Sembene! (2015)

Sembene! poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $28,059Details
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Synopsis

In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a dockworker and fifth-grade dropout from Senegal, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. SEMBENE! tells the unbelievable true story of the father of African cinema, the self- taught novelist and filmmaker who fought, against enormous odds, a 50-year battle to return African stories to Africans. SEMBENE! is told through the experiences of the man who knew him best, colleague and biographer Samba Gadjigo, using rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive materials. A true-life epic, SEMBENE! follows an ordinary man who transforms himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalized, becoming a hero to millions. After a startling fall from grace, can Sembene reinvent himself once more?

Metrics

Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,315

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,920 $28,059
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,001-29,100) 29,015 $28,059

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 13th, 2015 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
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Keywords: Biography, Movie Director, Movie Business, Set in Africa, Archive Footage, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Impact Partners, New Mexico Media Partners, SNE Partners, Joaquim Duarte Gomes, Just Films, Ford Foundation
Production Countries: Senegal, United States
Languages: English, French, Wolof

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 13th Weekend 22 $9,272 Jan 29, 2016 87

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 29, 2016 54 $9,272   1 $9,272   $21,384 13
Feb 5, 2016 82 $519 -94% 1 $519   $22,124 14
Feb 12, 2016 90 $220 -58% 1 $220   $22,549 15
Feb 19, 2016 96 $484 +120% 1 $484   $24,091 16
Mar 11, 2016 93 $1,240   2 $620   $25,947 18
May 27, 2016 75 $1,895   1 $1,895   $28,059 29

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 2015 97 $2,326   1 $2,326   $2,326 2
Nov 20, 2015 98 $724 -69% 1 $724   $3,050 3
Nov 27, 2015 85 $1,290 +78% 2 $645   $10,945 4
Jan 29, 2016 61 $9,493   1 $9,493   $21,605 13
Feb 5, 2016 87 $724 -92% 1 $724   $22,329 14
Feb 12, 2016 89 $1,278 +77% 3 $426   $23,607 15
Feb 19, 2016 97 $1,100 -14% 2 $550   $24,707 16
Mar 11, 2016 104 $1,457   2 $729   $26,164 18
May 27, 2016 90 $1,895   1 $1,895   $28,059 29

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Documentary Subject(s)

Ousmane Sembene    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Samba Gadjigo    Director
Jason Silverman    Director
Samba Gadjigo    Screenwriter
Jason Silverman    Screenwriter
Samba Gadjigo    Producer
Jason Silverman    Producer
Dan Cogan    Executive Producer
William T. Conway    Executive Producer
Andy Pinkes    Executive Producer
Ricardo Acosta    Editor
Edwina White    Animation
Ken Myhr    Composer
Chris Jonas    Additional Music
Matt Cohn*    Associate Editor

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Synopsis

In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a dockworker and fifth-grade dropout from Senegal, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. SEMBENE! tells the unbelievable true story of the father of African cinema, the self- taught novelist and filmmaker who fought, against enormous odds, a 50-year battle to return African stories to Africans. SEMBENE! is told through the experiences of the man who knew him best, colleague and biographer Samba Gadjigo, using rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of exclusive materials. A true-life epic, SEMBENE! follows an ordinary man who transforms himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalized, becoming a hero to millions. After a startling fall from grace, can Sembene reinvent himself once more?

Metrics

Legs:3.03 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,315

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,920 $28,059
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 29,001-29,100) 29,015 $28,059

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 13th, 2015 (Limited) by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 86 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Concerning Violence
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Keywords: Biography, Movie Director, Movie Business, Set in Africa, Archive Footage, Sundance Film Festival 2015
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Impact Partners, New Mexico Media Partners, SNE Partners, Joaquim Duarte Gomes, Just Films, Ford Foundation
Production Countries: Senegal, United States
Languages: English, French, Wolof

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 13th Weekend 22 $9,272 Jan 29, 2016 87

Documentary Subject(s)

Ousmane Sembene    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Samba Gadjigo    Director
Jason Silverman    Director
Samba Gadjigo    Screenwriter
Jason Silverman    Screenwriter
Samba Gadjigo    Producer
Jason Silverman    Producer
Dan Cogan    Executive Producer
William T. Conway    Executive Producer
Andy Pinkes    Executive Producer
Ricardo Acosta    Editor
Edwina White    Animation
Ken Myhr    Composer
Chris Jonas    Additional Music
Matt Cohn*    Associate Editor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 29, 2016 54 $9,272   1 $9,272   $21,384 13
Feb 5, 2016 82 $519 -94% 1 $519   $22,124 14
Feb 12, 2016 90 $220 -58% 1 $220   $22,549 15
Feb 19, 2016 96 $484 +120% 1 $484   $24,091 16
Mar 11, 2016 93 $1,240   2 $620   $25,947 18
May 27, 2016 75 $1,895   1 $1,895   $28,059 29

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 13, 2015 97 $2,326   1 $2,326   $2,326 2
Nov 20, 2015 98 $724 -69% 1 $724   $3,050 3
Nov 27, 2015 85 $1,290 +78% 2 $645   $10,945 4
Jan 29, 2016 61 $9,493   1 $9,493   $21,605 13
Feb 5, 2016 87 $724 -92% 1 $724   $22,329 14
Feb 12, 2016 89 $1,278 +77% 3 $426   $23,607 15
Feb 19, 2016 97 $1,100 -14% 2 $550   $24,707 16
Mar 11, 2016 104 $1,457   2 $729   $26,164 18
May 27, 2016 90 $1,895   1 $1,895   $28,059 29

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.