South Africa Box Office for Pawn Sacrifice (2015)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Africa Box Office $3,635Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,138,747Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $817,573 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $372,323 Details
Total North America Video Sales $1,189,896
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Synopsis

In a true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.

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Movie Details

South Africa Releases: October 9th, 2015 (Wide)
Video Release: December 22nd, 2015 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and historical smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2350, 11/26/2014)
Running Time: 116 minutes
Keywords: 1940s, Non-Chronological, Set in Soviet Union, Chess, Mental Illness, 1970s, Tournament, World Championship, Biography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Bleecker Street , Mica Entertainment, Material Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Home Market Releases for December 22nd, 2015

December 20th, 2015

The Brain That Wouldn't Die

There are two major reasons conspiring to make this week's list of home market releases terrible. Firstly, Christmas is on Friday. Even if you pre-ordered something on this list now, there's a good chance it won't get to you in time for Christmas. Secondly, the Steam Winter Sale begins on Tuesday. Of the films on this week's short list, The Brain That Wouldn't Die is the "best", for a certain definition of that word. It's a very entertaining bad movie and the Blu-ray even has the MST3K episode as an extra. More...

Per Theater Chart: Malala and Mars

October 8th, 2015

He Named Me Malala

Only two films were in the $10,000 club this weekend. He Named Me Malala led the way with an average of $15,221 in four theaters, which is very strong for a documentary. The film's reviews are only good, but the appeal here is Malala Yousafzai and I don't think moviegoers are too upset that the film is a little shallow. The Martian was close behind with an average of $14,176. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sicario Continues to Chase Down the Competition

September 29th, 2015

Sicario

It is very rare for a limited release to repeat on top of the per theater chart, because if a film does well enough to lead the per theater chart, they tend to expand so much that repeating on top becomes nearly impossible. Sicario expanded from 6 to 59 theaters, but still managed first place with an average of $29,107. At this pace, it will expand semi-wide, at the very least. Lost in Hong Kong was next with an average of $19,916 in 27 theaters. It is already more than halfway to its first major milestone after just one weekend of release. I think more and more Chinese films will get limited releases here. 99 Homes was next with an average of $16,127 in two theaters. This is enough to suggest some potential to expand, especially if it can turn its reviews into Award Season Buzz. The overall box office champ, Hotel Transylvania 2, was next with an average of $12,910. The final film in the $10,000 club was Mississippi Grind with $12,434 in its lone theater. It looks like it will be another success for A24. More...

Per Theater Chart: Sicario is the Most Wanted Limited Release

September 22nd, 2015

Sicario

Sicario not only led the weekend on the Per Theater Chart with an average of $66,881 in six theaters. It also had the best per theater average for any film released in 2015, beating out the previous record-holder, Ex Machina, by about $7,500. On a related note, there's already reports of a sequel in the works. Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer was up next with an average of $18,750 in twelve theaters. Finally, there's Everest. This film not only earned a spot in the top five overall, but pulled in an average of $13,251 in over 500 theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: These Releases are Contagious

September 18th, 2015

Cooties

We are getting close to Halloween, which explains the three horror / horror related movies coming out this week. However, while Cooties and the other two films likely won't find an audience, that doesn't mean there are no potential box office hits on this week's list. Both Sicario (Reviews) and Pawn Sacrifice (Reviews) could do well in theaters. More...

Pawn Sacrifice Trailer

June 4th, 2015

Drama with Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber opens September 18 ... Full movie details... 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
2015/10/09 12 $3,635   5 $727   $3,635 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 3/10/2016 $22,106 15 15 25 $0 3/15/2016
Belgium 11/25/2015 $13,048 13 13 42 $30,118 12/29/2015
Brazil 4/29/2016 $60,969 0 0 0 $145,440 11/15/2018
Central America 4/14/2016 $16,917 20 20 20 $16,917 4/19/2016
Colombia 3/31/2016 $28,012 21 21 35 $50,575 12/31/2018
Denmark 9/17/2015 $6,802 12 12 12 $6,802 9/22/2015
Finland 12/4/2015 $5,016 27 27 47 $15,820 12/16/2015
France 9/16/2015 $255,635 141 141 141 $255,635 8/21/2018
Germany 4/29/2016 $0 0 0 0 $188,807 8/19/2018
Greece 10/8/2015 $35,666 18 18 18 $35,666 10/13/2015
Iceland 9/25/2015 $2,103 3 3 3 $2,103 12/30/2018
Iraq 9/17/2015 $440 1 1 1 $440 12/30/2018
Latvia 9/25/2015 $0 0 3 3 $5,080 12/30/2018
Lebanon 9/17/2015 $4,354 4 4 6 $19,647 12/30/2018
Malaysia 9/17/2015 $27,197 19 19 43 $58,765 10/13/2015
Mexico 2/26/2016 $0 0 33 33 $138,563 6/9/2016
Netherlands 12/3/2015 $17,687 20 32 77 $45,005 12/21/2015
North America 9/16/2015 $202,053 33 781 1,770 $2,436,308
Portugal 10/22/2015 $17,804 17 17 45 $41,559 11/17/2015
Russia (CIS) 11/20/2015 $71,445 181 181 358 $118,294 12/31/2018
Serbia and Montenegro 11/19/2015 $2,958 12 12 29 $10,080 12/30/2018
Singapore 10/1/2015 $7,790 4 4 10 $16,700 10/20/2015
South Africa 10/9/2015 $3,635 5 5 5 $3,635 10/13/2015
South Korea 1/28/2016 $65,544 186 186 207 $129,142 6/9/2016
Spain 8/12/2016 $64,421 52 61 187 $231,577 11/17/2018
Thailand 9/24/2015 $21,277 26 26 35 $33,759 10/6/2015
Turkey 10/2/2015 $21,155 24 24 43 $55,026 12/30/2018
Ukraine 12/10/2015 $21,516 57 57 91 $33,539 12/30/2018
United Arab Emirates 9/24/2015 $13,745 8 8 8 $13,745 12/30/2018
 
Worldwide Total$4,138,747 12/31/2018

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Leading Cast

Tobey Maguire    Bobby Fischer

Supporting Cast

Peter Sarsgaard    Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber    Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg    Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe    Joan Fischer
Robin Weigert    Regina Fischer
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick    Teenage Bobby Fischer
Aiden Lovecamp    Young Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla    Carmine Nigro
Edward Zinoviev    Efrian Geller

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edward Zwick    Director
Steven Knight    Screenwriter
Stephen J. Rivele    Story Creator
Christopher Wilkinson    Story Creator
Steven Knight    Story Creator
Gail Katz    Producer
Tobey Maguire    Producer
Edward Zwick    Producer
Dale Armin Johnson    Executive Producer
Josette Perrotta    Executive Producer
Stephen J. Rivele    Executive Producer
Christopher Wilkinson    Executive Producer
Kevin Frakes    Executive Producer
Matthew Plouffe    Co-Producer
Bradford Young    Director of Photography
Isabelle Guay    Production Designer
Steven Rosenblum    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer