Ouwehoeren (2012)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $30,810Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Louise and Martine Fokkens are 69-year-old identical twins, working residents of Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District for the past 50 years. Today Louise is retired (citing arthritis: "I couldn't get one leg over the other"), but Martine still works in the window. Dressed in what can only be described as a dominatrix outfit that borders on endearing, she seems to have no dearth of customers. Brash, funny, racy stories punctuate their conversations: one laughs at the naiveté of young prostitutes who are ignorant of the secrets of the trade; the other recalls a client who was a chaplain: "Don't you remember, we even had a little confessional!" The sisters also have scary stories to tell, but in the main they recall their clients with compassion and affection. The Fokkens are a wonderfully amusing cultural mix: one part beloved grandma, one part Xaviera Hollander, times two.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,628 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,249

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 2012 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Meet the Fokkens
Video Release: April 2nd, 2013 by Kino Video
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 70 minutes
Plot point: Biography, Prostitution, Twins
Social setting: Retirement
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Submarine Entertainment, VPRO
Production Countries: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 10, 2012 65 $7,628   1 $7,628   $10,128 1
Aug 17, 2012 72 $4,573 -40% 1 $4,573   $19,667 2
Aug 24, 2012 85 $2,682 -41% 1 $2,682   $25,324 3
Oct 26, 2012 107 $182   1 $182   $27,599 12
Nov 2, 2012 100 $349 +92% 1 $349   $28,632 13
Dec 7, 2012 106 $447   1 $447   $29,357 18
Feb 1, 2013 82 $1,285   1 $1,285   $30,810 26

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2012 88 $2,500   1 $2,500   $2,500 1
Aug 10, 2012 62 $12,594 +404% 1 $12,594   $15,094 2
Aug 17, 2012 75 $7,548 -40% 1 $7,548   $22,642 3
Aug 24, 2012 80 $4,243 -44% 1 $4,243   $26,885 4
Sep 14, 2012 110 $242   1 $242   $27,127 7
Oct 5, 2012 102 $290   1 $290   $27,417 10
Oct 26, 2012 111 $81   1 $81   $28,283 13
Nov 2, 2012 112 $349 +331% 1 $349   $28,632 14
Dec 7, 2012 115 $447   1 $447   $29,357 19
Feb 1, 2013 84 $1,285   1 $1,285   $30,810 27

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Synopsis

Louise and Martine Fokkens are 69-year-old identical twins, working residents of Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District for the past 50 years. Today Louise is retired (citing arthritis: "I couldn't get one leg over the other"), but Martine still works in the window. Dressed in what can only be described as a dominatrix outfit that borders on endearing, she seems to have no dearth of customers. Brash, funny, racy stories punctuate their conversations: one laughs at the naiveté of young prostitutes who are ignorant of the secrets of the trade; the other recalls a client who was a chaplain: "Don't you remember, we even had a little confessional!" The sisters also have scary stories to tell, but in the main they recall their clients with compassion and affection. The Fokkens are a wonderfully amusing cultural mix: one part beloved grandma, one part Xaviera Hollander, times two.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,628 (24.8% of total gross)
Legs:4.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,249

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 8th, 2012 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Meet the Fokkens
Video Release: April 2nd, 2013 by Kino Video
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 70 minutes
Plot point: Biography, Prostitution, Twins
Social setting: Retirement
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Submarine Entertainment, VPRO
Production Countries: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 10, 2012 65 $7,628   1 $7,628   $10,128 1
Aug 17, 2012 72 $4,573 -40% 1 $4,573   $19,667 2
Aug 24, 2012 85 $2,682 -41% 1 $2,682   $25,324 3
Oct 26, 2012 107 $182   1 $182   $27,599 12
Nov 2, 2012 100 $349 +92% 1 $349   $28,632 13
Dec 7, 2012 106 $447   1 $447   $29,357 18
Feb 1, 2013 82 $1,285   1 $1,285   $30,810 26

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 3, 2012 88 $2,500   1 $2,500   $2,500 1
Aug 10, 2012 62 $12,594 +404% 1 $12,594   $15,094 2
Aug 17, 2012 75 $7,548 -40% 1 $7,548   $22,642 3
Aug 24, 2012 80 $4,243 -44% 1 $4,243   $26,885 4
Sep 14, 2012 110 $242   1 $242   $27,127 7
Oct 5, 2012 102 $290   1 $290   $27,417 10
Oct 26, 2012 111 $81   1 $81   $28,283 13
Nov 2, 2012 112 $349 +331% 1 $349   $28,632 14
Dec 7, 2012 115 $447   1 $447   $29,357 19
Feb 1, 2013 84 $1,285   1 $1,285   $30,810 27

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.