Saul fia (2015)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $1,777,043 | Details |
| International Box Office | $7,919,494 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $9,696,537 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $306,931 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $89,226 | |
| Total | $396,157 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child’s body from the flames, find a rabbi to recite the mourner's Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $37,930 (2.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 10.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 18.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $1,700,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/180 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $2,461,583 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 18th, 2015 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Son of Saul |
| International Releases: | June 11th, 2015 (Wide) (Hungary)
October 28th, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium) November 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands) November 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Greece) January 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) |
| Video Release: | April 26th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Son of Saul |
| MPA Rating: | R for disturbing violent content, and some graphic nudity. (Rating bulletin 2389, 9/2/2015) |
| Running Time: | 107 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Prologue |
| Plot point: | Jewish, POW, Prison Break |
| Social setting: | Holocaust, World War II |
| Time period setting: | 1940s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Laokoon Cinema, Hungarian National Film Fund, Claims Conference |
| Production Countries: | Hungary |
| Languages: | Hungarian |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2015 | 37 | $37,930 | 3 | $12,643 | $37,930 | 1 | |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 42 | $34,060 | -10% | 4 | $8,515 | $97,944 | 2 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 44 | $32,761 | -4% | 4 | $8,190 | $158,534 | 3 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 46 | $24,709 | -25% | 4 | $6,177 | $201,327 | 4 |
| Jan 15, 2016 | 32 | $121,643 | +392% | 21 | $5,793 | $342,571 | 5 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 38 | $91,715 | -25% | 34 | $2,698 | $498,239 | 6 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | 35 | $164,298 | +79% | 55 | $2,987 | $716,129 | 7 |
| Feb 5, 2016 | 40 | $90,059 | -45% | 54 | $1,668 | $874,200 | 8 |
| Feb 12, 2016 | 40 | $71,555 | -21% | 50 | $1,431 | $985,129 | 9 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | 41 | $84,527 | +18% | 75 | $1,127 | $1,112,311 | 10 |
| Feb 26, 2016 | 37 | $130,592 | +54% | 151 | $865 | $1,286,220 | 11 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | 36 | $150,945 | +16% | 180 | $839 | $1,524,582 | 12 |
| Mar 11, 2016 | 45 | $74,248 | -51% | 105 | $707 | $1,666,866 | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | 56 | $28,469 | -62% | 57 | $499 | $1,724,875 | 14 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 63 | $10,718 | -62% | 35 | $306 | $1,748,071 | 15 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 74 | $4,925 | -54% | 16 | $308 | $1,758,647 | 16 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 78 | $2,630 | -47% | 13 | $202 | $1,763,677 | 17 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 77 | $3,038 | +16% | 11 | $276 | $1,767,793 | 18 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 84 | $1,709 | -44% | 7 | $244 | $1,772,944 | 19 |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 95 | $125 | -93% | 2 | $63 | $1,774,214 | 20 |
| May 6, 2016 | 97 | $858 | +586% | 4 | $215 | $1,775,122 | 21 |
| May 13, 2016 | 96 | $636 | -26% | 1 | $636 | $1,776,814 | 22 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2015 | 37 | $63,884 | 3 | $21,295 | $63,884 | 1 | |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 44 | $61,889 | -3% | 4 | $15,472 | $125,773 | 2 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 44 | $50,845 | -18% | 4 | $12,711 | $176,618 | 3 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 43 | $44,310 | -13% | 4 | $11,078 | $220,928 | 4 |
| Jan 15, 2016 | 32 | $185,596 | +319% | 21 | $8,838 | $406,524 | 5 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 35 | $145,307 | -22% | 34 | $4,274 | $551,831 | 6 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | 35 | $232,310 | +60% | 55 | $4,224 | $784,141 | 7 |
| Feb 5, 2016 | 40 | $129,433 | -44% | 54 | $2,397 | $913,574 | 8 |
| Feb 12, 2016 | 42 | $114,210 | -12% | 50 | $2,284 | $1,027,784 | 9 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | 39 | $127,844 | +12% | 75 | $1,705 | $1,155,628 | 10 |
| Feb 26, 2016 | 36 | $218,009 | +71% | 151 | $1,444 | $1,373,637 | 11 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | 36 | $218,981 | n/c | 180 | $1,217 | $1,592,618 | 12 |
| Mar 11, 2016 | 48 | $103,788 | -53% | 105 | $988 | $1,696,406 | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | 58 | $40,947 | -61% | 57 | $718 | $1,737,353 | 14 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 65 | $16,369 | -60% | 35 | $468 | $1,753,722 | 15 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 80 | $7,325 | -55% | 16 | $458 | $1,761,047 | 16 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 87 | $3,708 | -49% | 13 | $285 | $1,764,755 | 17 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 80 | $6,480 | +75% | 13 | $498 | $1,771,235 | 18 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 91 | $2,854 | -56% | 7 | $408 | $1,774,089 | 19 |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 111 | $175 | -94% | 2 | $88 | $1,774,264 | 20 |
| May 6, 2016 | 102 | $1,914 | +994% | 4 | $479 | $1,776,178 | 21 |
| May 13, 2016 | 107 | $865 | -55% | 1 | $865 | $1,777,043 | 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.
Synopsis
October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child’s body from the flames, find a rabbi to recite the mourner's Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $37,930 (2.1% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 10.82 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 18.3% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $1,700,000 (worldwide box office is 5.7 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/180 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $2,461,583 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 18th, 2015 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Son of Saul |
| International Releases: | June 11th, 2015 (Wide) (Hungary)
October 28th, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium) November 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Netherlands) November 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Greece) January 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain) |
| Video Release: | April 26th, 2016 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Son of Saul |
| MPA Rating: | R for disturbing violent content, and some graphic nudity. (Rating bulletin 2389, 9/2/2015) |
| Running Time: | 107 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Prologue |
| Plot point: | Jewish, POW, Prison Break |
| Social setting: | Holocaust, World War II |
| Time period setting: | 1940s |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Laokoon Cinema, Hungarian National Film Fund, Claims Conference |
| Production Countries: | Hungary |
| Languages: | Hungarian |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2015 | 37 | $37,930 | 3 | $12,643 | $37,930 | 1 | |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 42 | $34,060 | -10% | 4 | $8,515 | $97,944 | 2 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 44 | $32,761 | -4% | 4 | $8,190 | $158,534 | 3 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 46 | $24,709 | -25% | 4 | $6,177 | $201,327 | 4 |
| Jan 15, 2016 | 32 | $121,643 | +392% | 21 | $5,793 | $342,571 | 5 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 38 | $91,715 | -25% | 34 | $2,698 | $498,239 | 6 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | 35 | $164,298 | +79% | 55 | $2,987 | $716,129 | 7 |
| Feb 5, 2016 | 40 | $90,059 | -45% | 54 | $1,668 | $874,200 | 8 |
| Feb 12, 2016 | 40 | $71,555 | -21% | 50 | $1,431 | $985,129 | 9 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | 41 | $84,527 | +18% | 75 | $1,127 | $1,112,311 | 10 |
| Feb 26, 2016 | 37 | $130,592 | +54% | 151 | $865 | $1,286,220 | 11 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | 36 | $150,945 | +16% | 180 | $839 | $1,524,582 | 12 |
| Mar 11, 2016 | 45 | $74,248 | -51% | 105 | $707 | $1,666,866 | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | 56 | $28,469 | -62% | 57 | $499 | $1,724,875 | 14 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 63 | $10,718 | -62% | 35 | $306 | $1,748,071 | 15 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 74 | $4,925 | -54% | 16 | $308 | $1,758,647 | 16 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 78 | $2,630 | -47% | 13 | $202 | $1,763,677 | 17 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 77 | $3,038 | +16% | 11 | $276 | $1,767,793 | 18 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 84 | $1,709 | -44% | 7 | $244 | $1,772,944 | 19 |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 95 | $125 | -93% | 2 | $63 | $1,774,214 | 20 |
| May 6, 2016 | 97 | $858 | +586% | 4 | $215 | $1,775,122 | 21 |
| May 13, 2016 | 96 | $636 | -26% | 1 | $636 | $1,776,814 | 22 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2015 | 37 | $63,884 | 3 | $21,295 | $63,884 | 1 | |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 44 | $61,889 | -3% | 4 | $15,472 | $125,773 | 2 |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 44 | $50,845 | -18% | 4 | $12,711 | $176,618 | 3 |
| Jan 8, 2016 | 43 | $44,310 | -13% | 4 | $11,078 | $220,928 | 4 |
| Jan 15, 2016 | 32 | $185,596 | +319% | 21 | $8,838 | $406,524 | 5 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | 35 | $145,307 | -22% | 34 | $4,274 | $551,831 | 6 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | 35 | $232,310 | +60% | 55 | $4,224 | $784,141 | 7 |
| Feb 5, 2016 | 40 | $129,433 | -44% | 54 | $2,397 | $913,574 | 8 |
| Feb 12, 2016 | 42 | $114,210 | -12% | 50 | $2,284 | $1,027,784 | 9 |
| Feb 19, 2016 | 39 | $127,844 | +12% | 75 | $1,705 | $1,155,628 | 10 |
| Feb 26, 2016 | 36 | $218,009 | +71% | 151 | $1,444 | $1,373,637 | 11 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | 36 | $218,981 | n/c | 180 | $1,217 | $1,592,618 | 12 |
| Mar 11, 2016 | 48 | $103,788 | -53% | 105 | $988 | $1,696,406 | 13 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | 58 | $40,947 | -61% | 57 | $718 | $1,737,353 | 14 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 65 | $16,369 | -60% | 35 | $468 | $1,753,722 | 15 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 80 | $7,325 | -55% | 16 | $458 | $1,761,047 | 16 |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 87 | $3,708 | -49% | 13 | $285 | $1,764,755 | 17 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 80 | $6,480 | +75% | 13 | $498 | $1,771,235 | 18 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 91 | $2,854 | -56% | 7 | $408 | $1,774,089 | 19 |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 111 | $175 | -94% | 2 | $88 | $1,774,264 | 20 |
| May 6, 2016 | 102 | $1,914 | +994% | 4 | $479 | $1,776,178 | 21 |
| May 13, 2016 | 107 | $865 | -55% | 1 | $865 | $1,777,043 | 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.