Riefenstahl (2024)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $133,396 | Details |
| International Box Office | $82,243 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $215,639 | |
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Synopsis
Leni Riefenstahl’s film aesthetics are still present decades after their creation and serve as a blueprint for the totalitarian glorification of the healthy and strong. Using new documents from her estate, the film aims to decipher the mechanisms of Riefenstahl’s aesthetics with reference to her biography.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $20,414 (15.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 61.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $133,396 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 5th, 2025 (Limited) by Kino Lorber |
| International Releases: | October 31st, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
November 27th, 2024 (Limited), released as Leni Riefenstahl, la lumiere et les ombres (France) April 24th, 2025 (Limited) (Netherlands) May 8th, 2025 (Limited) (Denmark) May 9th, 2025 (Limited) (United Kingdom) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | November 18th, 2025 by Kino Lorber |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated (Rated 9/23/2025) |
| Running Time: | 115 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Documentarian, Movie Director, Nazi, Political |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Documentary |
| Time period setting: | 1930s, 1940s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | German, English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | - | $20,414 | 2 | $10,207 | $20,414 | 1 | |
| Sep 12, 2025 | - | $16,554 | -19% | 11 | $1,505 | $60,569 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | - | $22,910 | +38% | 18 | $1,273 | $93,322 | 3 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | - | $6,217 | -73% | 12 | $518 | $109,258 | 4 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | - | $5,471 | -12% | 12 | $456 | $116,712 | 5 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | - | $554 | -90% | 3 | $185 | $119,030 | 6 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | - | $535 | -3% | 3 | $178 | $119,682 | 7 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | - | $1,676 | +213% | 3 | $559 | $122,967 | 8 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | - | $724 | -57% | 3 | $241 | $124,318 | 9 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | - | $781 | +8% | 3 | $260 | $125,247 | 10 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | - | $1,800 | 4 | $450 | $127,545 | 12 | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | - | $2,291 | 2 | $1,146 | $130,562 | 14 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | - | $859 | -63% | 3 | $286 | $131,421 | 15 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | - | $1,326 | +54% | 3 | $442 | $133,270 | 16 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | 31 | $44,015 | 4 | $11,004 | $44,015 | 1 | |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 35 | $26,397 | -40% | 11 | $2,400 | $70,412 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 31 | $32,629 | +24% | 11 | $2,966 | $103,041 | 3 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 43 | $8,200 | -75% | 13 | $631 | $111,241 | 4 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 42 | $7,235 | -12% | 12 | $603 | $118,476 | 5 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 55 | $671 | -91% | 4 | $168 | $119,147 | 6 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 57 | $2,144 | +220% | 5 | $429 | $121,291 | 7 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 63 | $2,303 | +7% | 4 | $576 | $123,594 | 8 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 65 | $872 | -62% | 4 | $218 | $124,466 | 9 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 65 | $1,280 | +47% | 4 | $320 | $125,746 | 10 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 45 | $2,526 | 4 | $632 | $128,271 | 12 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 53 | $1,382 | 3 | $461 | $131,944 | 15 | |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 49 | $1,452 | +5% | 3 | $484 | $133,396 | 16 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4/24/2025 | $28,314 | 46 | 46 | 46 | $33,880 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Portugal | 3/19/2026 | $5,886 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $19,102 | 4/15/2026 | |||
| United Kingdom | 5/9/2025 | $29,261 | 29 | 29 | 29 | $29,261 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| International Total | $82,243 | 4/15/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Documentary Subject
| Leni Riefenstahl | Herself |
Narrator
| Andrew Bird | Narrator |
Production and Technical Credits
| Andres Veiel | Director | |
| Andres Veiel | Screenwriter | |
| Sandra Maischberger | Producer | |
| Enzo Maaß | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Krumbiegel | Editor | |
| Olaf Voigtländer | Editor | |
| Alfredo Castro | Editor | |
| Toby Cornish | Director of Photography | |
| Freya Arde | Composer | |
| Matthias Lempert | Sound Designer | |
| Matthias Lempert | Sound Mixer | |
| Markus Rogenhagen | Production Manager | |
| Sylvia Nagel | Associate Producer | |
| Ulrich Stein | Associate Producer |
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
Leni Riefenstahl’s film aesthetics are still present decades after their creation and serve as a blueprint for the totalitarian glorification of the healthy and strong. Using new documents from her estate, the film aims to decipher the mechanisms of Riefenstahl’s aesthetics with reference to her biography.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $20,414 (15.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 5.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 61.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $133,396 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | September 5th, 2025 (Limited) by Kino Lorber |
| International Releases: | October 31st, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
November 27th, 2024 (Limited), released as Leni Riefenstahl, la lumiere et les ombres (France) April 24th, 2025 (Limited) (Netherlands) May 8th, 2025 (Limited) (Denmark) May 9th, 2025 (Limited) (United Kingdom) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | November 18th, 2025 by Kino Lorber |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated (Rated 9/23/2025) |
| Running Time: | 115 minutes |
| Plot point: | Biography, Documentarian, Movie Director, Nazi, Political |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Documentary |
| Time period setting: | 1930s, 1940s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | German, English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | - | $20,414 | 2 | $10,207 | $20,414 | 1 | |
| Sep 12, 2025 | - | $16,554 | -19% | 11 | $1,505 | $60,569 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | - | $22,910 | +38% | 18 | $1,273 | $93,322 | 3 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | - | $6,217 | -73% | 12 | $518 | $109,258 | 4 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | - | $5,471 | -12% | 12 | $456 | $116,712 | 5 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | - | $554 | -90% | 3 | $185 | $119,030 | 6 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | - | $535 | -3% | 3 | $178 | $119,682 | 7 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | - | $1,676 | +213% | 3 | $559 | $122,967 | 8 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | - | $724 | -57% | 3 | $241 | $124,318 | 9 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | - | $781 | +8% | 3 | $260 | $125,247 | 10 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | - | $1,800 | 4 | $450 | $127,545 | 12 | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | - | $2,291 | 2 | $1,146 | $130,562 | 14 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | - | $859 | -63% | 3 | $286 | $131,421 | 15 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | - | $1,326 | +54% | 3 | $442 | $133,270 | 16 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | 31 | $44,015 | 4 | $11,004 | $44,015 | 1 | |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 35 | $26,397 | -40% | 11 | $2,400 | $70,412 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 31 | $32,629 | +24% | 11 | $2,966 | $103,041 | 3 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 43 | $8,200 | -75% | 13 | $631 | $111,241 | 4 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 42 | $7,235 | -12% | 12 | $603 | $118,476 | 5 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 55 | $671 | -91% | 4 | $168 | $119,147 | 6 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 57 | $2,144 | +220% | 5 | $429 | $121,291 | 7 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 63 | $2,303 | +7% | 4 | $576 | $123,594 | 8 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 65 | $872 | -62% | 4 | $218 | $124,466 | 9 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 65 | $1,280 | +47% | 4 | $320 | $125,746 | 10 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 45 | $2,526 | 4 | $632 | $128,271 | 12 | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 53 | $1,382 | 3 | $461 | $131,944 | 15 | |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 49 | $1,452 | +5% | 3 | $484 | $133,396 | 16 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4/24/2025 | $28,314 | 46 | 46 | 46 | $33,880 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| Portugal | 3/19/2026 | $5,886 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $19,102 | 4/15/2026 | |||
| United Kingdom | 5/9/2025 | $29,261 | 29 | 29 | 29 | $29,261 | 4/4/2026 | |||
| International Total | $82,243 | 4/15/2026 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Documentary Subject
| Leni Riefenstahl | Herself |
Narrator
| Andrew Bird | Narrator |
Production and Technical Credits
| Andres Veiel | Director | |
| Andres Veiel | Screenwriter | |
| Sandra Maischberger | Producer | |
| Enzo Maaß | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Krumbiegel | Editor | |
| Olaf Voigtländer | Editor | |
| Alfredo Castro | Editor | |
| Toby Cornish | Director of Photography | |
| Freya Arde | Composer | |
| Matthias Lempert | Sound Designer | |
| Matthias Lempert | Sound Mixer | |
| Markus Rogenhagen | Production Manager | |
| Sylvia Nagel | Associate Producer | |
| Ulrich Stein | Associate Producer |
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.