Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $476,270Details
International Box Office $16,022,557Details
Worldwide Box Office $16,498,827
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, the Red Army Faction was formed by the radicalized children of the Nazi generation with the intended goal of battling Western imperialism and the West German establishment. Adapted from author Stefan Aust's definitive account of the group that resorted to killing innocent civilians in the name of democracy and justice, The Baader Meinhof Complex stars Moritz Bleibtreu as Andreas Baader and Martina Gedeck as Ulrike Meinhof. Bruno Ganz co-stars as Horst Herold, the head of the German police force faced with the task of bringing the Red Army Faction to justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,348 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:10.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,700,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $684,552

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 2009 (Limited) by Vitagraph Films, released as The Baader Meinhof Complex
International Releases: September 25th, 2008 (Limited) (Germany)
April 2nd, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: March 30th, 2010 by Mpi Home Video, released as The Baader Meinhof Complex
MPAA Rating: R For strong bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content, graphic nudity and language
Running Time: 150 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lone Survivor
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany
Languages: English, French, German, Swedish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 2009 61 $17,348   2 $8,674   $17,348 1
Aug 28, 2009 48 $31,692 +83% 3 $10,564   $59,198 2
Sep 4, 2009 50 $44,281 +40% 14 $3,163   $118,555 3
Sep 18, 2009 50 $47,324   32 $1,479   $296,294 5
Sep 25, 2009 61 $35,888 -24% 38 $944   $361,182 6
Oct 2, 2009 67 $16,688 -53% 21 $795   $398,423 7
Oct 9, 2009 74 $11,134 -33% 18 $619   $419,218 8
Oct 16, 2009 79 $8,946 -20% 10 $895   $435,682 9
Oct 23, 2009 92 $4,908 -45% 8 $614   $446,235 10
Oct 30, 2009 100 $3,376 -31% 5 $675   $452,149 11
Nov 6, 2009 81 $7,213 +114% 11 $656   $460,471 12
Nov 13, 2009 126 $577 -92% 1 $577   $464,125 13
Nov 20, 2009 94 $2,841 +392% 3 $947   $468,768 14
Nov 27, 2009 95 $1,969 -31% 1 $1,969   $474,224 15
Dec 4, 2009 90 $2,046 +4% 2 $1,023   $476,270 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 7, 2009 50 $11,499     14 $821   $130,054 18

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 2009 59 $27,506   2 $13,753   $27,506 1
Aug 28, 2009 49 $46,768 +70% 3 $15,589   $74,274 2
Sep 18, 2009 50 $76,324   32 $2,385   $325,294 5
Sep 25, 2009 59 $56,441 -26% 38 $1,485   $381,735 6
Oct 2, 2009 67 $26,349 -53% 21 $1,255   $408,084 7
Oct 9, 2009 73 $18,652 -29% 18 $1,036   $426,736 8
Oct 16, 2009 78 $14,591 -22% 10 $1,459   $441,327 9
Oct 23, 2009 96 $7,446 -49% 8 $931   $448,773 10
Oct 30, 2009 100 $4,485 -40% 5 $897   $453,258 11
Nov 6, 2009 78 $10,290 +129% 11 $935   $463,548 12
Nov 13, 2009 112 $2,379 -77% 1 $2,379   $465,927 13
Nov 20, 2009 92 $6,328 +166% 3 $2,109   $472,255 14
Nov 27, 2009 98 $1,969 -69% 1 $1,969   $474,224 15
Dec 4, 2009 98 $2,046 +4% 2 $1,023   $476,270 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 9/25/2008 $0000$0
 
International Total$16,022,557

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.

Leading Cast

Martina Gedeck    Ulrike Meinhof
Moritz Bleibtreu    Andreas Baader
Johanna Wokalek    Gudrun Ensslin
Bruno Ganz    Horst Herold

Supporting Cast

Nadja Uhl    Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Jan Josef Liefers    Peter Homann
Stipe Erceg    Holger Meins
Niels-Bruno Schmidt    Jan Carl Raspe
Vinzenz Kiefer    Peter-Jurgen Boock
Simon Licht    Horst Mahler
Alexandra Maria Lara    Petra Schelm
Hannah Herzsprung    Susanne Albrecht
Daniel Lommatzsch    Christian Klar
Sebastian Blomberg    Rudi Dutschke
Heino Ferch    Horst Herold’s Assistant

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Uli Edel    Director
Uli Edel    Screenwriter
Bernd Eichinger    Screenwriter
Stefan Aust    Story based on “Der Baader Meinhof Komplex” by
Alessandro Passadore    Producer
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Christine Rothe    Producer
Manuel Cuotemoc Malle    Producer
Alexander Berner    Editor
Florian Tessloff    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 30th, 2010

March 30th, 2010

The trailing end of the winter blockbuster releases are hitting the home market over the next month. This week we have two $200 million hits, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Sherlock Holmes. There are also a few Oscar nominated movies: An Education and The Baader Meinhof Complex. Three of these four are worth picking up (as are a number of smaller releases) but none scream Pick of the Week. More...

Big Issues on the Per Theater Chart

September 1st, 2009

This proved to be a bumper weekend for movies in limited release. The September Issue was the number one film on the per theater chart, and it won by a huge margin with an average of $36,736 to an average of $12,133 for Big Fan. The Headless Woman was right behind with $11,862 in one theater. Der Baader Meinhof Komplex grew over the weekend to earn $10,564. Brighton Rock returned to the $10,000 club with $10,392 in one theater. And Still Walking was the final film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $10,149 in two theaters. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. More...

Awards Season - The Curious Case of the Frost/Nixon Globe Nominations

December 12th, 2008

The latest set of Awards Season nominations were handed out today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations. There was not much in the way of surprises, and it is hard to look at one film and say it was the big winner, but Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button come the closest. More...


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Synopsis

Known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, the Red Army Faction was formed by the radicalized children of the Nazi generation with the intended goal of battling Western imperialism and the West German establishment. Adapted from author Stefan Aust's definitive account of the group that resorted to killing innocent civilians in the name of democracy and justice, The Baader Meinhof Complex stars Moritz Bleibtreu as Andreas Baader and Martina Gedeck as Ulrike Meinhof. Bruno Ganz co-stars as Horst Herold, the head of the German police force faced with the task of bringing the Red Army Faction to justice.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$17,348 (3.6% of total gross)
Legs:10.06 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,700,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/38 max. theaters, 4.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $684,552

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 21st, 2009 (Limited) by Vitagraph Films, released as The Baader Meinhof Complex
International Releases: September 25th, 2008 (Limited) (Germany)
April 2nd, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: March 30th, 2010 by Mpi Home Video, released as The Baader Meinhof Complex
MPAA Rating: R For strong bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content, graphic nudity and language
Running Time: 150 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Lone Survivor
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Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production Countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany
Languages: English, French, German, Swedish

Leading Cast

Martina Gedeck    Ulrike Meinhof
Moritz Bleibtreu    Andreas Baader
Johanna Wokalek    Gudrun Ensslin
Bruno Ganz    Horst Herold

Supporting Cast

Nadja Uhl    Brigitte Mohnhaupt
Jan Josef Liefers    Peter Homann
Stipe Erceg    Holger Meins
Niels-Bruno Schmidt    Jan Carl Raspe
Vinzenz Kiefer    Peter-Jurgen Boock
Simon Licht    Horst Mahler
Alexandra Maria Lara    Petra Schelm
Hannah Herzsprung    Susanne Albrecht
Daniel Lommatzsch    Christian Klar
Sebastian Blomberg    Rudi Dutschke
Heino Ferch    Horst Herold’s Assistant

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Uli Edel    Director
Uli Edel    Screenwriter
Bernd Eichinger    Screenwriter
Stefan Aust    Story based on “Der Baader Meinhof Komplex” by
Alessandro Passadore    Producer
Bernd Eichinger    Producer
Christine Rothe    Producer
Manuel Cuotemoc Malle    Producer
Alexander Berner    Editor
Florian Tessloff    Composer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 30th, 2010

March 30th, 2010

The trailing end of the winter blockbuster releases are hitting the home market over the next month. This week we have two $200 million hits, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Sherlock Holmes. There are also a few Oscar nominated movies: An Education and The Baader Meinhof Complex. Three of these four are worth picking up (as are a number of smaller releases) but none scream Pick of the Week. More...

Big Issues on the Per Theater Chart

September 1st, 2009

This proved to be a bumper weekend for movies in limited release. The September Issue was the number one film on the per theater chart, and it won by a huge margin with an average of $36,736 to an average of $12,133 for Big Fan. The Headless Woman was right behind with $11,862 in one theater. Der Baader Meinhof Komplex grew over the weekend to earn $10,564. Brighton Rock returned to the $10,000 club with $10,392 in one theater. And Still Walking was the final film in the $10,000 club, earning an average of $10,149 in two theaters. More...

Awards Season - Oscar Nods far from Curious

January 22nd, 2009

For a year without an obvious front-runner for the Oscar race, there were not a whole lot of surprises when it came to the nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations today and leading the way was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with thirteen while Slumdog Millionaire was second with ten. More...

Awards Season - The Curious Case of the Frost/Nixon Globe Nominations

December 12th, 2008

The latest set of Awards Season nominations were handed out today as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations. There was not much in the way of surprises, and it is hard to look at one film and say it was the big winner, but Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button come the closest. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 2009 61 $17,348   2 $8,674   $17,348 1
Aug 28, 2009 48 $31,692 +83% 3 $10,564   $59,198 2
Sep 4, 2009 50 $44,281 +40% 14 $3,163   $118,555 3
Sep 18, 2009 50 $47,324   32 $1,479   $296,294 5
Sep 25, 2009 61 $35,888 -24% 38 $944   $361,182 6
Oct 2, 2009 67 $16,688 -53% 21 $795   $398,423 7
Oct 9, 2009 74 $11,134 -33% 18 $619   $419,218 8
Oct 16, 2009 79 $8,946 -20% 10 $895   $435,682 9
Oct 23, 2009 92 $4,908 -45% 8 $614   $446,235 10
Oct 30, 2009 100 $3,376 -31% 5 $675   $452,149 11
Nov 6, 2009 81 $7,213 +114% 11 $656   $460,471 12
Nov 13, 2009 126 $577 -92% 1 $577   $464,125 13
Nov 20, 2009 94 $2,841 +392% 3 $947   $468,768 14
Nov 27, 2009 95 $1,969 -31% 1 $1,969   $474,224 15
Dec 4, 2009 90 $2,046 +4% 2 $1,023   $476,270 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 7, 2009 50 $11,499     14 $821   $130,054 18

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 21, 2009 59 $27,506   2 $13,753   $27,506 1
Aug 28, 2009 49 $46,768 +70% 3 $15,589   $74,274 2
Sep 18, 2009 50 $76,324   32 $2,385   $325,294 5
Sep 25, 2009 59 $56,441 -26% 38 $1,485   $381,735 6
Oct 2, 2009 67 $26,349 -53% 21 $1,255   $408,084 7
Oct 9, 2009 73 $18,652 -29% 18 $1,036   $426,736 8
Oct 16, 2009 78 $14,591 -22% 10 $1,459   $441,327 9
Oct 23, 2009 96 $7,446 -49% 8 $931   $448,773 10
Oct 30, 2009 100 $4,485 -40% 5 $897   $453,258 11
Nov 6, 2009 78 $10,290 +129% 11 $935   $463,548 12
Nov 13, 2009 112 $2,379 -77% 1 $2,379   $465,927 13
Nov 20, 2009 92 $6,328 +166% 3 $2,109   $472,255 14
Nov 27, 2009 98 $1,969 -69% 1 $1,969   $474,224 15
Dec 4, 2009 98 $2,046 +4% 2 $1,023   $476,270 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Germany 9/25/2008 $0000$0
 
International Total$16,022,557

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.