The Teacher (الأستاذ) (2024)

The Teacher (الأستاذ)
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $75,016Details
International Box Office $133,885Details
Worldwide Box Office $208,901
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Synopsis

A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,116 (24.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/53 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,016

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 11th, 2025 (Limited) by Watermelon Pictures, released as The Teacher
International Releases: September 27th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Teacher (United Kingdom)
December 11th, 2025 (Limited), released as The Teacher (Italy)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
(Rated 4/30/2025)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Film festival: Toronto International Film Festival 2023
Geographical setting: Palestine
Social setting: Palestinian
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Qatar
Languages: English, Arabic, Hebrew

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2025 - $18,116   1 $18,116   $18,116 1
Apr 18, 2025 - $29,116 +61% 53 $549   $49,764 2
Apr 25, 2025 - $4,825 -83% 14 $345   $69,226 3
May 2, 2025 - $1,131 -77% 11 $103   $72,114 4
May 9, 2025 - $442 -61% 5 $88   $73,971 5

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2025 37 $20,648   1 $20,648   $20,648 1
Apr 18, 2025 35 $43,753 +112% 53 $826   $64,401 2
Apr 25, 2025 54 $6,582 -85% 14 $470   $70,983 3
May 2, 2025 64 $2,546 -61% 11 $231   $73,529 4
May 9, 2025 70 $1,487 -42% 5 $297   $75,016 5

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
United Kingdom 9/27/2024 $32,116 20 20 76 $133,885 11/20/2024
  
International Total $133,885 11/20/2024

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

Leading

Saleh Bakri   
Imogen Poots   

Production and Technical Credits

Farah Nabulsi    Director
Farah Nabulsi    Screenwriter
Sawsan Asfari    Producer
Farah Nabulsi    Producer
Ossama Bawardi    Producer
Rasha Elmasry    Executive Producer
Hassan Elmasry    Executive Producer
Mohannad Malas    Executive Producer
Riad Kamal    Executive Producer
Sawsan Asfari    Executive Producer
Farah Nabulsi    Executive Producer
Jacqueline de Croy    Co-Producer

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

A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$18,116 (24.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.58 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:35.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/53 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $75,016

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 11th, 2025 (Limited) by Watermelon Pictures, released as The Teacher
International Releases: September 27th, 2024 (Limited), released as The Teacher (United Kingdom)
December 11th, 2025 (Limited), released as The Teacher (Italy)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
(Rated 4/30/2025)
Running Time: 118 minutes
Film festival: Toronto International Film Festival 2023
Geographical setting: Palestine
Social setting: Palestinian
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Qatar
Languages: English, Arabic, Hebrew

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2025 - $18,116   1 $18,116   $18,116 1
Apr 18, 2025 - $29,116 +61% 53 $549   $49,764 2
Apr 25, 2025 - $4,825 -83% 14 $345   $69,226 3
May 2, 2025 - $1,131 -77% 11 $103   $72,114 4
May 9, 2025 - $442 -61% 5 $88   $73,971 5

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2025 37 $20,648   1 $20,648   $20,648 1
Apr 18, 2025 35 $43,753 +112% 53 $826   $64,401 2
Apr 25, 2025 54 $6,582 -85% 14 $470   $70,983 3
May 2, 2025 64 $2,546 -61% 11 $231   $73,529 4
May 9, 2025 70 $1,487 -42% 5 $297   $75,016 5

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
United Kingdom 9/27/2024 $32,116 20 20 76 $133,885 11/20/2024
  
International Total $133,885 11/20/2024

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

Leading

Saleh Bakri   
Imogen Poots   

Production and Technical Credits

Farah Nabulsi    Director
Farah Nabulsi    Screenwriter
Sawsan Asfari    Producer
Farah Nabulsi    Producer
Ossama Bawardi    Producer
Rasha Elmasry    Executive Producer
Hassan Elmasry    Executive Producer
Mohannad Malas    Executive Producer
Riad Kamal    Executive Producer
Sawsan Asfari    Executive Producer
Farah Nabulsi    Executive Producer
Jacqueline de Croy    Co-Producer

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.