Tel Aviv on Fire (2019)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $504,443 | Details |
| International Box Office | $1,305,236 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $1,809,679 | |
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Synopsis
Israel/Palestine, today. Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as a trainee on the Palestinian popular soap opera “Tel Aviv on Fire”, produced in Ramallah. Every day, to reach the TV studios, Salam has to go through a rather difficult Israeli checkpoint. There he meets the commander of the checkpoint, Assi, whose wife is a big fan of the soap opera. In order to please him, Assi puts pressure on Salam to change the end of the show. Salam quickly realizes that Assi’s ideas could be promoted to him as a screenwriter. Salam’s creative career is suddenly boiling, until Assi and the soap opera producers and financiers disagree on how it should end. Stuck between an army colonel and Arab support, Salam can solve his problems with a final master stroke.
Metrics
| Legs: | 7.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 27.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $658,637 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 26th, 2019 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group |
| International Releases: | April 5th, 2019 (Wide) (France)
May 9th, 2019 (Wide), released as Tutti pazzi a Tel Aviv (Italy) May 10th, 2019 (Wide) (Germany) July 26th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands) July 3rd, 2020 (Wide), released as Todo pasa en Tel Aviv (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | November 12th, 2019 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Sansa Films, TS Productions, Lama Films, Films From There, Artemis, Film Fund Luxembourg, Israel Film Fund, Eurimages, Audience Design Fund, Torino Film Lab, Creative Europe, RTBF, VOO ET BETV, Centre Du Cinema Et L'Audiovisuel De La Federation Wallonie Bruxelles, Ing, Tax Shelter Incentive of the Federal Government of Belgium, Indie Invest, Blaq Out, Universcine, United King Films, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, FOHS Foundation, Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts, Cohen Media Group |
| Production Countries: | Luxembourg, Belgium, Israel, France |
| Languages: | Arabic, Hebrew |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | 35 | $50,987 | 11 | $4,635 | $50,987 | 2 | |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 30 | $70,237 | +38% | 28 | $2,508 | $138,804 | 3 |
| Aug 16, 2019 | 34 | $60,001 | -15% | 31 | $1,936 | $233,528 | 4 |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 33 | $60,622 | +1% | 37 | $1,638 | $317,767 | 5 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 46 | $48,806 | -19% | 35 | $1,394 | $390,308 | 6 |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 44 | $28,701 | -41% | 22 | $1,305 | $449,371 | 7 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | 73 | $3,482 | 6 | $580 | $463,288 | 9 | |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 65 | $5,315 | +53% | 4 | $1,329 | $474,389 | 10 |
| Oct 4, 2019 | 57 | $7,693 | +45% | 9 | $855 | $485,486 | 11 |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 73 | $1,732 | 5 | $346 | $504,443 | 14 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | 37 | $68,567 | 11 | $6,233 | $68,567 | 2 | |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 32 | $104,960 | +53% | 28 | $3,749 | $173,527 | 3 |
| Aug 16, 2019 | 37 | $83,618 | -20% | 30 | $2,787 | $257,145 | 4 |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 35 | $84,357 | +1% | 37 | $2,280 | $341,502 | 5 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 48 | $79,168 | -6% | 35 | $2,262 | $420,670 | 6 |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 48 | $32,337 | -59% | 22 | $1,470 | $453,007 | 7 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | 73 | $6,799 | -79% | 14 | $486 | $459,806 | 8 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | 65 | $9,268 | +36% | 7 | $1,324 | $469,074 | 9 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 71 | $8,719 | -6% | 4 | $2,180 | $477,793 | 10 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4/5/2019 | $237,000 | 79 | 106 | 272 | $572,354 | 4/27/2019 | |||
| Germany | 5/10/2019 | $0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | $198,859 | 5/24/2019 | |||
| Italy | 5/9/2019 | $85,912 | 0 | 10 | 48 | $390,442 | 9/12/2019 | |||
| Netherlands | 7/26/2019 | $21,868 | 28 | 28 | 79 | $80,113 | 8/13/2019 | |||
| Spain | 7/3/2020 | $0 | 0 | 43 | 89 | $63,468 | 8/7/2020 | |||
| International Total | $1,305,236 | 8/7/2020 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Kais Nashif | Salam | |
| Lubna Azabal | Tala | |
| Yaniv Biton | Assi |
Supporting
| Nadim Sawalha | Bassam |
Leading
| Maisa Abd Elhadi | Mariam |
Supporting
| Salim Daw | Atef | |
| Yousef Sweid | Yehuda | |
| Amer Hlehel | Nabil | |
| Ashraf Farah | Marwan | |
| Laetitia Eido | Maïsa |
Production and Technical Credits
| Sameh Zoabi | Director | |
| Sameh Zoabi | Screenwriter | |
| Dan Kleinman | Screenwriter | |
| Amir Harel | Producer | |
| Bernard Michaux | Producer | |
| Milena Poylo | Producer | |
| Gilles Sacuto | Producer | |
| Alice Bloch | Associate Producer | |
| Ayelet Kait | Associate Producer | |
| Jani Thiltges | Associate Producer | |
| Claude Waringo | Associate Producer | |
| Arlette Zylberberg | Co-Producer | |
| Philippe Logie | Co-Producer | |
| Laurent Brunet | Director of Photography | |
| Catherine Schwartz | Editor | |
| Christina Schaffer | Production Designer | |
| Pia Dumont | Sound Editor | |
| Mourad Louanchi | Dialogue Editor | |
| David Gillain | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Andre Dziezuk | Composer | |
| Magdalena Labuz | Costume Designer | |
| Laurence Rexter-Baker | First Assistant Director | |
| Solveig Harper | Production Manager |
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
Israel/Palestine, today. Salam, a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, works as a trainee on the Palestinian popular soap opera “Tel Aviv on Fire”, produced in Ramallah. Every day, to reach the TV studios, Salam has to go through a rather difficult Israeli checkpoint. There he meets the commander of the checkpoint, Assi, whose wife is a big fan of the soap opera. In order to please him, Assi puts pressure on Salam to change the end of the show. Salam quickly realizes that Assi’s ideas could be promoted to him as a screenwriter. Salam’s creative career is suddenly boiling, until Assi and the soap opera producers and financiers disagree on how it should end. Stuck between an army colonel and Arab support, Salam can solve his problems with a final master stroke.
Metrics
| Legs: | 7.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 27.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $658,637 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 26th, 2019 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group |
| International Releases: | April 5th, 2019 (Wide) (France)
May 9th, 2019 (Wide), released as Tutti pazzi a Tel Aviv (Italy) May 10th, 2019 (Wide) (Germany) July 26th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands) July 3rd, 2020 (Wide), released as Todo pasa en Tel Aviv (Spain) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | November 12th, 2019 by Universal Home Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Romantic Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Sansa Films, TS Productions, Lama Films, Films From There, Artemis, Film Fund Luxembourg, Israel Film Fund, Eurimages, Audience Design Fund, Torino Film Lab, Creative Europe, RTBF, VOO ET BETV, Centre Du Cinema Et L'Audiovisuel De La Federation Wallonie Bruxelles, Ing, Tax Shelter Incentive of the Federal Government of Belgium, Indie Invest, Blaq Out, Universcine, United King Films, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, FOHS Foundation, Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts, Cohen Media Group |
| Production Countries: | Luxembourg, Belgium, Israel, France |
| Languages: | Arabic, Hebrew |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | 35 | $50,987 | 11 | $4,635 | $50,987 | 2 | |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 30 | $70,237 | +38% | 28 | $2,508 | $138,804 | 3 |
| Aug 16, 2019 | 34 | $60,001 | -15% | 31 | $1,936 | $233,528 | 4 |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 33 | $60,622 | +1% | 37 | $1,638 | $317,767 | 5 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 46 | $48,806 | -19% | 35 | $1,394 | $390,308 | 6 |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 44 | $28,701 | -41% | 22 | $1,305 | $449,371 | 7 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | 73 | $3,482 | 6 | $580 | $463,288 | 9 | |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 65 | $5,315 | +53% | 4 | $1,329 | $474,389 | 10 |
| Oct 4, 2019 | 57 | $7,693 | +45% | 9 | $855 | $485,486 | 11 |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 73 | $1,732 | 5 | $346 | $504,443 | 14 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2019 | 37 | $68,567 | 11 | $6,233 | $68,567 | 2 | |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 32 | $104,960 | +53% | 28 | $3,749 | $173,527 | 3 |
| Aug 16, 2019 | 37 | $83,618 | -20% | 30 | $2,787 | $257,145 | 4 |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 35 | $84,357 | +1% | 37 | $2,280 | $341,502 | 5 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 48 | $79,168 | -6% | 35 | $2,262 | $420,670 | 6 |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 48 | $32,337 | -59% | 22 | $1,470 | $453,007 | 7 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | 73 | $6,799 | -79% | 14 | $486 | $459,806 | 8 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | 65 | $9,268 | +36% | 7 | $1,324 | $469,074 | 9 |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 71 | $8,719 | -6% | 4 | $2,180 | $477,793 | 10 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4/5/2019 | $237,000 | 79 | 106 | 272 | $572,354 | 4/27/2019 | |||
| Germany | 5/10/2019 | $0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | $198,859 | 5/24/2019 | |||
| Italy | 5/9/2019 | $85,912 | 0 | 10 | 48 | $390,442 | 9/12/2019 | |||
| Netherlands | 7/26/2019 | $21,868 | 28 | 28 | 79 | $80,113 | 8/13/2019 | |||
| Spain | 7/3/2020 | $0 | 0 | 43 | 89 | $63,468 | 8/7/2020 | |||
| International Total | $1,305,236 | 8/7/2020 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Kais Nashif | Salam | |
| Lubna Azabal | Tala | |
| Yaniv Biton | Assi |
Supporting
| Nadim Sawalha | Bassam |
Leading
| Maisa Abd Elhadi | Mariam |
Supporting
| Salim Daw | Atef | |
| Yousef Sweid | Yehuda | |
| Amer Hlehel | Nabil | |
| Ashraf Farah | Marwan | |
| Laetitia Eido | Maïsa |
Production and Technical Credits
| Sameh Zoabi | Director | |
| Sameh Zoabi | Screenwriter | |
| Dan Kleinman | Screenwriter | |
| Amir Harel | Producer | |
| Bernard Michaux | Producer | |
| Milena Poylo | Producer | |
| Gilles Sacuto | Producer | |
| Alice Bloch | Associate Producer | |
| Ayelet Kait | Associate Producer | |
| Jani Thiltges | Associate Producer | |
| Claude Waringo | Associate Producer | |
| Arlette Zylberberg | Co-Producer | |
| Philippe Logie | Co-Producer | |
| Laurent Brunet | Director of Photography | |
| Catherine Schwartz | Editor | |
| Christina Schaffer | Production Designer | |
| Pia Dumont | Sound Editor | |
| Mourad Louanchi | Dialogue Editor | |
| David Gillain | Re-recording Mixer | |
| Andre Dziezuk | Composer | |
| Magdalena Labuz | Costume Designer | |
| Laurence Rexter-Baker | First Assistant Director | |
| Solveig Harper | Production Manager |
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.