Le fils de l’autre (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,220,807Details
International Box Office $4,749,116Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,969,923
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Synopsis

Joseph, an 18-year-old musician preparing to join the Israeli army for his mandatory military service, lives at home in a comfortable suburb of Tel Aviv with his parents, France-born physician Orith and Israel-born army commander Alon Silbers. A blood test for Joseph’s military service reveals that he is not their biological son; during the Gulf War Joseph was evacuated from a clinic along with another baby; both were given back to the wrong families. While the Palestinian Joseph went to Tel Aviv with the Silbers, their actual Jewish son, Yacine was brought to the West Bank by the Arab couple, Said and Leila. The revelation turns the lives of the two families upside-down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, values and beliefs.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$125,691 (10.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,700,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:41 opening theaters/53 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,832,368

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 26th, 2012 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group, released as The Other Son
International Releases: April 11th, 2012 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Belgium)
July 12th, 2012 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Netherlands)
January 4th, 2013 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Brazil)
March 14th, 2013 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Italy)
June 6th, 2014 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 19th, 2013 by eOne, released as The Other Son
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a scene of violence, brief language and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2234, 8/22/2012)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Plot point: Jewish, Mistaken Identity, Switched At Birth, Unexpected Families
Social setting: Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Haut et Court, Rapsodie Productions, France 3 Cinema, Madeleine, Solo Films, France Television, Useful Productions, Sofica Hoche Artois Images
Production Countries: France
Languages: French, Hebrew, Arabic, English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2012 30 $125,691   41 $3,066   $125,691 1
Nov 2, 2012 27 $153,309 +22% 50 $3,066   $330,423 2
Nov 9, 2012 29 $135,885 -11% 53 $2,564   $521,987 3
Nov 16, 2012 32 $91,888 -32% 48 $1,914   $678,279 4
Nov 23, 2012 36 $79,252 -14% 35 $2,264   $793,784 5
Nov 30, 2012 33 $57,864 -27% 40 $1,447   $877,933 6
Dec 7, 2012 38 $55,978 -3% 43 $1,302   $963,591 7
Dec 14, 2012 39 $49,905 -11% 39 $1,280   $1,042,648 8
Dec 21, 2012 39 $36,599 -27% 31 $1,181   $1,105,874 9
Dec 28, 2012 48 $20,704 -43% 17 $1,218   $1,160,006 10
Jan 4, 2013 52 $16,927 -18% 13 $1,302   $1,199,098 11
Jan 11, 2013 60 $10,720 -37% 8 $1,340   $1,220,807 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2012 30 $177,114   37 $4,787   $177,114 1
Nov 2, 2012 28 $208,988 +18% 53 $3,943   $386,102 2
Nov 9, 2012 28 $197,025 -6% 53 $3,717   $585,465 3
Nov 16, 2012 39 $128,141 -35% 48 $2,670   $714,532 4
Nov 23, 2012 36 $108,503 -15% 40 $2,713   $821,450 5
Nov 30, 2012 31 $89,474 -18% 40 $2,237   $909,535 6
Dec 7, 2012 33 $86,172 -4% 42 $2,052   $992,836 7
Dec 14, 2012 41 $76,532 -11% 39 $1,962   $1,069,275 8
Dec 21, 2012 39 $70,027 -8% 31 $2,259   $1,139,302 9
Jan 4, 2013 54 $27,916   13 $2,147   $1,210,087 11
Jan 11, 2013 59 $10,720 -62% 8 $1,340   $1,220,807 12

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
Belgium 4/11/2012 $0 0 7 27 $96,266 12/10/2015
Brazil 1/4/2013 $13,637 3 3 9 $92,304 12/14/2015
Italy 3/14/2013 $116,366 30 45 111 $380,511 12/14/2015
Netherlands 7/12/2012 $8,435 7 7 7 $8,435 12/11/2015
Spain 6/6/2014 $0 0 25 68 $264,809 12/17/2015
Uruguay 7/17/2014 $9,109 1 1 2 $18,677 12/30/2018
  
Rest of World $3,888,114
  
International Total $4,749,116 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.

Supporting

Emmanuelle Devos    Orith
Pascal Elbe    Alon

Leading

Jules Sitruk    Joseph
Mehdi Dehbi    Yacine

Supporting

Areen Omari    Leila
Khalifa Natour    Said
Mahmood Shalabi    Bilal
Bruno Podalydes    David

Production and Technical Credits

Lorraine Levy    Director
Nathalie Saugeon    Screenwriter
Lorraine Levy    Screenwriter
Noam Fitoussi    Screenwriter
Noam Fitoussi    From an idea by
Virginie Lacombe    Producer
Raphael Berdugo    Producer
Eric Amouyal    Associate Producer
Tony Copti    Production Management
Frederic Grunenwald    Production Management
Itai Tamir    Line Producer
Emmanuel Soyer    Cinematographer
Jean-Paul Bernard    Sound
Miguel Markin    Production Designer
Eytan Levy    Production Designer
Rona Doron    Costumes (Israel)
Valerie Adda    Costumes (France)
Sylvie Gadmer    Editor
Michael Laguens    Casting
Dhafer Youssef    Music

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

Joseph, an 18-year-old musician preparing to join the Israeli army for his mandatory military service, lives at home in a comfortable suburb of Tel Aviv with his parents, France-born physician Orith and Israel-born army commander Alon Silbers. A blood test for Joseph’s military service reveals that he is not their biological son; during the Gulf War Joseph was evacuated from a clinic along with another baby; both were given back to the wrong families. While the Palestinian Joseph went to Tel Aviv with the Silbers, their actual Jewish son, Yacine was brought to the West Bank by the Arab couple, Said and Leila. The revelation turns the lives of the two families upside-down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, values and beliefs.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$125,691 (10.3% of total gross)
Legs:7.96 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:20.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$2,700,000 (worldwide box office is 2.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:41 opening theaters/53 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,832,368

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 26th, 2012 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group, released as The Other Son
International Releases: April 11th, 2012 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Belgium)
July 12th, 2012 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Netherlands)
January 4th, 2013 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Brazil)
March 14th, 2013 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Italy)
June 6th, 2014 (Wide), released as Le fils de l'autre (Spain)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 19th, 2013 by eOne, released as The Other Son
MPA Rating: PG-13 for a scene of violence, brief language and drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2234, 8/22/2012)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Plot point: Jewish, Mistaken Identity, Switched At Birth, Unexpected Families
Social setting: Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Haut et Court, Rapsodie Productions, France 3 Cinema, Madeleine, Solo Films, France Television, Useful Productions, Sofica Hoche Artois Images
Production Countries: France
Languages: French, Hebrew, Arabic, English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2012 30 $125,691   41 $3,066   $125,691 1
Nov 2, 2012 27 $153,309 +22% 50 $3,066   $330,423 2
Nov 9, 2012 29 $135,885 -11% 53 $2,564   $521,987 3
Nov 16, 2012 32 $91,888 -32% 48 $1,914   $678,279 4
Nov 23, 2012 36 $79,252 -14% 35 $2,264   $793,784 5
Nov 30, 2012 33 $57,864 -27% 40 $1,447   $877,933 6
Dec 7, 2012 38 $55,978 -3% 43 $1,302   $963,591 7
Dec 14, 2012 39 $49,905 -11% 39 $1,280   $1,042,648 8
Dec 21, 2012 39 $36,599 -27% 31 $1,181   $1,105,874 9
Dec 28, 2012 48 $20,704 -43% 17 $1,218   $1,160,006 10
Jan 4, 2013 52 $16,927 -18% 13 $1,302   $1,199,098 11
Jan 11, 2013 60 $10,720 -37% 8 $1,340   $1,220,807 12

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 26, 2012 30 $177,114   37 $4,787   $177,114 1
Nov 2, 2012 28 $208,988 +18% 53 $3,943   $386,102 2
Nov 9, 2012 28 $197,025 -6% 53 $3,717   $585,465 3
Nov 16, 2012 39 $128,141 -35% 48 $2,670   $714,532 4
Nov 23, 2012 36 $108,503 -15% 40 $2,713   $821,450 5
Nov 30, 2012 31 $89,474 -18% 40 $2,237   $909,535 6
Dec 7, 2012 33 $86,172 -4% 42 $2,052   $992,836 7
Dec 14, 2012 41 $76,532 -11% 39 $1,962   $1,069,275 8
Dec 21, 2012 39 $70,027 -8% 31 $2,259   $1,139,302 9
Jan 4, 2013 54 $27,916   13 $2,147   $1,210,087 11
Jan 11, 2013 59 $10,720 -62% 8 $1,340   $1,220,807 12

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
Belgium 4/11/2012 $0 0 7 27 $96,266 12/10/2015
Brazil 1/4/2013 $13,637 3 3 9 $92,304 12/14/2015
Italy 3/14/2013 $116,366 30 45 111 $380,511 12/14/2015
Netherlands 7/12/2012 $8,435 7 7 7 $8,435 12/11/2015
Spain 6/6/2014 $0 0 25 68 $264,809 12/17/2015
Uruguay 7/17/2014 $9,109 1 1 2 $18,677 12/30/2018
  
Rest of World $3,888,114
  
International Total $4,749,116 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.

Supporting

Emmanuelle Devos    Orith
Pascal Elbe    Alon

Leading

Jules Sitruk    Joseph
Mehdi Dehbi    Yacine

Supporting

Areen Omari    Leila
Khalifa Natour    Said
Mahmood Shalabi    Bilal
Bruno Podalydes    David

Production and Technical Credits

Lorraine Levy    Director
Nathalie Saugeon    Screenwriter
Lorraine Levy    Screenwriter
Noam Fitoussi    Screenwriter
Noam Fitoussi    From an idea by
Virginie Lacombe    Producer
Raphael Berdugo    Producer
Eric Amouyal    Associate Producer
Tony Copti    Production Management
Frederic Grunenwald    Production Management
Itai Tamir    Line Producer
Emmanuel Soyer    Cinematographer
Jean-Paul Bernard    Sound
Miguel Markin    Production Designer
Eytan Levy    Production Designer
Rona Doron    Costumes (Israel)
Valerie Adda    Costumes (France)
Sylvie Gadmer    Editor
Michael Laguens    Casting
Dhafer Youssef    Music

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.