Werk ohne Autor (2018)
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| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $1,303,747 | Details |
| International Box Office | $7,743,197 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $9,046,944 | |
| Domestic Physical Disc Sales | ||
| DVD Sales (estimated) | $214,436 | |
| Blu-ray Sales (estimated) | $68,902 | |
| Total | $283,338 | |
| OpusData ID: 364500100 More info... | ||
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
The story of a young art student, Kurt who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago…
Metrics
| Legs: | 8.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 14.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $1,400,000 (worldwide box office is 6.5 times production budget) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,702,267 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 30th, 2018 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Never Look Away January 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Never Look Away |
| International Releases: | October 4th, 2018 (Wide), released as Opera senza autore (Italy)
October 5th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany) January 18th, 2019 (Wide), released as Nunca Deixes de Olhar: A arte não tem identidade (Portugal) January 25th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands) February 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Asla Gözlerini Kaçırma (Turkey) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | May 14th, 2019 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Never Look Away |
| MPA Rating: | R for graphic nudity, sexuality and brief violent images. (Rating bulletin 2552 (Cert #51901), 11/7/2018) |
| Running Time: | 189 minutes |
| Plot point: | Dysfunctional Family, Nazis, Nazis Outside of World War II, Romance |
| Time period setting: | 1930s, 1940s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Pergamon Film, Wiedemann & Berg, Sony Pictures Classics |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | German |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2019 | 44 | $25,789 | 1 | $25,789 | $30,325 | 9 | |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 45 | $19,187 | -26% | 2 | $9,594 | $58,300 | 10 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 45 | $38,825 | +102% | 3 | $12,942 | $107,798 | 11 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 37 | $152,738 | +293% | 31 | $4,927 | $277,039 | 12 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 35 | $152,914 | n/c | 80 | $1,911 | $469,609 | 13 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 36 | $130,955 | -14% | 122 | $1,073 | $666,367 | 14 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 37 | $109,101 | -17% | 77 | $1,417 | $856,264 | 15 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 42 | $72,249 | -34% | 59 | $1,225 | $986,948 | 16 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | 48 | $44,447 | -38% | 44 | $1,010 | $1,076,261 | 17 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 42 | $34,852 | -22% | 26 | $1,340 | $1,136,650 | 18 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 42 | $22,015 | -37% | 26 | $847 | $1,179,137 | 19 |
| Apr 12, 2019 | 51 | $13,715 | -38% | 16 | $857 | $1,206,117 | 20 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | 59 | $18,108 | +32% | 10 | $1,811 | $1,229,955 | 21 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 50 | $18,678 | +3% | 6 | $3,113 | $1,258,670 | 22 |
| May 3, 2019 | 52 | $15,623 | -16% | 6 | $2,604 | $1,283,436 | 23 |
| May 10, 2019 | 63 | $4,936 | -68% | 3 | $1,645 | $1,295,458 | 24 |
| May 17, 2019 | 76 | $2,352 | -52% | 3 | $784 | $1,300,993 | 25 |
| May 31, 2019 | 91 | $549 | 4 | $137 | $1,303,747 | 27 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2019 | 56 | $4,536 | 1 | $4,536 | $4,536 | 8 | |
| Jan 25, 2019 | 47 | $34,577 | +662% | 1 | $34,577 | $39,113 | 9 |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 47 | $29,860 | -14% | 2 | $14,930 | $68,973 | 10 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 51 | $55,328 | +85% | 3 | $18,443 | $124,301 | 11 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 38 | $192,394 | +248% | 31 | $6,206 | $316,695 | 12 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 37 | $218,717 | +14% | 80 | $2,734 | $535,412 | 13 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 32 | $211,751 | -3% | 122 | $1,736 | $747,163 | 14 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 38 | $167,536 | -21% | 77 | $2,176 | $914,699 | 15 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 40 | $117,115 | -30% | 59 | $1,985 | $1,031,814 | 16 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | 47 | $69,984 | -40% | 44 | $1,591 | $1,101,798 | 17 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 39 | $55,324 | -21% | 26 | $2,128 | $1,157,122 | 18 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 39 | $35,280 | -36% | 26 | $1,357 | $1,192,402 | 19 |
| Apr 12, 2019 | 56 | $19,445 | -45% | 16 | $1,215 | $1,211,847 | 20 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | 59 | $28,145 | +45% | 10 | $2,815 | $1,239,992 | 21 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 49 | $27,821 | -1% | 6 | $4,637 | $1,267,813 | 22 |
| May 3, 2019 | 53 | $22,709 | -18% | 6 | $3,785 | $1,290,522 | 23 |
| May 10, 2019 | 65 | $8,119 | -64% | 3 | $2,706 | $1,298,641 | 24 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6/20/2019 | $77,382 | 27 | 31 | 292 | $660,206 | 11/19/2019 | |||
| Czech Republic | 4/26/2019 | $7,379 | 39 | 39 | 39 | $7,828 | 4/30/2019 | |||
| Denmark | 4/17/2019 | $39,061 | 43 | 43 | 43 | $55,928 | 4/24/2019 | |||
| Germany | 10/5/2018 | $449,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,169,773 | 10/20/2018 | |||
| Italy | 10/4/2018 | $159,004 | 0 | 5 | 12 | $308,827 | 3/15/2019 | |||
| Netherlands | 1/25/2019 | $120,011 | 55 | 64 | 602 | $1,180,373 | 4/30/2019 | |||
| New Zealand | 6/6/2019 | $7,415 | 7 | 32 | 205 | $71,811 | 2/24/2025 | |||
| Portugal | 1/18/2019 | $7,614 | 16 | 16 | 34 | $20,381 | 2/15/2019 | |||
| Russia (CIS) | 9/5/2019 | $17,445 | 113 | 113 | 210 | $55,431 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| South Korea | 2/6/2020 | $1,962 | 1 | 47 | 152 | $82,379 | 4/28/2020 | |||
| Spain | 4/5/2019 | $97,238 | 73 | 73 | 181 | $231,849 | 5/7/2019 | |||
| Sweden | 3/15/2019 | $9,082 | 15 | 15 | 33 | $26,841 | 4/24/2019 | |||
| Turkey | 2/8/2019 | $5,858 | 16 | 16 | 29 | $17,680 | 2/21/2019 | |||
| United Kingdom | 7/5/2019 | $16,032 | 11 | 11 | 11 | $16,032 | 7/11/2019 | |||
| Rest of World | $3,837,858 | |||||||||
| International Total | $7,743,197 | 2/24/2025 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Tom Schilling | Kurt Barnert |
Supporting
| Sebastian Koch | Professor Carl Seeband | |
| Paula Beer | Ellie Seeband | |
| Oliver Masucci | Professor Antonius van Verten | |
| Ina Weisse | Martha Seeband | |
| Hanno Koffler | Günther Preusser | |
| Joerg Schuettauf | Johann Barnert | |
| Jeannette Hain | Waltraut Barnert | |
| Lars Eidinger | Exhibition Guide Heiner Kersten |
Production and Technical Credits
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Director | |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Screenwriter | |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Producer | |
| Jan Mojto | Producer | |
| Quirin Berg | Producer | |
| Max Wiedemann | Producer | |
| Christiane Henckel Von Donnersmarck | Producer | |
| Christine Strobl | Co-Producer | |
| Dirk Schurhoff | Co-Producer | |
| Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography | |
| Patricia Rommel | Editor | |
| Silke Buhr | Production Designer | |
| Gabriele Binder | Costume Designer | |
| Max Richter | Composer | |
| Simone Bar | Casting Director | |
| Alexandra Montag | Casting Director |
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
The story of a young art student, Kurt who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago…
Metrics
| Legs: | 8.53 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 14.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $1,400,000 (worldwide box office is 6.5 times production budget) |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,702,267 |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 30th, 2018 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Never Look Away January 25th, 2019 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as Never Look Away |
| International Releases: | October 4th, 2018 (Wide), released as Opera senza autore (Italy)
October 5th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany) January 18th, 2019 (Wide), released as Nunca Deixes de Olhar: A arte não tem identidade (Portugal) January 25th, 2019 (Wide) (Netherlands) February 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as Asla Gözlerini Kaçırma (Turkey) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | May 14th, 2019 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as Never Look Away |
| MPA Rating: | R for graphic nudity, sexuality and brief violent images. (Rating bulletin 2552 (Cert #51901), 11/7/2018) |
| Running Time: | 189 minutes |
| Plot point: | Dysfunctional Family, Nazis, Nazis Outside of World War II, Romance |
| Time period setting: | 1930s, 1940s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Pergamon Film, Wiedemann & Berg, Sony Pictures Classics |
| Production Countries: | Germany |
| Languages: | German |
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2019 | 44 | $25,789 | 1 | $25,789 | $30,325 | 9 | |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 45 | $19,187 | -26% | 2 | $9,594 | $58,300 | 10 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 45 | $38,825 | +102% | 3 | $12,942 | $107,798 | 11 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 37 | $152,738 | +293% | 31 | $4,927 | $277,039 | 12 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 35 | $152,914 | n/c | 80 | $1,911 | $469,609 | 13 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 36 | $130,955 | -14% | 122 | $1,073 | $666,367 | 14 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 37 | $109,101 | -17% | 77 | $1,417 | $856,264 | 15 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 42 | $72,249 | -34% | 59 | $1,225 | $986,948 | 16 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | 48 | $44,447 | -38% | 44 | $1,010 | $1,076,261 | 17 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 42 | $34,852 | -22% | 26 | $1,340 | $1,136,650 | 18 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 42 | $22,015 | -37% | 26 | $847 | $1,179,137 | 19 |
| Apr 12, 2019 | 51 | $13,715 | -38% | 16 | $857 | $1,206,117 | 20 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | 59 | $18,108 | +32% | 10 | $1,811 | $1,229,955 | 21 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 50 | $18,678 | +3% | 6 | $3,113 | $1,258,670 | 22 |
| May 3, 2019 | 52 | $15,623 | -16% | 6 | $2,604 | $1,283,436 | 23 |
| May 10, 2019 | 63 | $4,936 | -68% | 3 | $1,645 | $1,295,458 | 24 |
| May 17, 2019 | 76 | $2,352 | -52% | 3 | $784 | $1,300,993 | 25 |
| May 31, 2019 | 91 | $549 | 4 | $137 | $1,303,747 | 27 |
Weekly Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Theaters | Per Theater | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2019 | 56 | $4,536 | 1 | $4,536 | $4,536 | 8 | |
| Jan 25, 2019 | 47 | $34,577 | +662% | 1 | $34,577 | $39,113 | 9 |
| Feb 1, 2019 | 47 | $29,860 | -14% | 2 | $14,930 | $68,973 | 10 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 51 | $55,328 | +85% | 3 | $18,443 | $124,301 | 11 |
| Feb 15, 2019 | 38 | $192,394 | +248% | 31 | $6,206 | $316,695 | 12 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | 37 | $218,717 | +14% | 80 | $2,734 | $535,412 | 13 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 32 | $211,751 | -3% | 122 | $1,736 | $747,163 | 14 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 38 | $167,536 | -21% | 77 | $2,176 | $914,699 | 15 |
| Mar 15, 2019 | 40 | $117,115 | -30% | 59 | $1,985 | $1,031,814 | 16 |
| Mar 22, 2019 | 47 | $69,984 | -40% | 44 | $1,591 | $1,101,798 | 17 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 39 | $55,324 | -21% | 26 | $2,128 | $1,157,122 | 18 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 39 | $35,280 | -36% | 26 | $1,357 | $1,192,402 | 19 |
| Apr 12, 2019 | 56 | $19,445 | -45% | 16 | $1,215 | $1,211,847 | 20 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | 59 | $28,145 | +45% | 10 | $2,815 | $1,239,992 | 21 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 49 | $27,821 | -1% | 6 | $4,637 | $1,267,813 | 22 |
| May 3, 2019 | 53 | $22,709 | -18% | 6 | $3,785 | $1,290,522 | 23 |
| May 10, 2019 | 65 | $8,119 | -64% | 3 | $2,706 | $1,298,641 | 24 |
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 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6/20/2019 | $77,382 | 27 | 31 | 292 | $660,206 | 11/19/2019 | |||
| Czech Republic | 4/26/2019 | $7,379 | 39 | 39 | 39 | $7,828 | 4/30/2019 | |||
| Denmark | 4/17/2019 | $39,061 | 43 | 43 | 43 | $55,928 | 4/24/2019 | |||
| Germany | 10/5/2018 | $449,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,169,773 | 10/20/2018 | |||
| Italy | 10/4/2018 | $159,004 | 0 | 5 | 12 | $308,827 | 3/15/2019 | |||
| Netherlands | 1/25/2019 | $120,011 | 55 | 64 | 602 | $1,180,373 | 4/30/2019 | |||
| New Zealand | 6/6/2019 | $7,415 | 7 | 32 | 205 | $71,811 | 2/24/2025 | |||
| Portugal | 1/18/2019 | $7,614 | 16 | 16 | 34 | $20,381 | 2/15/2019 | |||
| Russia (CIS) | 9/5/2019 | $17,445 | 113 | 113 | 210 | $55,431 | 10/19/2022 | |||
| South Korea | 2/6/2020 | $1,962 | 1 | 47 | 152 | $82,379 | 4/28/2020 | |||
| Spain | 4/5/2019 | $97,238 | 73 | 73 | 181 | $231,849 | 5/7/2019 | |||
| Sweden | 3/15/2019 | $9,082 | 15 | 15 | 33 | $26,841 | 4/24/2019 | |||
| Turkey | 2/8/2019 | $5,858 | 16 | 16 | 29 | $17,680 | 2/21/2019 | |||
| United Kingdom | 7/5/2019 | $16,032 | 11 | 11 | 11 | $16,032 | 7/11/2019 | |||
| Rest of World | $3,837,858 | |||||||||
| International Total | $7,743,197 | 2/24/2025 | ||||||||
Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.
Leading
| Tom Schilling | Kurt Barnert |
Supporting
| Sebastian Koch | Professor Carl Seeband | |
| Paula Beer | Ellie Seeband | |
| Oliver Masucci | Professor Antonius van Verten | |
| Ina Weisse | Martha Seeband | |
| Hanno Koffler | Günther Preusser | |
| Joerg Schuettauf | Johann Barnert | |
| Jeannette Hain | Waltraut Barnert | |
| Lars Eidinger | Exhibition Guide Heiner Kersten |
Production and Technical Credits
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Director | |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Screenwriter | |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Producer | |
| Jan Mojto | Producer | |
| Quirin Berg | Producer | |
| Max Wiedemann | Producer | |
| Christiane Henckel Von Donnersmarck | Producer | |
| Christine Strobl | Co-Producer | |
| Dirk Schurhoff | Co-Producer | |
| Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography | |
| Patricia Rommel | Editor | |
| Silke Buhr | Production Designer | |
| Gabriele Binder | Costume Designer | |
| Max Richter | Composer | |
| Simone Bar | Casting Director | |
| Alexandra Montag | Casting Director |
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.