, Death of a Son or Daughter, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Writing and Writers, Terrorism, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Micro_Scope
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: French

Per Theater Chart: Samsara (Sleep)Walks to the Top

September 5th, 2012

Samsara expanded from two to nine theaters, but held on well enough to rise to top spot on the per theater chart with $12,597. Sleepwalk With Me expanded to 29 theaters and was very solid with an average of $11,127. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 28th, 2012

August 28th, 2012

We are clearly in TV on DVD season on the home market as there are five TV on DVD releases among the top six selling releases, with Battleship being the only first run release to break up the TV on DVD dominance. There are many such releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week: Boardwalk Empire: Season Two on Blu-ray, Homeland: Season One on Blu-ray, Once Upon a Time: Season One on Blu-ray, and The Walking Dead: Season Two on Blu-ray. However, in the end I went with The Pirates! Band of Misfits on 3D Combo Pack as the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Monsieur Lazhar on DVD or Blu-ray earns a rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: New Releases Are Overshadowed

May 15th, 2012

No new releases managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club on this week's per theater chart. That doesn't mean it was empty, as The Avengers remained potent with an average of $23,696 during its second weekend of release. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was arguably even more impressive, as it expanded into more than 150 additional theaters, but its per theater average only fell to $15,012. It did well enough to grab eighth place overall, and with this average, it will certainly expand more. On the other hand, the best new release was Dark Shadows with an average of $7,906. This is good, but not great. The best limited release was Girl in Progress. That was was playing in more than 300 theaters and managed an average of $4,298. That's a good start, but I don't think it will expand greatly. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Here and Now

April 18th, 2012

No film topped the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart this past weekend. The film that came closest was Here with $7,927 in its lone theater. This does suggest some potential to expand, but it is quite low for the number one film. More...

Will Limited Releases Earn a Perfect Score or Get Detention?

April 13th, 2012

There are quite a few limited releases on this week's list, but few of them are earning overall positive reviews. In fact, only Monsieur Lazhar and Post Mortem are earning reviews above 80% positive, although Here is close to that mark. Additionally, the PG-13 cut of Bully is also coming out this week and it should be the biggest hit out of all of the limited releases. More...

2012 Awards Season: Live Blogging the Oscars... Best Picture... The Arist

February 26th, 2012

It's Oscars night. (Actually, it's 3:43 in the morning as I'm typing this, but I thought I would get a jump on the celebration.) As I do every year, I will follow the announcements live and update our list of Oscar winners. However, this year I will be doing it a little differently and the list of nominees below will include the favorites as picked by our readers in Italics and as picked by me in Bold. So you can watch live and tell when I'm out of the running for our Oscar contest. (I figure it will take at least 17 wins out of 24 to come out on top. Maybe even 18 or 19 wins.) So, will The Artist be the big winner tonight as our readers predict? Or will Hugo score the upset? Stay tuned to fine out. More...

2012 Awards Season: Hugo and The Artist Compete for Oscar Glory

January 24th, 2012

Yesterday was one of the biggest days during Awards Season as The Oscar nominations were announced in the morning. It was a two horse race for top spot as far as the big winners are concerned. Hugo earned the most nominations with eleven, while The Artist was right behind with ten. However, one could argue The Artist is the bigger winner, as more of its nominations were in the more prestigious categories. 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
2012/05/04 23 $4,479   9 $498   $144,994 9
2012/05/11 25 $2,581 -42% 8 $323   $148,951 10
2012/05/18 29 $1,771 -31% 5 $354   $150,722 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/11/2013 $42,934 8 8 24 $110,365 12/30/2018
Australia 9/6/2012 $157,066 24 33 164 $1,156,589 12/12/2015
Belgium 3/7/2012 $0 0 9 22 $150,722 12/10/2015
Brazil 5/10/2013 $0 0 1 2 $114,989 12/13/2015
Canada 10/28/2011 $0 0 0 0 $0
Denmark 10/11/2012 $17,521 11 13 24 $53,410 12/12/2015
France 9/5/2012 $374,992 141 153 294 $764,497 12/11/2015
Germany 4/12/2012 $0 0 43 43 $348,359 12/6/2015
Greece 10/18/2012 $0 0 6 17 $221,046 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 11/8/2012 $12,204 2 2 8 $46,546 12/12/2015
Hungary 9/20/2012 $6,747 8 8 8 $6,747 12/29/2018
Italy 8/31/2012 $172,612 42 51 276 $1,058,564 12/12/2015
Mexico 7/13/2012 $14,377 8 8 33 $56,637 12/11/2015
New Zealand 11/23/2012 $4,831 10 26 157 $200,615 12/13/2015
North America 4/13/2012 $246,410 28 86 895 $3,371,810
Norway 12/25/2012 $16,718 13 13 29 $13,486,156 12/14/2015
Poland 2/1/2013 $14,647 15 63 78 $1,708,048 12/30/2018
Portugal 4/18/2013 $0 0 4 4 $9,752 12/14/2015
Singapore 11/8/2012 $5,148 1 1 2 $11,367 12/12/2015
Spain 5/18/2012 $387,262 91 104 767 $1,653,242 12/11/2015
Taiwan 1/4/2013 $2,291 3 3 5 $6,716 12/13/2015
Turkey 1/4/2013 $198 1 1 3 $913 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 5/4/2012 $64,884 15 17 81 $282,811 12/10/2015
 
Worldwide Total$24,819,901 12/30/2018

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Leading Cast

Monhamed Fellag    Bachir Lazhar

Supporting Cast

Sophie Nelisse    Alice
Emilien Neron    Simon
Danielle Proulx    Mme Vaillancourt
Brigitte Poupart    Claire Lajoie
Jules Philip    Gaston

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

Production and Technical Credits

Philippe Falardeau    Director
Luc Dery    Producer
Evelyne de la Cheneliere    Story Creator
Philippe Falardeau    Screenwriter
Kim McCraw    Producer
Ronald Plante    Director of Photography
Stephane Lafleur    Editor