Sufat Chol (2016)

Sufat Chol
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $86,800Details
International Box Office $343,607Details
Worldwide Box Office $430,407
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Synopsis

As wedding festivities get underway in a Bedouin village in Southern Israel, Jalila finds herself in the awkward position of hosting her husband Suliman’s marriage to a second, much younger wife. During the celebration, Jalila stumbles across her eldest daughter Layla’s involvement with a boy from her university —a strictly forbidden liaison that would shame the family. Burying the indignity of Suliman and his new bride living next door, Jalila also tries to contain Layla’s situation by clamping down on her. But Layla sees a different life for herself...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,849 (7.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,019

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 28th, 2016 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Sand Storm
International Releases: December 2nd, 2016 (Limited), released as Sand Storm (Australia)
January 27th, 2017 (Wide) (France)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 87 minutes
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2016
Geographical setting: Israel
Plot point: Bigamy or Polygamy, Dysfunctional Family, Forbidden Romance, Romance
Social setting: Wedding Day
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Beta Cinema, Two Team Production, Yehoshua Rabinovich Tel-Aviv Foundation for the Arts, Cinema Projects, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Production Countries: Israel
Languages: Arabic

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 2016 78 $6,849   2 $3,425   $14,256 1
Oct 7, 2016 59 $15,247 +123% 6 $2,541   $39,295 2
Oct 14, 2016 74 $5,977 -61% 4 $1,494   $50,271 3
Oct 21, 2016 75 $10,229 +71% 6 $1,705   $64,043 4
Oct 28, 2016 88 $2,370 -77% 2 $1,185   $69,316 5
Nov 4, 2016 70 $3,841 +62% 4 $960   $83,078 6

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 118 $1,222   1 $1,222   $7,407 1
Sep 30, 2016 69 $16,641 +1,262% 1 $16,641   $24,048 2
Oct 7, 2016 62 $21,468 +29% 2 $10,734   $45,516 3
Oct 14, 2016 78 $9,540 -56% 5 $1,908   $53,814 4
Oct 21, 2016 78 $13,132 +38% 6 $2,189   $66,946 5
Oct 28, 2016 67 $12,291 -6% 5 $2,458   $79,237 6
Nov 4, 2016 69 $7,563 -38% 5 $1,513   $86,800 7

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
Australia 12/2/2016 $4,196 7 8 22 $15,709 12/19/2016
France 1/27/2017 $165,440 0 0 0 $327,898 6/26/2018
  
International Total $343,607 6/26/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Lamis Ammar    Layla
Ruba Blal Asfour    Jalila

Supporting

Haitham Omari    Suliman
Khadija Alakel    Tasnim
Jalal Masarwa    Anwar

Production and Technical Credits

Elite Zexer    Director
Elite Zexer    Screenwriter
Haim Mecklberg    Producer
Estee Yakov-Mecklberg    Producer
Rami Yehoshua    Executive Producer
Moshe Edery    Executive Producer
Leon Edery    Executive Producer
Ygal Mograbi    Executive Producer
Shai Peleg    Director of Photography
Ronit Porat    Editor
Nir Adler    Production Designer

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

As wedding festivities get underway in a Bedouin village in Southern Israel, Jalila finds herself in the awkward position of hosting her husband Suliman’s marriage to a second, much younger wife. During the celebration, Jalila stumbles across her eldest daughter Layla’s involvement with a boy from her university —a strictly forbidden liaison that would shame the family. Burying the indignity of Suliman and his new bride living next door, Jalila also tries to contain Layla’s situation by clamping down on her. But Layla sees a different life for herself...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,849 (7.9% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $120,019

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 28th, 2016 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Sand Storm
International Releases: December 2nd, 2016 (Limited), released as Sand Storm (Australia)
January 27th, 2017 (Wide) (France)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 87 minutes
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2016
Geographical setting: Israel
Plot point: Bigamy or Polygamy, Dysfunctional Family, Forbidden Romance, Romance
Social setting: Wedding Day
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Beta Cinema, Two Team Production, Yehoshua Rabinovich Tel-Aviv Foundation for the Arts, Cinema Projects, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Production Countries: Israel
Languages: Arabic

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 30, 2016 78 $6,849   2 $3,425   $14,256 1
Oct 7, 2016 59 $15,247 +123% 6 $2,541   $39,295 2
Oct 14, 2016 74 $5,977 -61% 4 $1,494   $50,271 3
Oct 21, 2016 75 $10,229 +71% 6 $1,705   $64,043 4
Oct 28, 2016 88 $2,370 -77% 2 $1,185   $69,316 5
Nov 4, 2016 70 $3,841 +62% 4 $960   $83,078 6

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 118 $1,222   1 $1,222   $7,407 1
Sep 30, 2016 69 $16,641 +1,262% 1 $16,641   $24,048 2
Oct 7, 2016 62 $21,468 +29% 2 $10,734   $45,516 3
Oct 14, 2016 78 $9,540 -56% 5 $1,908   $53,814 4
Oct 21, 2016 78 $13,132 +38% 6 $2,189   $66,946 5
Oct 28, 2016 67 $12,291 -6% 5 $2,458   $79,237 6
Nov 4, 2016 69 $7,563 -38% 5 $1,513   $86,800 7

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
Australia 12/2/2016 $4,196 7 8 22 $15,709 12/19/2016
France 1/27/2017 $165,440 0 0 0 $327,898 6/26/2018
  
International Total $343,607 6/26/2018

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Lamis Ammar    Layla
Ruba Blal Asfour    Jalila

Supporting

Haitham Omari    Suliman
Khadija Alakel    Tasnim
Jalal Masarwa    Anwar

Production and Technical Credits

Elite Zexer    Director
Elite Zexer    Screenwriter
Haim Mecklberg    Producer
Estee Yakov-Mecklberg    Producer
Rami Yehoshua    Executive Producer
Moshe Edery    Executive Producer
Leon Edery    Executive Producer
Ygal Mograbi    Executive Producer
Shai Peleg    Director of Photography
Ronit Porat    Editor
Nir Adler    Production Designer

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.