Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2017)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $3,814,868 | Details |
| International Box Office | $2,254,131 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $6,068,999 | |
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Synopsis
Norman Oppenheimer lives a lonely life in the margins of New York City power and money, a would-be operator dreaming up financial schemes that never come to fruition. As he has nothing real to offer, Norman strives to be everyone’s friend, but his incessant networking leads him nowhere. Always on the lookout for someone willing to pay attention to him, Norman sets his sights on Micha Eshel, a charismatic Israeli politician alone in New York at a low point in his career. Sensing Eshel’s vulnerability, Norman reaches out with a gift of a very expensive pair of shoes, a gesture that deeply touches Eshel. When Eshel becomes Prime Minister three years later, he remembers. With his very real connection to the leader of a major nation, Norman is awash in the respect he has always craved. Flush with his newfound feeling of success, Norman attempts to use Eshel’s name to leverage his biggest deal ever: a series of quid pro quo transactions linking the Prime Minister to Norman’s nephew, a rabbi, a mogul, his assistant, and a treasury official from the Ivory Coast. Norman's kaleidoscopic plans soon go awry, creating the potential for an international catastrophe he must struggle to prevent.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $99,211 (2.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 62.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/373 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,086,492 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 14th, 2017 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | May 5th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
May 19th, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman (Portugal) May 26th, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer (Australia) May 26th, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman (New Zealand) June 2nd, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman, el hombre que lo conseguia todo (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | July 11th, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for some language. (Rating bulletin 2465 (Cert #50945), 3/1/2017) |
| Running Time: | 118 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Israel, New York |
| Plot point: | Confidence Men, Government Corruption, Politicians, Rags to Riches, Riches to Rags, White Collar Crime |
| Subgenre: | Political Drama |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Tadmor Group, Cold Iron Pictures, Blackbird, Movie Plus, The Solution Entertainment Group |
| Production Countries: | United States, Israel |
| Languages: | English, Hebrew |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 30 | $99,211 | 5 | $19,842 | $99,211 | 1 | |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 31 | $124,125 | +25% | 18 | $6,896 | $396,378 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 29 | $228,092 | +84% | 47 | $4,853 | $533,050 | 3 |
| May 5, 2017 | 19 | $447,438 | +96% | 125 | $3,580 | $1,061,025 | 4 |
| May 12, 2017 | 18 | $382,742 | -14% | 153 | $2,502 | $1,579,618 | 5 |
| May 19, 2017 | 15 | $565,554 | +48% | 373 | $1,516 | $2,273,140 | 6 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 23 | $202,826 | 232 | $874 | $3,458,709 | 8 | |
| Jun 9, 2017 | 29 | $102,896 | -49% | 160 | $643 | $3,649,561 | 9 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 51 | $8,961 | 33 | $272 | $3,781,893 | 12 | |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 53 | $10,129 | +13% | 30 | $338 | $3,798,509 | 13 |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 64 | $3,821 | -62% | 16 | $239 | $3,810,812 | 14 |
| Jul 21, 2017 | 86 | $890 | -77% | 8 | $111 | $3,813,245 | 15 |
| Jul 28, 2017 | 92 | $646 | -27% | 5 | $129 | $3,814,868 | 16 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 24 | $272,253 | 5 | $54,451 | $272,253 | 1 | |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 31 | $308,629 | 47 | $6,567 | $613,587 | 3 | |
| May 5, 2017 | 20 | $583,289 | +89% | 125 | $4,666 | $1,196,876 | 4 |
| May 12, 2017 | 18 | $510,710 | -12% | 153 | $3,338 | $1,707,586 | 5 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 24 | $290,782 | 232 | $1,253 | $3,546,665 | 8 | |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 54 | $15,448 | 33 | $468 | $3,788,380 | 12 | |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 51 | $18,611 | +20% | 30 | $620 | $3,806,991 | 13 |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 68 | $5,364 | -71% | 16 | $335 | $3,812,355 | 14 |
| Jul 21, 2017 | 83 | $1,867 | -65% | 8 | $233 | $3,814,222 | 15 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 11/3/2017 | $35,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $58,530 | 1/1/2019 | |||
| Australia | 5/26/2017 | $61,554 | 28 | 28 | 151 | $277,725 | 7/18/2017 | |||
| Brazil | 5/5/2017 | $151,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $285,234 | 6/26/2018 | |||
| Italy | 9/29/2017 | $425,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $902,243 | 10/18/2017 | |||
| New Zealand | 5/26/2017 | $6,448 | 13 | 13 | 40 | $21,465 | 6/26/2017 | |||
| Portugal | 5/19/2017 | $2,075 | 3 | 3 | 12 | $14,591 | 6/26/2017 | |||
| Spain | 6/2/2017 | $230,907 | 127 | 128 | 451 | $644,288 | 7/13/2017 | |||
| United Kingdom | 6/9/2017 | $22,949 | 88 | 88 | 105 | $50,055 | 6/21/2017 | |||
| International Total | $2,254,131 | 1/1/2019 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Richard Gere | Norman Oppenheimer |
Supporting
| Lior Ashkenazi | Micha Eshel | |
| Hank Azaria | Srul Katz | |
| Steve Buscemi | Rabbi Blumenthal | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Alex Green | |
| Michael Sheen | Philip Cohen | |
| Dan Stevens | Bill Kavish | |
| Josh Charles | Arthur Taub | |
| Harris Yulin | Jo Wilf | |
| Yehuda Almagor | Duby | |
| Neta Riskin | Hanna | |
| Dov Glickman | Ron Maor | |
| Tali Sharon | Naomi Eshel | |
| Isaach de Bankolé | Jacques | |
| Miranda Bailey | Taub’s Assistant | |
| Scott Shepherd | Bruce Schwartz | |
| Azi Schwartz | Cantor |
Production and Technical Credits
| Joseph Cedar | Director | |
| Joseph Cedar | Screenwriter | |
| Oren Moverman | Producer | |
| Gideon Tadmor | Producer | |
| Eyal Rimmon | Producer | |
| David Mandil | Producer | |
| Miranda Bailey | Producer | |
| Lawrence Inglee | Producer | |
| Jim Kaufman | Executive Producer | |
| Amanda Marshall | Executive Producer | |
| Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer | |
| Michal Graidy | Executive Producer | |
| Carrie Fix | Co-Producer | |
| Luca Borghese | Co-Producer | |
| Myles Nestel | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Lisa Wilson | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Yaron Scharf | Director of Photography | |
| Brian A. Kates | Editor | |
| Kalina Ivanov | Production Designer | |
| Arad Sawat | Production Designer | |
| Jun Miyake | Composer | |
| Hal Willner | Music Producer | |
| Michelle Matland | Costume Designer | |
| Laura Rosenthal | Casting Director | |
| Lee Shira | Line Producer | |
| Racheli Sternberg | Associate Producer | |
| Michal Wolff | Visual Effects Supervisor |
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
Norman Oppenheimer lives a lonely life in the margins of New York City power and money, a would-be operator dreaming up financial schemes that never come to fruition. As he has nothing real to offer, Norman strives to be everyone’s friend, but his incessant networking leads him nowhere. Always on the lookout for someone willing to pay attention to him, Norman sets his sights on Micha Eshel, a charismatic Israeli politician alone in New York at a low point in his career. Sensing Eshel’s vulnerability, Norman reaches out with a gift of a very expensive pair of shoes, a gesture that deeply touches Eshel. When Eshel becomes Prime Minister three years later, he remembers. With his very real connection to the leader of a major nation, Norman is awash in the respect he has always craved. Flush with his newfound feeling of success, Norman attempts to use Eshel’s name to leverage his biggest deal ever: a series of quid pro quo transactions linking the Prime Minister to Norman’s nephew, a rabbi, a mogul, his assistant, and a treasury official from the Ivory Coast. Norman's kaleidoscopic plans soon go awry, creating the potential for an international catastrophe he must struggle to prevent.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $99,211 (2.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 6.75 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 62.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/373 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $5,086,492 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 14th, 2017 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | May 5th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
May 19th, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman (Portugal) May 26th, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer (Australia) May 26th, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman (New Zealand) June 2nd, 2017 (Wide), released as Norman, el hombre que lo conseguia todo (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | July 11th, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | R for some language. (Rating bulletin 2465 (Cert #50945), 3/1/2017) |
| Running Time: | 118 minutes |
| Geographical setting: | Israel, New York |
| Plot point: | Confidence Men, Government Corruption, Politicians, Rags to Riches, Riches to Rags, White Collar Crime |
| Subgenre: | Political Drama |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Tadmor Group, Cold Iron Pictures, Blackbird, Movie Plus, The Solution Entertainment Group |
| Production Countries: | United States, Israel |
| Languages: | English, Hebrew |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 30 | $99,211 | 5 | $19,842 | $99,211 | 1 | |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 31 | $124,125 | +25% | 18 | $6,896 | $396,378 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 29 | $228,092 | +84% | 47 | $4,853 | $533,050 | 3 |
| May 5, 2017 | 19 | $447,438 | +96% | 125 | $3,580 | $1,061,025 | 4 |
| May 12, 2017 | 18 | $382,742 | -14% | 153 | $2,502 | $1,579,618 | 5 |
| May 19, 2017 | 15 | $565,554 | +48% | 373 | $1,516 | $2,273,140 | 6 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 23 | $202,826 | 232 | $874 | $3,458,709 | 8 | |
| Jun 9, 2017 | 29 | $102,896 | -49% | 160 | $643 | $3,649,561 | 9 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 51 | $8,961 | 33 | $272 | $3,781,893 | 12 | |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 53 | $10,129 | +13% | 30 | $338 | $3,798,509 | 13 |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 64 | $3,821 | -62% | 16 | $239 | $3,810,812 | 14 |
| Jul 21, 2017 | 86 | $890 | -77% | 8 | $111 | $3,813,245 | 15 |
| Jul 28, 2017 | 92 | $646 | -27% | 5 | $129 | $3,814,868 | 16 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 24 | $272,253 | 5 | $54,451 | $272,253 | 1 | |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 31 | $308,629 | 47 | $6,567 | $613,587 | 3 | |
| May 5, 2017 | 20 | $583,289 | +89% | 125 | $4,666 | $1,196,876 | 4 |
| May 12, 2017 | 18 | $510,710 | -12% | 153 | $3,338 | $1,707,586 | 5 |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 24 | $290,782 | 232 | $1,253 | $3,546,665 | 8 | |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 54 | $15,448 | 33 | $468 | $3,788,380 | 12 | |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 51 | $18,611 | +20% | 30 | $620 | $3,806,991 | 13 |
| Jul 14, 2017 | 68 | $5,364 | -71% | 16 | $335 | $3,812,355 | 14 |
| Jul 21, 2017 | 83 | $1,867 | -65% | 8 | $233 | $3,814,222 | 15 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 11/3/2017 | $35,093 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $58,530 | 1/1/2019 | |||
| Australia | 5/26/2017 | $61,554 | 28 | 28 | 151 | $277,725 | 7/18/2017 | |||
| Brazil | 5/5/2017 | $151,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $285,234 | 6/26/2018 | |||
| Italy | 9/29/2017 | $425,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $902,243 | 10/18/2017 | |||
| New Zealand | 5/26/2017 | $6,448 | 13 | 13 | 40 | $21,465 | 6/26/2017 | |||
| Portugal | 5/19/2017 | $2,075 | 3 | 3 | 12 | $14,591 | 6/26/2017 | |||
| Spain | 6/2/2017 | $230,907 | 127 | 128 | 451 | $644,288 | 7/13/2017 | |||
| United Kingdom | 6/9/2017 | $22,949 | 88 | 88 | 105 | $50,055 | 6/21/2017 | |||
| International Total | $2,254,131 | 1/1/2019 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Richard Gere | Norman Oppenheimer |
Supporting
| Lior Ashkenazi | Micha Eshel | |
| Hank Azaria | Srul Katz | |
| Steve Buscemi | Rabbi Blumenthal | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Alex Green | |
| Michael Sheen | Philip Cohen | |
| Dan Stevens | Bill Kavish | |
| Josh Charles | Arthur Taub | |
| Harris Yulin | Jo Wilf | |
| Yehuda Almagor | Duby | |
| Neta Riskin | Hanna | |
| Dov Glickman | Ron Maor | |
| Tali Sharon | Naomi Eshel | |
| Isaach de Bankolé | Jacques | |
| Miranda Bailey | Taub’s Assistant | |
| Scott Shepherd | Bruce Schwartz | |
| Azi Schwartz | Cantor |
Production and Technical Credits
| Joseph Cedar | Director | |
| Joseph Cedar | Screenwriter | |
| Oren Moverman | Producer | |
| Gideon Tadmor | Producer | |
| Eyal Rimmon | Producer | |
| David Mandil | Producer | |
| Miranda Bailey | Producer | |
| Lawrence Inglee | Producer | |
| Jim Kaufman | Executive Producer | |
| Amanda Marshall | Executive Producer | |
| Caroline Kaplan | Executive Producer | |
| Michal Graidy | Executive Producer | |
| Carrie Fix | Co-Producer | |
| Luca Borghese | Co-Producer | |
| Myles Nestel | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Lisa Wilson | Co-Executive Producer | |
| Yaron Scharf | Director of Photography | |
| Brian A. Kates | Editor | |
| Kalina Ivanov | Production Designer | |
| Arad Sawat | Production Designer | |
| Jun Miyake | Composer | |
| Hal Willner | Music Producer | |
| Michelle Matland | Costume Designer | |
| Laura Rosenthal | Casting Director | |
| Lee Shira | Line Producer | |
| Racheli Sternberg | Associate Producer | |
| Michal Wolff | Visual Effects Supervisor |
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.