Synopsis
China, 1999. In Fenyang, childhood friends Liangzi, a coal miner, and Zhang, the owner of a gas station, are both in love with Tao, the town beauty. Tao eventually marries the wealthier Zhang and they have a son he names Dollar. 2014. Tao is divorced and her son emigrates to Australia with his business magnate father.
Australia, 2025. 19-year-old Dollar no longer speaks Chinese and can barely communicate with his now bankrupt father. All that he remembers of his mother is her name...
Metrics
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) |
11,432 |
$82,913 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) |
7,071 |
$755,486 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) |
11,513 |
$838,399 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) |
4,249 |
$82,913 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: |
February 12th, 2016 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Mountains May Depart |
| International Releases: |
November 5th, 2015 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
December 23rd, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium)
May 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
May 20th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
September 16th, 2016 (Wide), released as Se as Montanhas Se Afastam (Portugal)
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| Video Release: |
June 14th, 2016 by Kino Lorber, released as Mountains May Depart |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
131 minutes |
| Comparisons: |
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| Keywords: |
1990s, 2010s, Near Future, Romance, Love Triangle, China, Australia, Dysfunctional Family |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production Companies: |
Ad Vitam, Shanghai Film Group, Xstream Pictures, MK Productions, Beijing Runjin Investment, Office Kitano |
| Production Countries: |
China,
France,
Japan |
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Production and Technical Credits
July 12th, 2016
It is a very slow week for the home market. The biggest release of the week is The Divergent: Series Allegiant, which is a movie most people should avoid. (Looking at its box office numbers, most people did avoid it.) As for the best releases, Belladonna Of Sadness is amazing, but the screener arrived late and I don’t like handing out that title when I haven’t had a chance to check out the full release. Fortunately, we do have a backup contender, Everybody Wants Some on Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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June 14th, 2016
It is a much slower week than it was last time. In fact, the only two reviews this week were for releases that came out last week. That doesn't mean we don't have any good releases and there are a few contenders for Pick of the Week. Of these, Hello, My Name is Doris is the one I'm most interested in buying and the Blu-ray, while not loaded with extras, is the Pick of the Week. I'm also giving an honorary Puck of the Week to Dark Matter: Season 1, which is a Canadian Sci-fi series.
(On a side note, Amazon's list of new releases is a mess with a bunch of Game of Thrones and Star Trek titles, most of which don't even have images. This made sorting through the new releases a lot harder.)
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February 18th, 2016
Deadpool had the best theater average for the entire year with an average of $37,222. Granted, it is still early and there's no way this record will last till June, but it is still an incredible start. On the downside, there was no other film in the $10,000 club.
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February 12th, 2016
It's Valentine's Day weekend, so it should come as no surprise that there's a few romantic films on this week's list. On the other hand, the biggest release is Where to Invade Next. Its reviews are good, but it is opening in 300 theaters, which could prove to be too many.
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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records
| Record | Rank | Revenue |
|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,401-11,500) |
11,432 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,001-11,100) |
11,011 |
$85,977 |
| All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) |
10,644 |
$82,913 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
389 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) |
4,249 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) |
4,467 |
$85,977 |
| Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
224 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) |
5,479 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,601-9,700) |
9,601 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) |
1,134 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) |
3,238 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) |
1,893 |
$82,913 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino Lorber Movies |
33 |
$82,913 |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2016/02/12 |
70 |
$5,550 |
|
1 |
$5,550 |
$5,550 |
1 |
| 2016/02/19 |
73 |
$4,691 |
-15% |
1 |
$4,691 |
$14,251 |
2 |
| 2016/02/26 |
73 |
$3,542 |
-24% |
1 |
$3,542 |
$20,238 |
3 |
| 2016/03/04 |
79 |
$3,083 |
-13% |
1 |
$3,083 |
$25,226 |
4 |
| 2016/03/11 |
71 |
$7,676 |
+149% |
8 |
$960 |
$34,381 |
5 |
| 2016/03/18 |
80 |
$4,946 |
-36% |
10 |
$495 |
$43,004 |
6 |
| 2016/03/25 |
68 |
$5,598 |
+13% |
7 |
$800 |
$53,162 |
7 |
| 2016/04/01 |
83 |
$2,472 |
-56% |
6 |
$412 |
$60,013 |
8 |
| 2016/04/08 |
81 |
$1,368 |
-45% |
5 |
$274 |
$62,411 |
9 |
| 2016/04/15 |
88 |
$992 |
-27% |
1 |
$992 |
$65,960 |
10 |
| 2016/04/22 |
80 |
$2,255 |
+127% |
3 |
$752 |
$69,106 |
11 |
| 2016/04/29 |
87 |
$651 |
-71% |
2 |
$326 |
$70,398 |
12 |
| 2016/05/13 |
76 |
$3,329 |
|
2 |
$1,665 |
$77,747 |
14 |
| 2016/05/20 |
107 |
$476 |
-86% |
1 |
$476 |
$80,244 |
15 |
| 2016/05/27 |
98 |
$114 |
-76% |
1 |
$114 |
$80,408 |
16 |
Daily Box Office Performance
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2016/02/12 |
68 |
$9,560 |
|
1 |
$9,560 |
$9,560 |
1 |
| 2016/02/19 |
75 |
$7,136 |
-25% |
1 |
$7,136 |
$16,696 |
2 |
| 2016/02/26 |
77 |
$5,447 |
-24% |
1 |
$5,447 |
$22,143 |
3 |
| 2016/03/04 |
85 |
$4,562 |
-16% |
1 |
$4,562 |
$26,705 |
4 |
| 2016/03/11 |
76 |
$11,353 |
+149% |
8 |
$1,419 |
$38,058 |
5 |
| 2016/03/18 |
78 |
$9,506 |
-16% |
12 |
$792 |
$47,564 |
6 |
| 2016/03/25 |
70 |
$9,977 |
+5% |
8 |
$1,247 |
$57,541 |
7 |
| 2016/04/01 |
86 |
$3,502 |
-65% |
6 |
$584 |
$61,043 |
8 |
| 2016/04/08 |
85 |
$3,925 |
+12% |
7 |
$561 |
$64,968 |
9 |
| 2016/04/15 |
103 |
$1,883 |
-52% |
1 |
$1,883 |
$66,851 |
10 |
| 2016/04/22 |
89 |
$2,896 |
+54% |
3 |
$965 |
$69,747 |
11 |
| 2016/04/29 |
99 |
$871 |
-70% |
2 |
$436 |
$70,618 |
12 |
| 2016/05/06 |
92 |
$3,800 |
+336% |
1 |
$3,800 |
$74,418 |
13 |
| 2016/05/13 |
84 |
$5,330 |
+40% |
3 |
$1,777 |
$79,748 |
14 |
| 2016/05/20 |
113 |
$526 |
-90% |
1 |
$526 |
$80,294 |
15 |
| 2016/05/27 |
101 |
$788 |
+50% |
2 |
$394 |
$81,082 |
16 |
| 2016/07/01 |
100 |
$1,068 |
|
1 |
$1,068 |
$82,150 |
21 |
| 2016/07/22 |
107 |
$653 |
|
1 |
$653 |
$82,913 |
24 |
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