Le Petit Soldat (1963)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $24,296Details
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Synopsis

During the Algerian War, Bruno Forestier lives in Geneva to escape the enlistment in France. Working for French intelligence, he is ordered to kill Palivoda, who is pro-FLN (National Liberation Front of Algeria), to prove he is not a double agent. Refusal and hesitation keep him from carrying out the assassination.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,900 (28.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,152 $24,296
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) 29,521 $24,296

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 20th, 1967 (Exclusive)
March 8th, 2013 (Limited) by Rialto Pictures, released as The Little Soldier
International Releases: January 25th, 1963 (Wide) (France)
Video Release: December 11th, 2001 by Fox Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 88 minutes
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Keywords: War, Assassination, Political Assassination, Romance, Tortured for Information, Political, Agitprop, Secret Agent, Double Agent, Voiceover/Narration, Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Les Productions Georges de Beauregard
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 2013 82 $6,900   1 $6,900   $6,900 1
Apr 26, 2013 93 $1,994   1 $1,994   $18,002 8
Jul 19, 2013 88 $1,867   1 $1,867   $21,973 20
Aug 16, 2013 105 $561   1 $561   $24,296 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 26, 2013 101 $1,994   1 $1,994   $18,002 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 1/25/1963 $0 0 0 0 $0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Anna Karina    Veronica Dreyer

Supporting Cast

Michel Subor    Bruno Forestier
Henri-Jacques Huet    Jacques
Paul Beauvais    Paul
Laszlo Szabo    Laszlo
Jean-Luc Godard    Bystander at Railway Station
Georges de Beauregard    Activist Leader

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Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Luc Godard    Director
Jean-Luc Godard    Screenwriter
Georges de Beauregard    Producer
Maurice Leroux    Composer
Raoul Coutard    Cinematographer
Agnès Guillemot    Editor
Lila Herman    Editor
Nadine Marquand    Editor

Per Theater Chart: Somebody Up There Likes These Films

March 13th, 2013

There were a trio of films to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Somebody Up There Likes Me earned first place with $34,362 in its one theater. The overall number one film, Oz the Great and Powerful, earned second place with an average of $20,223 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The We and the I, which managed $10,774 in one theater. More...


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Synopsis

During the Algerian War, Bruno Forestier lives in Geneva to escape the enlistment in France. Working for French intelligence, he is ordered to kill Palivoda, who is pro-FLN (National Liberation Front of Algeria), to prove he is not a double agent. Refusal and hesitation keep him from carrying out the assassination.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,900 (28.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,152 $24,296
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,501-29,600) 29,521 $24,296

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 20th, 1967 (Exclusive)
March 8th, 2013 (Limited) by Rialto Pictures, released as The Little Soldier
International Releases: January 25th, 1963 (Wide) (France)
Video Release: December 11th, 2001 by Fox Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 88 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: War, Assassination, Political Assassination, Romance, Tortured for Information, Political, Agitprop, Secret Agent, Double Agent, Voiceover/Narration, Terrorism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Les Productions Georges de Beauregard
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

Leading Cast

Anna Karina    Veronica Dreyer

Supporting Cast

Michel Subor    Bruno Forestier
Henri-Jacques Huet    Jacques
Paul Beauvais    Paul
Laszlo Szabo    Laszlo
Jean-Luc Godard    Bystander at Railway Station
Georges de Beauregard    Activist Leader

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jean-Luc Godard    Director
Jean-Luc Godard    Screenwriter
Georges de Beauregard    Producer
Maurice Leroux    Composer
Raoul Coutard    Cinematographer
Agnès Guillemot    Editor
Lila Herman    Editor
Nadine Marquand    Editor

Per Theater Chart: Somebody Up There Likes These Films

March 13th, 2013

There were a trio of films to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Somebody Up There Likes Me earned first place with $34,362 in its one theater. The overall number one film, Oz the Great and Powerful, earned second place with an average of $20,223 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The We and the I, which managed $10,774 in one theater. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 2013 82 $6,900   1 $6,900   $6,900 1
Apr 26, 2013 93 $1,994   1 $1,994   $18,002 8
Jul 19, 2013 88 $1,867   1 $1,867   $21,973 20
Aug 16, 2013 105 $561   1 $561   $24,296 24

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 26, 2013 101 $1,994   1 $1,994   $18,002 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 1/25/1963 $0 0 0 0 $0
 
International Total$0

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records