Timbuktu (2014)

Timbuktu poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,076,075Details
International Box Office $5,739,746Details
Worldwide Box Office $6,815,821
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $184,209
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $75,761
Total $259,970
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Further financial details...

Synopsis

Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family had been spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu, but when their destiny changes abruptly, Kidane must face the new laws of the foreign occupants.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$50,000 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:15.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/56 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,526,670

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 28th, 2015 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
International Releases: December 11th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (France)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Turkey)
February 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
February 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 23rd, 2015 by Cohen Media Group
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2349, 11/19/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Geographical setting: Africa
Plot point: Bigotry, Muslims, Orthodox Religion, Women’s Rights
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Les Films du Worso, Dune Vision, Arches Films, Arte France Cinema, Orange Studio, Canal Plus
Production Countries: France, Mauritania
Languages: French, Arabic, English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 30, 2015 50 $50,000   4 $12,500   $58,106 1
Feb 6, 2015 44 $78,544 +57% 14 $5,610   $154,585 2
Feb 13, 2015 37 $108,429 +38% 33 $3,286   $295,041 3
Feb 20, 2015 37 $119,000 +10% 53 $2,245   $485,440 4
Feb 27, 2015 42 $88,021 -26% 51 $1,726   $633,074 5
Mar 6, 2015 48 $63,600 -28% 36 $1,767   $742,638 6
Mar 13, 2015 47 $57,633 -9% 38 $1,517   $824,900 7
Mar 20, 2015 47 $54,612 -5% 48 $1,138   $907,080 8
Mar 27, 2015 44 $43,557 -20% 28 $1,556   $979,618 9
Apr 10, 2015 66 $11,205   16 $700   $1,040,427 11
Apr 24, 2015 93 $2,461   6 $410   $1,058,061 13
May 22, 2015 69 $3,996   4 $999   $1,074,583 17

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2015 75 $8,106   2 $4,053   $8,106 1
Jan 30, 2015 48 $67,935 +738% 4 $16,984   $76,041 2
Feb 6, 2015 41 $106,693 +57% 14 $7,621   $186,611 3
Feb 13, 2015 36 $179,829 +69% 33 $5,449   $366,440 4
Feb 20, 2015 38 $182,491 +1% 53 $3,443   $526,902 5
Feb 27, 2015 41 $133,985 -27% 56 $2,393   $679,038 6
Mar 6, 2015 47 $93,218 -30% 40 $2,330   $766,965 7
Mar 13, 2015 47 $84,872 -9% 38 $2,233   $852,139 8
Mar 20, 2015 41 $83,232 -2% 48 $1,734   $935,700 9
Mar 27, 2015 44 $63,782 -23% 34 $1,876   $999,843 10
Apr 3, 2015 55 $31,504 -51% 24 $1,313   $1,029,104 11
Apr 10, 2015 63 $16,747 -47% 18 $930   $1,045,851 12
Apr 17, 2015 69 $9,748 -42% 5 $1,950   $1,055,599 13
Apr 24, 2015 84 $7,121 -27% 6 $1,187   $1,062,720 14
May 8, 2015 88 $1,416   3 $472   $1,069,343 16
May 15, 2015 95 $1,244 -12% 1 $1,244   $1,070,587 17
May 22, 2015 79 $5,488 +341% 4 $1,372   $1,076,075 18

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 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $4,152,207 8/20/2018
Germany 12/11/2014 $0 0 2 6 $152,939 10/20/2015
Italy 2/12/2015 $80,000 0 1 2 $128,892 11/6/2018
Mexico 3/27/2015 $38,694 0 0 0 $152,897 8/30/2018
Netherlands 3/26/2015 $34,644 15 23 86 $244,660 11/21/2018
Spain 2/6/2015 $82,218 37 55 263 $408,448 11/27/2018
Taiwan 6/5/2015 $3,557 3 3 8 $13,934 11/4/2018
Turkey 1/30/2015 $0 0 8 8 $13,465 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 5/29/2015 $0 0 22 59 $472,304 10/13/2015
  
International Total $5,739,746 12/30/2018

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

Leading

Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino*    Kidane

Supporting

Toulou Kiki    Satima
Abel Jafry    Abdelkrim
Fatoumata Diawara    Fatou
Hichem Yacoubi    Jihadist
Kettly Noel    Zabou

Leading

Mehdi Ag Mohamed    Issan
Layla Walet Mohamed    Toya

Supporting

Adel Mahmoud Cherif    Imam
Salem Dendou    Chief Jihadist

Production and Technical Credits

Abderrahmane Sissako    Director
Abderrahmane Sissako    Screenwriter
Kessen Tall    Screenwriter
Abderrahmane Sissako    Producer
Sylvie Pialat    Producer
Kessen Tall    Executive Producer
Sebastien Birchler    Production Designer
Nadia Ben Rachid    Editor
Amine Bouhafa    Composer
Sofiane El Fani    Director of Photography
Philippe Welsh    Sound Mixer
Roman Dymny    Sound Mixer
Thierry Delor    Sound Mixer
Demba Dieye    First Assistant Director
Sebastien Birchler    Set Decorator
Ami Sow    Costume 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

Not far from Timbuktu, now ruled by religious fundamentalists, Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima, his daughter Toya, and Issan, their shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family had been spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu, but when their destiny changes abruptly, Kidane must face the new laws of the foreign occupants.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$50,000 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:15.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,500,000 (worldwide box office is 2.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/56 max. theaters, 5.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,526,670

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 28th, 2015 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group
International Releases: December 11th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
December 12th, 2014 (Wide) (France)
January 30th, 2015 (Wide) (Turkey)
February 6th, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
February 12th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 23rd, 2015 by Cohen Media Group
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2349, 11/19/2014)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Geographical setting: Africa
Plot point: Bigotry, Muslims, Orthodox Religion, Women’s Rights
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Les Films du Worso, Dune Vision, Arches Films, Arte France Cinema, Orange Studio, Canal Plus
Production Countries: France, Mauritania
Languages: French, Arabic, English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 30, 2015 50 $50,000   4 $12,500   $58,106 1
Feb 6, 2015 44 $78,544 +57% 14 $5,610   $154,585 2
Feb 13, 2015 37 $108,429 +38% 33 $3,286   $295,041 3
Feb 20, 2015 37 $119,000 +10% 53 $2,245   $485,440 4
Feb 27, 2015 42 $88,021 -26% 51 $1,726   $633,074 5
Mar 6, 2015 48 $63,600 -28% 36 $1,767   $742,638 6
Mar 13, 2015 47 $57,633 -9% 38 $1,517   $824,900 7
Mar 20, 2015 47 $54,612 -5% 48 $1,138   $907,080 8
Mar 27, 2015 44 $43,557 -20% 28 $1,556   $979,618 9
Apr 10, 2015 66 $11,205   16 $700   $1,040,427 11
Apr 24, 2015 93 $2,461   6 $410   $1,058,061 13
May 22, 2015 69 $3,996   4 $999   $1,074,583 17

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 23, 2015 75 $8,106   2 $4,053   $8,106 1
Jan 30, 2015 48 $67,935 +738% 4 $16,984   $76,041 2
Feb 6, 2015 41 $106,693 +57% 14 $7,621   $186,611 3
Feb 13, 2015 36 $179,829 +69% 33 $5,449   $366,440 4
Feb 20, 2015 38 $182,491 +1% 53 $3,443   $526,902 5
Feb 27, 2015 41 $133,985 -27% 56 $2,393   $679,038 6
Mar 6, 2015 47 $93,218 -30% 40 $2,330   $766,965 7
Mar 13, 2015 47 $84,872 -9% 38 $2,233   $852,139 8
Mar 20, 2015 41 $83,232 -2% 48 $1,734   $935,700 9
Mar 27, 2015 44 $63,782 -23% 34 $1,876   $999,843 10
Apr 3, 2015 55 $31,504 -51% 24 $1,313   $1,029,104 11
Apr 10, 2015 63 $16,747 -47% 18 $930   $1,045,851 12
Apr 17, 2015 69 $9,748 -42% 5 $1,950   $1,055,599 13
Apr 24, 2015 84 $7,121 -27% 6 $1,187   $1,062,720 14
May 8, 2015 88 $1,416   3 $472   $1,069,343 16
May 15, 2015 95 $1,244 -12% 1 $1,244   $1,070,587 17
May 22, 2015 79 $5,488 +341% 4 $1,372   $1,076,075 18

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 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $4,152,207 8/20/2018
Germany 12/11/2014 $0 0 2 6 $152,939 10/20/2015
Italy 2/12/2015 $80,000 0 1 2 $128,892 11/6/2018
Mexico 3/27/2015 $38,694 0 0 0 $152,897 8/30/2018
Netherlands 3/26/2015 $34,644 15 23 86 $244,660 11/21/2018
Spain 2/6/2015 $82,218 37 55 263 $408,448 11/27/2018
Taiwan 6/5/2015 $3,557 3 3 8 $13,934 11/4/2018
Turkey 1/30/2015 $0 0 8 8 $13,465 12/30/2018
United Kingdom 5/29/2015 $0 0 22 59 $472,304 10/13/2015
  
International Total $5,739,746 12/30/2018

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

Leading

Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino*    Kidane

Supporting

Toulou Kiki    Satima
Abel Jafry    Abdelkrim
Fatoumata Diawara    Fatou
Hichem Yacoubi    Jihadist
Kettly Noel    Zabou

Leading

Mehdi Ag Mohamed    Issan
Layla Walet Mohamed    Toya

Supporting

Adel Mahmoud Cherif    Imam
Salem Dendou    Chief Jihadist

Production and Technical Credits

Abderrahmane Sissako    Director
Abderrahmane Sissako    Screenwriter
Kessen Tall    Screenwriter
Abderrahmane Sissako    Producer
Sylvie Pialat    Producer
Kessen Tall    Executive Producer
Sebastien Birchler    Production Designer
Nadia Ben Rachid    Editor
Amine Bouhafa    Composer
Sofiane El Fani    Director of Photography
Philippe Welsh    Sound Mixer
Roman Dymny    Sound Mixer
Thierry Delor    Sound Mixer
Demba Dieye    First Assistant Director
Sebastien Birchler    Set Decorator
Ami Sow    Costume 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.