Nostalgia de la luz (2011)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $142,285 | Details |
| International Box Office | $238,348 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $380,633 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
10,000 feet above sea level is the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families’ histories.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $10,681 (7.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 13.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $214,598 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Icarus Films, released as Nostalgia for the Light |
| International Releases: | July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Nostalgia da Luz (Portugal) |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 90 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Foreign Language |
| Plot point: | Academics, Political, War Crimes |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Atacama Productions, Blinker Filmproduktion, WDR, Cronomedia, Spanish Television TVE |
| Production Countries: | Chile, France, Spain, Germany |
| Languages: | Spanish |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 | 73 | $10,681 | 1 | $10,681 | $10,681 | 1 | |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 81 | $7,316 | -32% | 1 | $7,316 | $42,605 | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 91 | $4,353 | -41% | 1 | $4,353 | $56,214 | 3 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 102 | $793 | 2 | $397 | $64,910 | 5 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 73 | $10,483 | +1,222% | 2 | $5,242 | $75,864 | 6 |
| May 6, 2011 | 91 | $4,369 | 2 | $2,185 | $91,322 | 8 | |
| May 13, 2011 | 91 | $4,820 | +10% | 2 | $2,410 | $96,142 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 87 | $1,918 | 1 | $1,918 | $112,788 | 12 | |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 89 | $2,936 | +53% | 2 | $1,468 | $117,600 | 13 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 101 | $944 | 1 | $944 | $136,939 | 20 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 91 | $2,886 | 1 | $2,886 | $142,285 | 22 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 | - | $3,389 | 1 | $3,389 | $3,389 | 1 | ||
| Mar 19, 2011 | - | $4,639 | +37% | 1 | $4,639 | $8,028 | 2 | |
| Mar 20, 2011 | - | $2,653 | -43% | 1 | $2,653 | $10,681 | 3 | |
| Mar 21, 2011 | - | $1,585 | -40% | 1 | $1,585 | $12,266 | 4 | |
| Mar 22, 2011 | - | $1,339 | -16% | 1 | $1,339 | $13,605 | 5 | |
| Mar 23, 2011 | - | $983 | -27% | 1 | $983 | $14,588 | 6 | |
| Mar 24, 2011 | - | $1,236 | +26% | 1 | $1,236 | $15,824 | 7 | |
| Mar 25, 2011 | - | $3,513 | +184% | +4% | 1 | $3,513 | $38,802 | 8 |
| Mar 26, 2011 | - | $2,573 | -27% | -45% | 1 | $2,573 | $41,375 | 9 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | - | $3,200 | +24% | +21% | 1 | $3,200 | $44,575 | 10 |
| Mar 28, 2011 | - | $1,211 | -62% | -24% | 1 | $1,211 | $45,786 | 11 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | - | $2,840 | -19% | 1 | $2,840 | $54,701 | 15 | |
| Apr 2, 2011 | - | $2,122 | -25% | -18% | 1 | $2,122 | $56,823 | 16 |
| Apr 3, 2011 | - | $1,406 | -34% | -56% | 1 | $1,406 | $58,229 | 17 |
| Apr 4, 2011 | - | $999 | -29% | -18% | 2 | $500 | $59,228 | 18 |
| Apr 5, 2011 | - | $1,524 | +53% | 2 | $762 | $60,752 | 19 | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | - | $1,772 | +16% | 2 | $886 | $62,524 | 20 | |
| Apr 7, 2011 | - | $942 | -47% | 2 | $471 | $63,466 | 21 | |
| Apr 11, 2011 | - | $692 | -31% | 1 | $692 | $64,158 | 25 | |
| Apr 15, 2011 | - | $210 | 1 | $210 | $64,368 | 29 | ||
| Apr 16, 2011 | - | $21 | -90% | 1 | $21 | $64,389 | 30 | |
| Apr 17, 2011 | - | $562 | +2,576% | 2 | $281 | $64,910 | 31 | |
| Apr 18, 2011 | - | $65 | -88% | -91% | 1 | $65 | $64,975 | 32 |
| Apr 19, 2011 | - | $145 | +123% | 1 | $145 | $65,120 | 33 | |
| Apr 20, 2011 | - | $96 | -34% | 1 | $96 | $65,216 | 34 | |
| Apr 21, 2011 | - | $165 | +72% | 1 | $165 | $65,381 | 35 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | - | $2,525 | +1,430% | +1,102% | 2 | $1,263 | $67,906 | 36 |
| Apr 23, 2011 | - | $4,554 | +80% | +21,586% | 2 | $2,277 | $72,460 | 37 |
| Apr 24, 2011 | - | $3,404 | -25% | +506% | 2 | $1,702 | $75,864 | 38 |
| Apr 25, 2011 | - | $1,341 | -61% | +1,963% | 2 | $671 | $77,205 | 39 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | - | $1,417 | +6% | +877% | 2 | $709 | $78,622 | 40 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | - | $1,675 | +18% | +1,645% | 2 | $838 | $80,297 | 41 |
| May 6, 2011 | - | $1,028 | 2 | $514 | $87,981 | 50 | ||
| May 7, 2011 | - | $1,920 | +87% | 2 | $960 | $89,901 | 51 | |
| May 8, 2011 | - | $1,421 | -26% | 2 | $711 | $91,322 | 52 | |
| May 13, 2011 | - | $1,324 | +29% | 2 | $662 | $92,646 | 57 | |
| May 14, 2011 | - | $2,003 | +51% | +4% | 2 | $1,002 | $94,649 | 58 |
| May 15, 2011 | - | $1,493 | -25% | +5% | 2 | $747 | $96,142 | 59 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | - | $444 | 1 | $444 | $111,315 | 78 | ||
| Jun 4, 2011 | - | $836 | +88% | 1 | $836 | $112,151 | 79 | |
| Jun 5, 2011 | - | $637 | -24% | 1 | $637 | $112,788 | 80 | |
| Jun 10, 2011 | - | $495 | +11% | 2 | $248 | $115,159 | 85 | |
| Jun 11, 2011 | - | $1,357 | +174% | +62% | 2 | $679 | $116,516 | 86 |
| Jun 12, 2011 | - | $1,084 | -20% | +70% | 2 | $542 | $117,600 | 87 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | - | $265 | 1 | $265 | $136,260 | 134 | ||
| Jul 30, 2011 | - | $307 | +16% | 1 | $307 | $136,567 | 135 | |
| Jul 31, 2011 | - | $372 | +21% | 1 | $372 | $136,939 | 136 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | - | $1,007 | 1 | $1,007 | $140,406 | 148 | ||
| Aug 13, 2011 | - | $830 | -18% | 1 | $830 | $141,236 | 149 | |
| Aug 14, 2011 | - | $1,049 | +26% | 1 | $1,049 | $142,285 | 150 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 | 59 | $35,289 | 1 | $35,289 | $35,289 | 1 | |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 76 | $16,572 | -53% | 1 | $16,572 | $51,861 | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 86 | $9,776 | -41% | 3 | $3,259 | $61,637 | 3 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 108 | $1,264 | 2 | $632 | $65,381 | 5 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 70 | $14,916 | +1,080% | 2 | $7,458 | $80,297 | 6 |
| May 6, 2011 | 100 | $4,369 | 2 | $2,185 | $91,322 | 8 | |
| May 13, 2011 | 100 | $4,820 | +10% | 2 | $2,410 | $96,142 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 89 | $3,794 | 1 | $3,794 | $114,664 | 12 | |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 95 | $2,936 | -23% | 2 | $1,468 | $117,600 | 13 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 112 | $944 | 1 | $944 | $136,939 | 20 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 99 | $2,886 | 1 | $2,886 | $142,285 | 22 |
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Synopsis
10,000 feet above sea level is the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families’ histories.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $10,681 (7.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 13.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $214,598 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | March 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Icarus Films, released as Nostalgia for the Light |
| International Releases: | July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Nostalgia da Luz (Portugal) |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 90 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Foreign Language |
| Plot point: | Academics, Political, War Crimes |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Atacama Productions, Blinker Filmproduktion, WDR, Cronomedia, Spanish Television TVE |
| Production Countries: | Chile, France, Spain, Germany |
| Languages: | Spanish |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 | 73 | $10,681 | 1 | $10,681 | $10,681 | 1 | |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 81 | $7,316 | -32% | 1 | $7,316 | $42,605 | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 91 | $4,353 | -41% | 1 | $4,353 | $56,214 | 3 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 102 | $793 | 2 | $397 | $64,910 | 5 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 73 | $10,483 | +1,222% | 2 | $5,242 | $75,864 | 6 |
| May 6, 2011 | 91 | $4,369 | 2 | $2,185 | $91,322 | 8 | |
| May 13, 2011 | 91 | $4,820 | +10% | 2 | $2,410 | $96,142 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 87 | $1,918 | 1 | $1,918 | $112,788 | 12 | |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 89 | $2,936 | +53% | 2 | $1,468 | $117,600 | 13 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 101 | $944 | 1 | $944 | $136,939 | 20 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 91 | $2,886 | 1 | $2,886 | $142,285 | 22 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 | - | $3,389 | 1 | $3,389 | $3,389 | 1 | ||
| Mar 19, 2011 | - | $4,639 | +37% | 1 | $4,639 | $8,028 | 2 | |
| Mar 20, 2011 | - | $2,653 | -43% | 1 | $2,653 | $10,681 | 3 | |
| Mar 21, 2011 | - | $1,585 | -40% | 1 | $1,585 | $12,266 | 4 | |
| Mar 22, 2011 | - | $1,339 | -16% | 1 | $1,339 | $13,605 | 5 | |
| Mar 23, 2011 | - | $983 | -27% | 1 | $983 | $14,588 | 6 | |
| Mar 24, 2011 | - | $1,236 | +26% | 1 | $1,236 | $15,824 | 7 | |
| Mar 25, 2011 | - | $3,513 | +184% | +4% | 1 | $3,513 | $38,802 | 8 |
| Mar 26, 2011 | - | $2,573 | -27% | -45% | 1 | $2,573 | $41,375 | 9 |
| Mar 27, 2011 | - | $3,200 | +24% | +21% | 1 | $3,200 | $44,575 | 10 |
| Mar 28, 2011 | - | $1,211 | -62% | -24% | 1 | $1,211 | $45,786 | 11 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | - | $2,840 | -19% | 1 | $2,840 | $54,701 | 15 | |
| Apr 2, 2011 | - | $2,122 | -25% | -18% | 1 | $2,122 | $56,823 | 16 |
| Apr 3, 2011 | - | $1,406 | -34% | -56% | 1 | $1,406 | $58,229 | 17 |
| Apr 4, 2011 | - | $999 | -29% | -18% | 2 | $500 | $59,228 | 18 |
| Apr 5, 2011 | - | $1,524 | +53% | 2 | $762 | $60,752 | 19 | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | - | $1,772 | +16% | 2 | $886 | $62,524 | 20 | |
| Apr 7, 2011 | - | $942 | -47% | 2 | $471 | $63,466 | 21 | |
| Apr 11, 2011 | - | $692 | -31% | 1 | $692 | $64,158 | 25 | |
| Apr 15, 2011 | - | $210 | 1 | $210 | $64,368 | 29 | ||
| Apr 16, 2011 | - | $21 | -90% | 1 | $21 | $64,389 | 30 | |
| Apr 17, 2011 | - | $562 | +2,576% | 2 | $281 | $64,910 | 31 | |
| Apr 18, 2011 | - | $65 | -88% | -91% | 1 | $65 | $64,975 | 32 |
| Apr 19, 2011 | - | $145 | +123% | 1 | $145 | $65,120 | 33 | |
| Apr 20, 2011 | - | $96 | -34% | 1 | $96 | $65,216 | 34 | |
| Apr 21, 2011 | - | $165 | +72% | 1 | $165 | $65,381 | 35 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | - | $2,525 | +1,430% | +1,102% | 2 | $1,263 | $67,906 | 36 |
| Apr 23, 2011 | - | $4,554 | +80% | +21,586% | 2 | $2,277 | $72,460 | 37 |
| Apr 24, 2011 | - | $3,404 | -25% | +506% | 2 | $1,702 | $75,864 | 38 |
| Apr 25, 2011 | - | $1,341 | -61% | +1,963% | 2 | $671 | $77,205 | 39 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | - | $1,417 | +6% | +877% | 2 | $709 | $78,622 | 40 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | - | $1,675 | +18% | +1,645% | 2 | $838 | $80,297 | 41 |
| May 6, 2011 | - | $1,028 | 2 | $514 | $87,981 | 50 | ||
| May 7, 2011 | - | $1,920 | +87% | 2 | $960 | $89,901 | 51 | |
| May 8, 2011 | - | $1,421 | -26% | 2 | $711 | $91,322 | 52 | |
| May 13, 2011 | - | $1,324 | +29% | 2 | $662 | $92,646 | 57 | |
| May 14, 2011 | - | $2,003 | +51% | +4% | 2 | $1,002 | $94,649 | 58 |
| May 15, 2011 | - | $1,493 | -25% | +5% | 2 | $747 | $96,142 | 59 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | - | $444 | 1 | $444 | $111,315 | 78 | ||
| Jun 4, 2011 | - | $836 | +88% | 1 | $836 | $112,151 | 79 | |
| Jun 5, 2011 | - | $637 | -24% | 1 | $637 | $112,788 | 80 | |
| Jun 10, 2011 | - | $495 | +11% | 2 | $248 | $115,159 | 85 | |
| Jun 11, 2011 | - | $1,357 | +174% | +62% | 2 | $679 | $116,516 | 86 |
| Jun 12, 2011 | - | $1,084 | -20% | +70% | 2 | $542 | $117,600 | 87 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | - | $265 | 1 | $265 | $136,260 | 134 | ||
| Jul 30, 2011 | - | $307 | +16% | 1 | $307 | $136,567 | 135 | |
| Jul 31, 2011 | - | $372 | +21% | 1 | $372 | $136,939 | 136 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | - | $1,007 | 1 | $1,007 | $140,406 | 148 | ||
| Aug 13, 2011 | - | $830 | -18% | 1 | $830 | $141,236 | 149 | |
| Aug 14, 2011 | - | $1,049 | +26% | 1 | $1,049 | $142,285 | 150 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2011 | 59 | $35,289 | 1 | $35,289 | $35,289 | 1 | |
| Mar 25, 2011 | 76 | $16,572 | -53% | 1 | $16,572 | $51,861 | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 86 | $9,776 | -41% | 3 | $3,259 | $61,637 | 3 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | 108 | $1,264 | 2 | $632 | $65,381 | 5 | |
| Apr 22, 2011 | 70 | $14,916 | +1,080% | 2 | $7,458 | $80,297 | 6 |
| May 6, 2011 | 100 | $4,369 | 2 | $2,185 | $91,322 | 8 | |
| May 13, 2011 | 100 | $4,820 | +10% | 2 | $2,410 | $96,142 | 9 |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 89 | $3,794 | 1 | $3,794 | $114,664 | 12 | |
| Jun 10, 2011 | 95 | $2,936 | -23% | 2 | $1,468 | $117,600 | 13 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | 112 | $944 | 1 | $944 | $136,939 | 20 | |
| Aug 12, 2011 | 99 | $2,886 | 1 | $2,886 | $142,285 | 22 |
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.