The Song of Names (2019)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $1,077,584 | Details |
| International Box Office | $42,252 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $1,119,836 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $92,315 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $25,794 | |
| Total | $118,109 | |
| OpusData ID: 369600100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
Martin Simmonds has been haunted throughout his life by the mysterious disappearance of his “brother” and extraordinary best friend, a Polish Jewish virtuoso violinist, Dovidl Rapaport, who vanished shortly before the 1951 London debut concert that would have launched his brilliant career. Thirty-five years later, Martin discovers that Dovidl may still be alive, and sets out on an obsessive intercontinental search to find him and learn why he left.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $41,156 (3.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 9.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 96.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 10 opening theaters/182 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,404,128 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 16th, 2020 (Wide), released as Песня имён (Russia (CIS)) May 21st, 2021 (Wide) (Romania) |
| Video Release: | March 24th, 2020 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some strong language, brief sexual material, thematic elements, and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2599 (Cert #52428), 10/9/2019) |
| Running Time: | 113 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Serendipity Point Films, Lyla Films, Proton Cinema, Telefilm Canada, Sodec, HanWay Films, Feel Films, Ingenious Media, Sony Pictures Classics, Crave Films, Super Ecran, CBC Films, The Canada Media Fund |
| Production Countries: | Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2019 | 35 | $41,156 | 10 | $4,116 | $77,477 | 1 | |
| Jan 3, 2020 | 31 | $68,618 | +67% | 17 | $4,036 | $186,005 | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | 26 | $117,296 | +71% | 70 | $1,676 | $323,647 | 3 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | 28 | $93,005 | -21% | 76 | $1,224 | $484,736 | 4 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 26 | $114,768 | +23% | 182 | $631 | $666,888 | 5 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 33 | $70,128 | -39% | 140 | $501 | $818,368 | 6 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 36 | $56,352 | -20% | 78 | $722 | $924,855 | 7 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | 39 | $37,928 | -33% | 51 | $744 | $996,249 | 8 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 52 | $15,416 | -59% | 25 | $617 | $1,034,794 | 9 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 53 | $13,552 | -12% | 24 | $565 | $1,058,307 | 10 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | 66 | $6,538 | -52% | 11 | $594 | $1,070,821 | 11 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 67 | $1,973 | -70% | 8 | $247 | $1,077,391 | 12 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2019 | 43 | $36,321 | 10 | $3,632 | $36,321 | 1 | |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 36 | $81,066 | +123% | 10 | $8,107 | $117,387 | 2 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | 34 | $88,964 | +10% | 17 | $5,233 | $206,351 | 3 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | 25 | $185,380 | +108% | 70 | $2,648 | $391,731 | 4 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | 26 | $160,389 | -13% | 76 | $2,110 | $552,120 | 5 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 26 | $196,120 | +22% | 182 | $1,078 | $748,240 | 6 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 32 | $120,263 | -39% | 140 | $859 | $868,503 | 7 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 34 | $89,818 | -25% | 78 | $1,152 | $958,321 | 8 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | 39 | $61,057 | -32% | 51 | $1,197 | $1,019,378 | 9 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 51 | $25,377 | -58% | 25 | $1,015 | $1,044,755 | 10 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 54 | $18,628 | -27% | 24 | $776 | $1,063,383 | 11 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | 62 | $12,035 | -35% | 11 | $1,094 | $1,075,418 | 12 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 47 | $2,166 | -82% | 8 | $271 | $1,077,584 | 13 |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 11/8/2019 | $597 | 3 | 10 | 13 | $2,883 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| Romania | 5/21/2021 | $1,712 | 15 | 15 | 15 | $1,712 | 10/20/2022 | |||
| Russia (CIS) | 1/16/2020 | $24,052 | 177 | 177 | 247 | $37,657 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| International Total | $42,252 | 10/20/2022 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Tim Roth | Martin Simmonds | |
| Clive Owen | Dovidl Rapaport |
Supporting
| Catherine McCormack | Helen Simmonds | |
| Jonah Hauer-King | Dovidl (17-23) | |
| Gerran Howell | Martin (17-21) | |
| Luke Doyle | Dovidl (9-13) | |
| Misha Handley | Martin (9-13) | |
| Stanley Townsend | Gilbert Simmonds | |
| Magdalena Cielecka | Anna Wozniak | |
| Eddie Izzard | BBC Radio Announcer |
Production and Technical Credits
| Francois Girard | Director | |
| Robert Lantos | Producer | |
| Lyse Lafontaine | Producer | |
| Nick Hirschkorn | Producer | |
| Norman Lebrecht | Story based on the novel by | |
| Jeffrey Caine | Screenwriter | |
| Mark Musselman | Executive Producer | |
| Joe Iacono | Executive Producer | |
| Peter Touche | Executive Producer | |
| Randy Lennox | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Spence | Executive Producer | |
| Tibor Krsko | Executive Producer | |
| Anant Singh | Executive Producer | |
| Viktoria Petranyi | Co-Producer | |
| Kirsty Kinnear | Casting Director | |
| Pam Dixon | Casting Director | |
| Michel Arcand | Editor | |
| Anne Dixon | Costume Designer | |
| Francois Seguin | Production Designer | |
| David Franco | Director of Photography | |
| Howard Shore | Composer | |
| Deirdre Bowen | Additional Casting | |
| Mario Janelle | Second Unit Director | |
| Mario Janelle | Second Unit Camera | |
| Alain Lachance | Visual Effects Supervisor |
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
Martin Simmonds has been haunted throughout his life by the mysterious disappearance of his “brother” and extraordinary best friend, a Polish Jewish virtuoso violinist, Dovidl Rapaport, who vanished shortly before the 1951 London debut concert that would have launched his brilliant career. Thirty-five years later, Martin discovers that Dovidl may still be alive, and sets out on an obsessive intercontinental search to find him and learn why he left.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $41,156 (3.8% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 9.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 96.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 10 opening theaters/182 max. theaters, 3.8 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,404,128 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics |
| International Releases: | November 8th, 2019 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 16th, 2020 (Wide), released as Песня имён (Russia (CIS)) May 21st, 2021 (Wide) (Romania) |
| Video Release: | March 24th, 2020 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for some strong language, brief sexual material, thematic elements, and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2599 (Cert #52428), 10/9/2019) |
| Running Time: | 113 minutes |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Serendipity Point Films, Lyla Films, Proton Cinema, Telefilm Canada, Sodec, HanWay Films, Feel Films, Ingenious Media, Sony Pictures Classics, Crave Films, Super Ecran, CBC Films, The Canada Media Fund |
| Production Countries: | Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary |
| Languages: | English |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2019 | 35 | $41,156 | 10 | $4,116 | $77,477 | 1 | |
| Jan 3, 2020 | 31 | $68,618 | +67% | 17 | $4,036 | $186,005 | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | 26 | $117,296 | +71% | 70 | $1,676 | $323,647 | 3 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | 28 | $93,005 | -21% | 76 | $1,224 | $484,736 | 4 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 26 | $114,768 | +23% | 182 | $631 | $666,888 | 5 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 33 | $70,128 | -39% | 140 | $501 | $818,368 | 6 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 36 | $56,352 | -20% | 78 | $722 | $924,855 | 7 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | 39 | $37,928 | -33% | 51 | $744 | $996,249 | 8 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 52 | $15,416 | -59% | 25 | $617 | $1,034,794 | 9 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 53 | $13,552 | -12% | 24 | $565 | $1,058,307 | 10 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | 66 | $6,538 | -52% | 11 | $594 | $1,070,821 | 11 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 67 | $1,973 | -70% | 8 | $247 | $1,077,391 | 12 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2019 | 43 | $36,321 | 10 | $3,632 | $36,321 | 1 | |
| Dec 27, 2019 | 36 | $81,066 | +123% | 10 | $8,107 | $117,387 | 2 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | 34 | $88,964 | +10% | 17 | $5,233 | $206,351 | 3 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | 25 | $185,380 | +108% | 70 | $2,648 | $391,731 | 4 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | 26 | $160,389 | -13% | 76 | $2,110 | $552,120 | 5 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | 26 | $196,120 | +22% | 182 | $1,078 | $748,240 | 6 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 32 | $120,263 | -39% | 140 | $859 | $868,503 | 7 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | 34 | $89,818 | -25% | 78 | $1,152 | $958,321 | 8 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | 39 | $61,057 | -32% | 51 | $1,197 | $1,019,378 | 9 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | 51 | $25,377 | -58% | 25 | $1,015 | $1,044,755 | 10 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 54 | $18,628 | -27% | 24 | $776 | $1,063,383 | 11 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | 62 | $12,035 | -35% | 11 | $1,094 | $1,075,418 | 12 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 47 | $2,166 | -82% | 8 | $271 | $1,077,584 | 13 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 11/8/2019 | $597 | 3 | 10 | 13 | $2,883 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| Romania | 5/21/2021 | $1,712 | 15 | 15 | 15 | $1,712 | 10/20/2022 | |||
| Russia (CIS) | 1/16/2020 | $24,052 | 177 | 177 | 247 | $37,657 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| International Total | $42,252 | 10/20/2022 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Tim Roth | Martin Simmonds | |
| Clive Owen | Dovidl Rapaport |
Supporting
| Catherine McCormack | Helen Simmonds | |
| Jonah Hauer-King | Dovidl (17-23) | |
| Gerran Howell | Martin (17-21) | |
| Luke Doyle | Dovidl (9-13) | |
| Misha Handley | Martin (9-13) | |
| Stanley Townsend | Gilbert Simmonds | |
| Magdalena Cielecka | Anna Wozniak | |
| Eddie Izzard | BBC Radio Announcer |
Production and Technical Credits
| Francois Girard | Director | |
| Robert Lantos | Producer | |
| Lyse Lafontaine | Producer | |
| Nick Hirschkorn | Producer | |
| Norman Lebrecht | Story based on the novel by | |
| Jeffrey Caine | Screenwriter | |
| Mark Musselman | Executive Producer | |
| Joe Iacono | Executive Producer | |
| Peter Touche | Executive Producer | |
| Randy Lennox | Executive Producer | |
| Stephen Spence | Executive Producer | |
| Tibor Krsko | Executive Producer | |
| Anant Singh | Executive Producer | |
| Viktoria Petranyi | Co-Producer | |
| Kirsty Kinnear | Casting Director | |
| Pam Dixon | Casting Director | |
| Michel Arcand | Editor | |
| Anne Dixon | Costume Designer | |
| Francois Seguin | Production Designer | |
| David Franco | Director of Photography | |
| Howard Shore | Composer | |
| Deirdre Bowen | Additional Casting | |
| Mario Janelle | Second Unit Director | |
| Mario Janelle | Second Unit Camera | |
| Alain Lachance | Visual Effects Supervisor |
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.