White Material (2010)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $304,020Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Maria is a White farmer who runs (with her husband, his father, and their son) a failing coffee plantation in an unnamed African country in the present day. Civil war has broken out and rebel soldiers, many of them child soldiers, are advancing on the area. Rebels on the radio advocate attacks on emblems of colonialism. Maria’s workers leave, but she refuses to abandon the plantation, and searches for men to finish harvesting of the coffee. As she and her family await the inevitable, the tensions in their personal relationships, and in their relations with the African community, become exposed. Maria puts the farm in even more danger when she looks after a wounded rebel officer known as “The Boxer.”

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,613 (11.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/21 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $440,107

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 19th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films, released as White Material
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Plot point: Descrimination
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Centre National du Cinema, TPS Star, Canal Plus, Les Films Terre Africaine, France 3 Cinema, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 2010 40 $34,613   3 $11,538   $34,613 1
Nov 26, 2010 42 $60,152 +74% 11 $5,468   $110,157 2
Dec 3, 2010 45 $35,028 -42% 14 $2,502   $165,234 3
Dec 10, 2010 51 $16,336 -53% 13 $1,257   $195,908 4
Dec 17, 2010 49 $16,072 -2% 14 $1,148   $220,046 5
Dec 24, 2010 57 $5,059 -69% 9 $562   $235,328 6
Dec 31, 2010 66 $5,522 +9% 4 $1,381   $246,328 7
Jan 7, 2011 48 $19,202 +248% 21 $914   $268,914 8
Jan 14, 2011 66 $8,789 -54% 13 $676   $287,013 9
Jan 21, 2011 69 $5,075 -42% 11 $461   $295,886 10
Jan 28, 2011 70 $4,603 -9% 6 $767   $302,819 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 64 $1,084     13 $83   $288,097 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 2010 47 $50,005   3 $16,668   $50,005 1
Nov 26, 2010 42 $80,201 +60% 11 $7,291   $130,206 2
Dec 3, 2010 45 $49,366 -38% 14 $3,526   $179,572 3
Dec 10, 2010 51 $24,402 -51% 13 $1,877   $203,974 4
Dec 17, 2010 53 $26,295 +8% 14 $1,878   $230,269 5
Dec 24, 2010 60 $10,537 -60% 9 $1,171   $240,806 6
Dec 31, 2010 64 $8,906 -15% 4 $2,227   $249,712 7
Jan 7, 2011 48 $28,512 +220% 21 $1,358   $278,224 8
Jan 14, 2011 63 $12,587 -56% 13 $968   $290,811 9
Jan 21, 2011 71 $7,491 -40% 11 $681   $298,302 10
Jan 28, 2011 74 $5,804 -23% 6 $967   $304,020 11

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Synopsis

Maria is a White farmer who runs (with her husband, his father, and their son) a failing coffee plantation in an unnamed African country in the present day. Civil war has broken out and rebel soldiers, many of them child soldiers, are advancing on the area. Rebels on the radio advocate attacks on emblems of colonialism. Maria’s workers leave, but she refuses to abandon the plantation, and searches for men to finish harvesting of the coffee. As she and her family await the inevitable, the tensions in their personal relationships, and in their relations with the African community, become exposed. Maria puts the farm in even more danger when she looks after a wounded rebel officer known as “The Boxer.”

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$34,613 (11.4% of total gross)
Legs:5.05 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/21 max. theaters, 5.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $440,107

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 19th, 2010 (Limited) by IFC Films, released as White Material
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Plot point: Descrimination
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Centre National du Cinema, TPS Star, Canal Plus, Les Films Terre Africaine, France 3 Cinema, Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 2010 40 $34,613   3 $11,538   $34,613 1
Nov 26, 2010 42 $60,152 +74% 11 $5,468   $110,157 2
Dec 3, 2010 45 $35,028 -42% 14 $2,502   $165,234 3
Dec 10, 2010 51 $16,336 -53% 13 $1,257   $195,908 4
Dec 17, 2010 49 $16,072 -2% 14 $1,148   $220,046 5
Dec 24, 2010 57 $5,059 -69% 9 $562   $235,328 6
Dec 31, 2010 66 $5,522 +9% 4 $1,381   $246,328 7
Jan 7, 2011 48 $19,202 +248% 21 $914   $268,914 8
Jan 14, 2011 66 $8,789 -54% 13 $676   $287,013 9
Jan 21, 2011 69 $5,075 -42% 11 $461   $295,886 10
Jan 28, 2011 70 $4,603 -9% 6 $767   $302,819 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2011 64 $1,084     13 $83   $288,097 60

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 19, 2010 47 $50,005   3 $16,668   $50,005 1
Nov 26, 2010 42 $80,201 +60% 11 $7,291   $130,206 2
Dec 3, 2010 45 $49,366 -38% 14 $3,526   $179,572 3
Dec 10, 2010 51 $24,402 -51% 13 $1,877   $203,974 4
Dec 17, 2010 53 $26,295 +8% 14 $1,878   $230,269 5
Dec 24, 2010 60 $10,537 -60% 9 $1,171   $240,806 6
Dec 31, 2010 64 $8,906 -15% 4 $2,227   $249,712 7
Jan 7, 2011 48 $28,512 +220% 21 $1,358   $278,224 8
Jan 14, 2011 63 $12,587 -56% 13 $968   $290,811 9
Jan 21, 2011 71 $7,491 -40% 11 $681   $298,302 10
Jan 28, 2011 74 $5,804 -23% 6 $967   $304,020 11

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.