Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,348,205Details
International Box Office $10,000,000
Worldwide Box Office $11,348,205
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$134,005 (9.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:24 opening theaters/116 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,033,355

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
Video Release: November 1st, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality, violence/disturbing images and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2163, 3/16/2011)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Foreign Language, Invented Language, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Addiction, Arranged Marriage, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Medical and Hospitals, Non-Chronological, Relationships Gone Wrong, Step-Family, Suicide
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: IDG China Creative Media Limited, Big Feet Productions
Production Countries: United States, China
Languages: English, Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 31 $134,005   24 $5,584   $134,005 1
Jul 22, 2011 30 $200,333 +49% 61 $3,284   $411,133 2
Jul 29, 2011 29 $183,896 -8% 93 $1,977   $710,015 3
Aug 5, 2011 30 $177,931 -3% 116 $1,534   $1,015,470 4
Aug 12, 2011 43 $82,058 -54% 104 $789   $1,195,867 5
Aug 19, 2011 67 $20,483 -75% 37 $554   $1,283,659 6
Aug 26, 2011 71 $11,822 -42% 15 $788   $1,318,343 7
Sep 2, 2011 91 $5,699 -52% 12 $475   $1,331,242 8
Sep 9, 2011 103 $2,912 -49% 8 $364   $1,337,919 9
Sep 16, 2011 112 $1,487 -49% 5 $297   $1,341,767 10
Sep 23, 2011 107 $3,434 +131% 7 $491   $1,346,503 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 15, 2011 - $38,734     24 $1,614   $38,734 1
Jul 16, 2011 - $55,884 +44%   24 $2,329   $94,618 2
Jul 17, 2011 - $39,387 -30%   24 $1,641   $134,005 3
Jul 18, 2011 - $17,854 -55%   24 $744   $151,859 4
Jul 19, 2011 - $20,633 +16%   24 $860   $172,492 5
Jul 20, 2011 - $19,634 -5%   24 $818   $192,126 6
Jul 21, 2011 - $18,674 -5%   24 $778   $210,800 7
Jul 22, 2011 - $57,610 +209% +49% 61 $944   $268,410 8
Jul 23, 2011 - $81,801 +42% +46% 61 $1,341   $350,211 9
Jul 24, 2011 - $60,922 -26% +55% 61 $999   $411,133 10
Jul 25, 2011 - $25,037 -59% +40% 61 $410   $436,170 11
Jul 26, 2011 - $30,399 +21% +47% 61 $498   $466,569 12
Jul 27, 2011 - $30,630 +1% +56% 61 $502   $497,199 13
Jul 28, 2011 - $28,920 -6% +55% 61 $474   $526,119 14
Jul 29, 2011 - $52,287 +81% -9% 93 $562   $578,406 15
Jul 30, 2011 - $74,767 +43% -9% 93 $804   $653,173 16
Jul 31, 2011 - $56,842 -24% -7% 93 $611   $710,015 17
Aug 1, 2011 - $26,644 -53% +6% 93 $286   $736,659 18
Aug 2, 2011 - $37,936 +42% +25% 93 $408   $774,595 19
Aug 3, 2011 - $33,245 -12% +9% 93 $357   $807,840 20
Aug 4, 2011 - $29,699 -11% +3% 93 $319   $837,539 21
Aug 5, 2011 - $44,894 +51% -14% 116 $387   $882,433 22
Aug 6, 2011 - $72,589 +62% -3% 116 $626   $955,022 23
Aug 7, 2011 - $60,448 -17% +6% 116 $521   $1,015,470 24
Aug 8, 2011 - $23,379 -61% -12% 116 $202   $1,038,849 25
Aug 9, 2011 - $32,531 +39% -14% 116 $280   $1,071,380 26
Aug 10, 2011 - $23,314 -28% -30% 116 $201   $1,094,694 27
Aug 11, 2011 - $19,115 -18% -36% 116 $165   $1,113,809 28
Aug 12, 2011 - $20,912 +9% -53% 104 $201   $1,134,721 29
Aug 13, 2011 - $30,837 +47% -58% 104 $297   $1,165,558 30
Aug 14, 2011 - $30,309 -2% -50% 104 $291   $1,195,867 31
Aug 15, 2011 - $15,506 -49% -34% 104 $149   $1,211,373 32
Aug 16, 2011 - $18,197 +17% -44% 104 $175   $1,229,570 33
Aug 17, 2011 - $14,841 -18% -36% 104 $143   $1,244,411 34
Aug 18, 2011 - $18,765 +26% -2% 104 $180   $1,263,176 35
Aug 19, 2011 - $5,271 -72% -75% 37 $142   $1,268,447 36
Aug 20, 2011 - $7,855 +49% -75% 37 $212   $1,276,302 37
Aug 21, 2011 - $7,357 -6% -76% 37 $199   $1,283,659 38
Aug 22, 2011 - $5,266 -28% -66% 37 $142   $1,288,925 39
Aug 23, 2011 - $5,482 +4% -70% 37 $148   $1,294,407 40
Aug 24, 2011 - $5,652 +3% -62% 37 $153   $1,300,059 41
Aug 25, 2011 - $6,462 +14% -66% 37 $175   $1,306,521 42
Aug 26, 2011 - $2,520 -61% -52% 15 $168   $1,309,041 43
Aug 27, 2011 - $4,602 +83% -41% 15 $307   $1,313,643 44
Aug 28, 2011 - $4,700 +2% -36% 15 $313   $1,318,343 45
Aug 29, 2011 - $2,110 -55% -60% 15 $141   $1,320,453 46
Aug 30, 2011 - $2,083 -1% -62% 15 $139   $1,322,536 47
Aug 31, 2011 - $1,554 -25% -73% 15 $104   $1,324,090 48
Sep 1, 2011 - $1,453 -6% -78% 15 $97   $1,325,543 49
Sep 2, 2011 - $1,587 +9% -37% 12 $132   $1,327,130 50
Sep 3, 2011 - $2,174 +37% -53% 12 $181   $1,329,304 51
Sep 4, 2011 - $1,938 -11% -59% 12 $162   $1,331,242 52
Sep 5, 2011 94 $989 -49% -53% 12 $82   $1,332,231 53
Sep 6, 2011 - $773 -22% -63% 12 $64   $1,333,004 54
Sep 7, 2011 - $922 +19% -41% 12 $77   $1,333,926 55
Sep 8, 2011 - $1,081 +17% -26% 12 $90   $1,335,007 56
Sep 9, 2011 - $830 -23% -48% 8 $104   $1,335,837 57
Sep 10, 2011 - $1,222 +47% -44% 8 $153   $1,337,059 58
Sep 11, 2011 - $860 -30% -56% 8 $108   $1,337,919 59
Sep 12, 2011 - $618 -28% -38% 8 $77   $1,338,537 60
Sep 13, 2011 - $474 -23% -39% 8 $59   $1,339,011 61
Sep 14, 2011 - $459 -3% -50% 8 $57   $1,339,470 62
Sep 15, 2011 - $810 +76% -25% 8 $101   $1,340,280 63
Sep 16, 2011 - $454 -44% -45% 5 $91   $1,340,734 64
Sep 17, 2011 - $541 +19% -56% 5 $108   $1,341,275 65
Sep 18, 2011 - $492 -9% -43% 5 $98   $1,341,767 66
Sep 19, 2011 - $196 -60% -68% 5 $39   $1,341,963 67
Sep 20, 2011 - $539 +175% +14% 5 $108   $1,342,502 68
Sep 21, 2011 - $406 -25% -12% 5 $81   $1,342,908 69
Sep 22, 2011 - $161 -60% -80% 5 $32   $1,343,069 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 32 $210,800   24 $8,783   $210,800 1
Jul 22, 2011 29 $315,319 +50% 61 $5,169   $526,119 2
Jul 29, 2011 30 $311,420 -1% 93 $3,349   $837,539 3
Aug 5, 2011 28 $276,270 -11% 116 $2,382   $1,113,809 4
Aug 12, 2011 39 $149,367 -46% 104 $1,436   $1,263,176 5
Aug 19, 2011 62 $43,345 -71% 37 $1,171   $1,306,521 6
Aug 26, 2011 70 $19,022 -56% 15 $1,268   $1,325,543 7
Sep 2, 2011 91 $9,464 -50% 12 $789   $1,335,007 8
Sep 9, 2011 96 $5,273 -44% 8 $659   $1,340,280 9
Sep 16, 2011 113 $2,789 -47% 5 $558   $1,343,069 10
Sep 23, 2011 98 $5,136 +84% 7 $734   $1,348,205 11

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Synopsis

In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai. Drawing on the lessons of the past, the two modern women must understand the story of their ancestral connection, hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan, or risk losing one another forever

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$134,005 (9.9% of total gross)
Legs:6.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:11.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget)
Theater counts:24 opening theaters/116 max. theaters, 4.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,033,355

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Fox Searchlight
International Releases: April 20th, 2012 (Wide) (Brazil)
Video Release: November 1st, 2011 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality, violence/disturbing images and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2163, 3/16/2011)
Running Time: 102 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Foreign Language, Invented Language, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Addiction, Arranged Marriage, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Medical and Hospitals, Non-Chronological, Relationships Gone Wrong, Step-Family, Suicide
Subgenre: Historical Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: IDG China Creative Media Limited, Big Feet Productions
Production Countries: United States, China
Languages: English, Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 31 $134,005   24 $5,584   $134,005 1
Jul 22, 2011 30 $200,333 +49% 61 $3,284   $411,133 2
Jul 29, 2011 29 $183,896 -8% 93 $1,977   $710,015 3
Aug 5, 2011 30 $177,931 -3% 116 $1,534   $1,015,470 4
Aug 12, 2011 43 $82,058 -54% 104 $789   $1,195,867 5
Aug 19, 2011 67 $20,483 -75% 37 $554   $1,283,659 6
Aug 26, 2011 71 $11,822 -42% 15 $788   $1,318,343 7
Sep 2, 2011 91 $5,699 -52% 12 $475   $1,331,242 8
Sep 9, 2011 103 $2,912 -49% 8 $364   $1,337,919 9
Sep 16, 2011 112 $1,487 -49% 5 $297   $1,341,767 10
Sep 23, 2011 107 $3,434 +131% 7 $491   $1,346,503 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 15, 2011 - $38,734     24 $1,614   $38,734 1
Jul 16, 2011 - $55,884 +44%   24 $2,329   $94,618 2
Jul 17, 2011 - $39,387 -30%   24 $1,641   $134,005 3
Jul 18, 2011 - $17,854 -55%   24 $744   $151,859 4
Jul 19, 2011 - $20,633 +16%   24 $860   $172,492 5
Jul 20, 2011 - $19,634 -5%   24 $818   $192,126 6
Jul 21, 2011 - $18,674 -5%   24 $778   $210,800 7
Jul 22, 2011 - $57,610 +209% +49% 61 $944   $268,410 8
Jul 23, 2011 - $81,801 +42% +46% 61 $1,341   $350,211 9
Jul 24, 2011 - $60,922 -26% +55% 61 $999   $411,133 10
Jul 25, 2011 - $25,037 -59% +40% 61 $410   $436,170 11
Jul 26, 2011 - $30,399 +21% +47% 61 $498   $466,569 12
Jul 27, 2011 - $30,630 +1% +56% 61 $502   $497,199 13
Jul 28, 2011 - $28,920 -6% +55% 61 $474   $526,119 14
Jul 29, 2011 - $52,287 +81% -9% 93 $562   $578,406 15
Jul 30, 2011 - $74,767 +43% -9% 93 $804   $653,173 16
Jul 31, 2011 - $56,842 -24% -7% 93 $611   $710,015 17
Aug 1, 2011 - $26,644 -53% +6% 93 $286   $736,659 18
Aug 2, 2011 - $37,936 +42% +25% 93 $408   $774,595 19
Aug 3, 2011 - $33,245 -12% +9% 93 $357   $807,840 20
Aug 4, 2011 - $29,699 -11% +3% 93 $319   $837,539 21
Aug 5, 2011 - $44,894 +51% -14% 116 $387   $882,433 22
Aug 6, 2011 - $72,589 +62% -3% 116 $626   $955,022 23
Aug 7, 2011 - $60,448 -17% +6% 116 $521   $1,015,470 24
Aug 8, 2011 - $23,379 -61% -12% 116 $202   $1,038,849 25
Aug 9, 2011 - $32,531 +39% -14% 116 $280   $1,071,380 26
Aug 10, 2011 - $23,314 -28% -30% 116 $201   $1,094,694 27
Aug 11, 2011 - $19,115 -18% -36% 116 $165   $1,113,809 28
Aug 12, 2011 - $20,912 +9% -53% 104 $201   $1,134,721 29
Aug 13, 2011 - $30,837 +47% -58% 104 $297   $1,165,558 30
Aug 14, 2011 - $30,309 -2% -50% 104 $291   $1,195,867 31
Aug 15, 2011 - $15,506 -49% -34% 104 $149   $1,211,373 32
Aug 16, 2011 - $18,197 +17% -44% 104 $175   $1,229,570 33
Aug 17, 2011 - $14,841 -18% -36% 104 $143   $1,244,411 34
Aug 18, 2011 - $18,765 +26% -2% 104 $180   $1,263,176 35
Aug 19, 2011 - $5,271 -72% -75% 37 $142   $1,268,447 36
Aug 20, 2011 - $7,855 +49% -75% 37 $212   $1,276,302 37
Aug 21, 2011 - $7,357 -6% -76% 37 $199   $1,283,659 38
Aug 22, 2011 - $5,266 -28% -66% 37 $142   $1,288,925 39
Aug 23, 2011 - $5,482 +4% -70% 37 $148   $1,294,407 40
Aug 24, 2011 - $5,652 +3% -62% 37 $153   $1,300,059 41
Aug 25, 2011 - $6,462 +14% -66% 37 $175   $1,306,521 42
Aug 26, 2011 - $2,520 -61% -52% 15 $168   $1,309,041 43
Aug 27, 2011 - $4,602 +83% -41% 15 $307   $1,313,643 44
Aug 28, 2011 - $4,700 +2% -36% 15 $313   $1,318,343 45
Aug 29, 2011 - $2,110 -55% -60% 15 $141   $1,320,453 46
Aug 30, 2011 - $2,083 -1% -62% 15 $139   $1,322,536 47
Aug 31, 2011 - $1,554 -25% -73% 15 $104   $1,324,090 48
Sep 1, 2011 - $1,453 -6% -78% 15 $97   $1,325,543 49
Sep 2, 2011 - $1,587 +9% -37% 12 $132   $1,327,130 50
Sep 3, 2011 - $2,174 +37% -53% 12 $181   $1,329,304 51
Sep 4, 2011 - $1,938 -11% -59% 12 $162   $1,331,242 52
Sep 5, 2011 94 $989 -49% -53% 12 $82   $1,332,231 53
Sep 6, 2011 - $773 -22% -63% 12 $64   $1,333,004 54
Sep 7, 2011 - $922 +19% -41% 12 $77   $1,333,926 55
Sep 8, 2011 - $1,081 +17% -26% 12 $90   $1,335,007 56
Sep 9, 2011 - $830 -23% -48% 8 $104   $1,335,837 57
Sep 10, 2011 - $1,222 +47% -44% 8 $153   $1,337,059 58
Sep 11, 2011 - $860 -30% -56% 8 $108   $1,337,919 59
Sep 12, 2011 - $618 -28% -38% 8 $77   $1,338,537 60
Sep 13, 2011 - $474 -23% -39% 8 $59   $1,339,011 61
Sep 14, 2011 - $459 -3% -50% 8 $57   $1,339,470 62
Sep 15, 2011 - $810 +76% -25% 8 $101   $1,340,280 63
Sep 16, 2011 - $454 -44% -45% 5 $91   $1,340,734 64
Sep 17, 2011 - $541 +19% -56% 5 $108   $1,341,275 65
Sep 18, 2011 - $492 -9% -43% 5 $98   $1,341,767 66
Sep 19, 2011 - $196 -60% -68% 5 $39   $1,341,963 67
Sep 20, 2011 - $539 +175% +14% 5 $108   $1,342,502 68
Sep 21, 2011 - $406 -25% -12% 5 $81   $1,342,908 69
Sep 22, 2011 - $161 -60% -80% 5 $32   $1,343,069 70

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 15, 2011 32 $210,800   24 $8,783   $210,800 1
Jul 22, 2011 29 $315,319 +50% 61 $5,169   $526,119 2
Jul 29, 2011 30 $311,420 -1% 93 $3,349   $837,539 3
Aug 5, 2011 28 $276,270 -11% 116 $2,382   $1,113,809 4
Aug 12, 2011 39 $149,367 -46% 104 $1,436   $1,263,176 5
Aug 19, 2011 62 $43,345 -71% 37 $1,171   $1,306,521 6
Aug 26, 2011 70 $19,022 -56% 15 $1,268   $1,325,543 7
Sep 2, 2011 91 $9,464 -50% 12 $789   $1,335,007 8
Sep 9, 2011 96 $5,273 -44% 8 $659   $1,340,280 9
Sep 16, 2011 113 $2,789 -47% 5 $558   $1,343,069 10
Sep 23, 2011 98 $5,136 +84% 7 $734   $1,348,205 11

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.