A Tale of Love and Darkness (2016)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $572,212 | Details |
| International Box Office | $144,953 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $717,165 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
A film based on Amos Oz’s memories of growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his the academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania. They were one of many Jewish families who moved to Palestine from Europe during the 1930s and 1940s to escape persecution. Arieh was cautiously hopeful for the future. But Fania wanted much more. The terror of the war and the running had been followed by the tedium of everyday life, which weighed heavily on Fania’s spirit. Unhappy in her marriage and intellectually stifled, to cheer herself, and to entertain 10-year-old Amos, she would make up stories of adventures, treks across the desert. Amos was enraptured while she read him poetry and explained to him about words and language in a way that would influence his writing his entire life. When the independence didn’t bring with it the renewed sense of life that Fania had hoped for, she slips into solitude and sadness. Unable to help her, Amos must say good-bye before he is ready. As he witnesses the birth of a nation, he must come to terms with his own new beginning.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $37,170 (6.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 79.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/66 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $791,178 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 19th, 2016 (Limited) by Focus World |
| International Releases: | May 13th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
September 6th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea) June 9th, 2017 (Wide), released as Sognare è vivere (Italy) |
| Video Release: | December 20th, 2016 by Focus Features |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic content and some disturbing violent images. (Rating bulletin 2425 (Cert #50356), 5/18/2016) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself |
| Geographical setting: | Israel |
| Plot point: | Dream Sequence, Writing and Writers |
| Social setting: | Israeli Palestinian Conflict |
| Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Movie Plus, Ram Bergman Productions, Keshet, Avi Chai, Israel Film Fund, Pais , Yehoshua Rabinovich Tel-Aviv Foundation for the Arts, Leon Recanati Foundation, Cultural Administration, Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport, Israel Film Council, Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund |
| Production Countries: | Israel, United States |
| Languages: | Hebrew |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | 47 | $37,170 | 2 | $18,585 | $37,170 | 1 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 38 | $115,058 | +210% | 26 | $4,425 | $166,265 | 2 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 39 | $127,475 | +11% | 66 | $1,931 | $343,142 | 3 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | 43 | $60,410 | -53% | 64 | $944 | $477,869 | 4 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 57 | $24,982 | -59% | 33 | $757 | $527,918 | 5 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 58 | $15,210 | -39% | 17 | $895 | $553,557 | 6 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 70 | $8,312 | -45% | 21 | $396 | $569,381 | 7 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | - | $9,852 | 2 | $4,926 | $9,852 | 1 | ||
| Aug 20, 2016 | - | $15,766 | +60% | 2 | $7,883 | $25,618 | 2 | |
| Aug 21, 2016 | - | $11,552 | -27% | 2 | $5,776 | $37,170 | 3 | |
| Aug 22, 2016 | - | $3,248 | -72% | 2 | $1,624 | $40,418 | 4 | |
| Aug 23, 2016 | - | $3,630 | +12% | 2 | $1,815 | $44,048 | 5 | |
| Aug 24, 2016 | - | $3,968 | +9% | 2 | $1,984 | $48,016 | 6 | |
| Aug 25, 2016 | - | $3,191 | -20% | 2 | $1,596 | $51,207 | 7 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | - | $25,079 | +686% | +155% | 26 | $965 | $76,286 | 8 |
| Aug 27, 2016 | - | $54,593 | +118% | +246% | 26 | $2,100 | $130,879 | 9 |
| Aug 28, 2016 | - | $35,386 | -35% | +206% | 26 | $1,361 | $166,265 | 10 |
| Aug 29, 2016 | - | $11,645 | -67% | +259% | 26 | $448 | $177,910 | 11 |
| Aug 30, 2016 | - | $13,513 | +16% | +272% | 26 | $520 | $191,423 | 12 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | - | $12,269 | -9% | +209% | 26 | $472 | $203,692 | 13 |
| Sep 1, 2016 | - | $11,975 | -2% | +275% | 26 | $461 | $215,667 | 14 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | - | $23,456 | +96% | -6% | 66 | $355 | $239,123 | 15 |
| Sep 3, 2016 | - | $57,300 | +144% | +5% | 66 | $868 | $296,423 | 16 |
| Sep 4, 2016 | - | $46,719 | -18% | +32% | 66 | $708 | $343,142 | 17 |
| Sep 5, 2016 | - | $41,705 | -11% | +258% | 66 | $632 | $384,847 | 18 |
| Sep 6, 2016 | - | $11,614 | -72% | -14% | 66 | $176 | $396,461 | 19 |
| Sep 7, 2016 | - | $11,243 | -3% | -8% | 66 | $170 | $407,704 | 20 |
| Sep 8, 2016 | - | $9,755 | -13% | -19% | 66 | $148 | $417,459 | 21 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | - | $10,761 | +10% | -54% | 64 | $168 | $428,220 | 22 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | - | $31,213 | +190% | -46% | 64 | $488 | $459,433 | 23 |
| Sep 11, 2016 | - | $18,436 | -41% | -61% | 64 | $288 | $477,869 | 24 |
| Sep 12, 2016 | - | $5,441 | -70% | -87% | 64 | $85 | $483,310 | 25 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | - | $7,660 | +41% | -34% | 64 | $120 | $490,970 | 26 |
| Sep 14, 2016 | - | $5,908 | -23% | -47% | 64 | $92 | $496,878 | 27 |
| Sep 15, 2016 | - | $6,058 | +3% | -38% | 64 | $95 | $502,936 | 28 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | - | $4,686 | -23% | -56% | 33 | $142 | $507,622 | 29 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | - | $12,671 | +170% | -59% | 33 | $384 | $520,293 | 30 |
| Sep 18, 2016 | - | $7,625 | -40% | -59% | 33 | $231 | $527,918 | 31 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | - | $2,919 | -62% | -46% | 33 | $88 | $530,837 | 32 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | - | $3,109 | +7% | -59% | 33 | $94 | $533,946 | 33 |
| Sep 21, 2016 | - | $2,206 | -29% | -63% | 33 | $67 | $536,152 | 34 |
| Sep 22, 2016 | - | $2,195 | n/c | -64% | 33 | $67 | $538,347 | 35 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | - | $3,297 | +50% | -30% | 17 | $194 | $541,644 | 36 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | - | $7,910 | +140% | -38% | 17 | $465 | $549,554 | 37 |
| Sep 25, 2016 | - | $4,003 | -49% | -48% | 17 | $235 | $553,557 | 38 |
| Sep 26, 2016 | - | $1,100 | -73% | -62% | 17 | $65 | $554,657 | 39 |
| Sep 27, 2016 | - | $2,438 | +122% | -22% | 17 | $143 | $557,095 | 40 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | - | $2,093 | -14% | -5% | 17 | $123 | $559,188 | 41 |
| Sep 29, 2016 | - | $1,881 | -10% | -14% | 17 | $111 | $561,069 | 42 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | - | $2,042 | +9% | -38% | 21 | $97 | $563,111 | 43 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | - | $4,647 | +128% | -41% | 21 | $221 | $567,758 | 44 |
| Oct 2, 2016 | - | $1,623 | -65% | -59% | 21 | $77 | $569,381 | 45 |
| Oct 3, 2016 | - | $532 | -67% | -52% | 21 | $25 | $569,913 | 46 |
| Oct 4, 2016 | - | $703 | +32% | -71% | 21 | $33 | $570,616 | 47 |
| Oct 5, 2016 | - | $830 | +18% | -60% | 21 | $40 | $571,446 | 48 |
| Oct 6, 2016 | - | $766 | -8% | -59% | 21 | $36 | $572,212 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | 49 | $51,207 | 2 | $25,604 | $51,207 | 1 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 40 | $164,460 | +221% | 26 | $6,325 | $215,667 | 2 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 39 | $201,792 | +23% | 66 | $3,057 | $417,459 | 3 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | 43 | $85,477 | -58% | 64 | $1,336 | $502,936 | 4 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 59 | $35,411 | -59% | 33 | $1,073 | $538,347 | 5 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 59 | $22,722 | -36% | 17 | $1,337 | $561,069 | 6 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 79 | $11,143 | -51% | 21 | $531 | $572,212 | 7 |
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
A film based on Amos Oz’s memories of growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his the academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania. They were one of many Jewish families who moved to Palestine from Europe during the 1930s and 1940s to escape persecution. Arieh was cautiously hopeful for the future. But Fania wanted much more. The terror of the war and the running had been followed by the tedium of everyday life, which weighed heavily on Fania’s spirit. Unhappy in her marriage and intellectually stifled, to cheer herself, and to entertain 10-year-old Amos, she would make up stories of adventures, treks across the desert. Amos was enraptured while she read him poetry and explained to him about words and language in a way that would influence his writing his entire life. When the independence didn’t bring with it the renewed sense of life that Fania had hoped for, she slips into solitude and sadness. Unable to help her, Amos must say good-bye before he is ready. As he witnesses the birth of a nation, he must come to terms with his own new beginning.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $37,170 (6.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.49 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 79.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 2 opening theaters/66 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $791,178 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | August 19th, 2016 (Limited) by Focus World |
| International Releases: | May 13th, 2016 (Wide) (Brazil)
September 6th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea) June 9th, 2017 (Wide), released as Sognare è vivere (Italy) |
| Video Release: | December 20th, 2016 by Focus Features |
| MPA Rating: | PG-13 for thematic content and some disturbing violent images. (Rating bulletin 2425 (Cert #50356), 5/18/2016) |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself |
| Geographical setting: | Israel |
| Plot point: | Dream Sequence, Writing and Writers |
| Social setting: | Israeli Palestinian Conflict |
| Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Movie Plus, Ram Bergman Productions, Keshet, Avi Chai, Israel Film Fund, Pais , Yehoshua Rabinovich Tel-Aviv Foundation for the Arts, Leon Recanati Foundation, Cultural Administration, Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport, Israel Film Council, Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund |
| Production Countries: | Israel, United States |
| Languages: | Hebrew |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | 47 | $37,170 | 2 | $18,585 | $37,170 | 1 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 38 | $115,058 | +210% | 26 | $4,425 | $166,265 | 2 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 39 | $127,475 | +11% | 66 | $1,931 | $343,142 | 3 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | 43 | $60,410 | -53% | 64 | $944 | $477,869 | 4 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 57 | $24,982 | -59% | 33 | $757 | $527,918 | 5 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 58 | $15,210 | -39% | 17 | $895 | $553,557 | 6 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 70 | $8,312 | -45% | 21 | $396 | $569,381 | 7 |
Daily Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | %YD | %LW | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | - | $9,852 | 2 | $4,926 | $9,852 | 1 | ||
| Aug 20, 2016 | - | $15,766 | +60% | 2 | $7,883 | $25,618 | 2 | |
| Aug 21, 2016 | - | $11,552 | -27% | 2 | $5,776 | $37,170 | 3 | |
| Aug 22, 2016 | - | $3,248 | -72% | 2 | $1,624 | $40,418 | 4 | |
| Aug 23, 2016 | - | $3,630 | +12% | 2 | $1,815 | $44,048 | 5 | |
| Aug 24, 2016 | - | $3,968 | +9% | 2 | $1,984 | $48,016 | 6 | |
| Aug 25, 2016 | - | $3,191 | -20% | 2 | $1,596 | $51,207 | 7 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | - | $25,079 | +686% | +155% | 26 | $965 | $76,286 | 8 |
| Aug 27, 2016 | - | $54,593 | +118% | +246% | 26 | $2,100 | $130,879 | 9 |
| Aug 28, 2016 | - | $35,386 | -35% | +206% | 26 | $1,361 | $166,265 | 10 |
| Aug 29, 2016 | - | $11,645 | -67% | +259% | 26 | $448 | $177,910 | 11 |
| Aug 30, 2016 | - | $13,513 | +16% | +272% | 26 | $520 | $191,423 | 12 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | - | $12,269 | -9% | +209% | 26 | $472 | $203,692 | 13 |
| Sep 1, 2016 | - | $11,975 | -2% | +275% | 26 | $461 | $215,667 | 14 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | - | $23,456 | +96% | -6% | 66 | $355 | $239,123 | 15 |
| Sep 3, 2016 | - | $57,300 | +144% | +5% | 66 | $868 | $296,423 | 16 |
| Sep 4, 2016 | - | $46,719 | -18% | +32% | 66 | $708 | $343,142 | 17 |
| Sep 5, 2016 | - | $41,705 | -11% | +258% | 66 | $632 | $384,847 | 18 |
| Sep 6, 2016 | - | $11,614 | -72% | -14% | 66 | $176 | $396,461 | 19 |
| Sep 7, 2016 | - | $11,243 | -3% | -8% | 66 | $170 | $407,704 | 20 |
| Sep 8, 2016 | - | $9,755 | -13% | -19% | 66 | $148 | $417,459 | 21 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | - | $10,761 | +10% | -54% | 64 | $168 | $428,220 | 22 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | - | $31,213 | +190% | -46% | 64 | $488 | $459,433 | 23 |
| Sep 11, 2016 | - | $18,436 | -41% | -61% | 64 | $288 | $477,869 | 24 |
| Sep 12, 2016 | - | $5,441 | -70% | -87% | 64 | $85 | $483,310 | 25 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | - | $7,660 | +41% | -34% | 64 | $120 | $490,970 | 26 |
| Sep 14, 2016 | - | $5,908 | -23% | -47% | 64 | $92 | $496,878 | 27 |
| Sep 15, 2016 | - | $6,058 | +3% | -38% | 64 | $95 | $502,936 | 28 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | - | $4,686 | -23% | -56% | 33 | $142 | $507,622 | 29 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | - | $12,671 | +170% | -59% | 33 | $384 | $520,293 | 30 |
| Sep 18, 2016 | - | $7,625 | -40% | -59% | 33 | $231 | $527,918 | 31 |
| Sep 19, 2016 | - | $2,919 | -62% | -46% | 33 | $88 | $530,837 | 32 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | - | $3,109 | +7% | -59% | 33 | $94 | $533,946 | 33 |
| Sep 21, 2016 | - | $2,206 | -29% | -63% | 33 | $67 | $536,152 | 34 |
| Sep 22, 2016 | - | $2,195 | n/c | -64% | 33 | $67 | $538,347 | 35 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | - | $3,297 | +50% | -30% | 17 | $194 | $541,644 | 36 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | - | $7,910 | +140% | -38% | 17 | $465 | $549,554 | 37 |
| Sep 25, 2016 | - | $4,003 | -49% | -48% | 17 | $235 | $553,557 | 38 |
| Sep 26, 2016 | - | $1,100 | -73% | -62% | 17 | $65 | $554,657 | 39 |
| Sep 27, 2016 | - | $2,438 | +122% | -22% | 17 | $143 | $557,095 | 40 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | - | $2,093 | -14% | -5% | 17 | $123 | $559,188 | 41 |
| Sep 29, 2016 | - | $1,881 | -10% | -14% | 17 | $111 | $561,069 | 42 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | - | $2,042 | +9% | -38% | 21 | $97 | $563,111 | 43 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | - | $4,647 | +128% | -41% | 21 | $221 | $567,758 | 44 |
| Oct 2, 2016 | - | $1,623 | -65% | -59% | 21 | $77 | $569,381 | 45 |
| Oct 3, 2016 | - | $532 | -67% | -52% | 21 | $25 | $569,913 | 46 |
| Oct 4, 2016 | - | $703 | +32% | -71% | 21 | $33 | $570,616 | 47 |
| Oct 5, 2016 | - | $830 | +18% | -60% | 21 | $40 | $571,446 | 48 |
| Oct 6, 2016 | - | $766 | -8% | -59% | 21 | $36 | $572,212 | 49 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | 49 | $51,207 | 2 | $25,604 | $51,207 | 1 | |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 40 | $164,460 | +221% | 26 | $6,325 | $215,667 | 2 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 39 | $201,792 | +23% | 66 | $3,057 | $417,459 | 3 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | 43 | $85,477 | -58% | 64 | $1,336 | $502,936 | 4 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 59 | $35,411 | -59% | 33 | $1,073 | $538,347 | 5 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 59 | $22,722 | -36% | 17 | $1,337 | $561,069 | 6 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 79 | $11,143 | -51% | 21 | $531 | $572,212 | 7 |
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.