We Come as Friends (2015)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $50,921Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

WE COME AS FRIENDS is a modern odyssey, a dizzying, science fiction-like journey into the heart of Africa. At the moment when the Sudan, the continent’s biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old “civilizing” pathology re-emerges – that of colonialism, the clash of empires, and new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources. The director of DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE takes us on this voyage in his tiny, self-made, tin and canvas flying machine. He leads us into most improbable locations and into people’s thoughts and dreams, in both stunning and heartbreaking ways. Chinese oil workers, UN peacekeepers, Sudanese warlords, and American evangelists ironically weave common ground in this documentary, a complex, profound and humorous cinematic endeavor.

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,238

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 14th, 2015 (Limited) by BBC Worldwide North America
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 110 minutes
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2014
Geographical setting: Africa
Plot point: Colonialism, War
Social setting: Civil War
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Adelante Films, KGP, Arte, Canal Plus, Eurimages, OFI
Production Countries: France, Austria
Languages: English

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 14, 2015 80 $5,720   1 $5,720   $5,720 1
Aug 21, 2015 73 $12,402 +117% 4 $3,101   $18,122 2
Aug 28, 2015 72 $16,184 +30% 8 $2,023   $34,306 3
Sep 4, 2015 91 $4,276 -74% 5 $855   $38,582 4
Sep 11, 2015 94 $3,595 -16% 5 $719   $42,177 5
Sep 18, 2015 88 $4,287 +19% 3 $1,429   $46,464 6
Oct 2, 2015 116 $1,096   1 $1,096   $47,560 8
Oct 9, 2015 106 $771 -30% 2 $386   $48,331 9
Oct 16, 2015 99 $1,817 +136% 2 $909   $50,148 10
Oct 23, 2015 103 $311 -83% 1 $311   $50,459 11
Nov 6, 2015 112 $462   2 $231   $50,921 13

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Synopsis

WE COME AS FRIENDS is a modern odyssey, a dizzying, science fiction-like journey into the heart of Africa. At the moment when the Sudan, the continent’s biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old “civilizing” pathology re-emerges – that of colonialism, the clash of empires, and new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources. The director of DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE takes us on this voyage in his tiny, self-made, tin and canvas flying machine. He leads us into most improbable locations and into people’s thoughts and dreams, in both stunning and heartbreaking ways. Chinese oil workers, UN peacekeepers, Sudanese warlords, and American evangelists ironically weave common ground in this documentary, a complex, profound and humorous cinematic endeavor.

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $72,238

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 14th, 2015 (Limited) by BBC Worldwide North America
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 110 minutes
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2014
Geographical setting: Africa
Plot point: Colonialism, War
Social setting: Civil War
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Adelante Films, KGP, Arte, Canal Plus, Eurimages, OFI
Production Countries: France, Austria
Languages: English

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 14, 2015 80 $5,720   1 $5,720   $5,720 1
Aug 21, 2015 73 $12,402 +117% 4 $3,101   $18,122 2
Aug 28, 2015 72 $16,184 +30% 8 $2,023   $34,306 3
Sep 4, 2015 91 $4,276 -74% 5 $855   $38,582 4
Sep 11, 2015 94 $3,595 -16% 5 $719   $42,177 5
Sep 18, 2015 88 $4,287 +19% 3 $1,429   $46,464 6
Oct 2, 2015 116 $1,096   1 $1,096   $47,560 8
Oct 9, 2015 106 $771 -30% 2 $386   $48,331 9
Oct 16, 2015 99 $1,817 +136% 2 $909   $50,148 10
Oct 23, 2015 103 $311 -83% 1 $311   $50,459 11
Nov 6, 2015 112 $462   2 $231   $50,921 13

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.