Strange Way of Life (2023)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $503,992Details
International Box Office $326,874Details
Worldwide Box Office $830,866
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Synopsis

A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$192,216 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:276 opening theaters/276 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $503,992

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 6th, 2023 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: May 26th, 2023 (Limited), released as Extraña Forma de Vida (Spain)
August 16th, 2023 (Limited) (France)
September 7th, 2023 (Limited) (Netherlands)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as Estranha Forma de Vida (Brazil)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as Extraña Forma de Vida (Mexico)
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Video Release: February 13th, 2024 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content, language and bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2783 (cert #54444), 5/17/2023)
Running Time: 31 minutes
Comparisons: vs. When Evil Lurks
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Keywords: Short Film, Friends Reuniting, The Past Catching up with You
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Spain
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 6, 2023 - $192,216   276 $696   $192,216 1
Oct 13, 2023 - $69,767 -64% 158 $442   $375,414 2
Oct 20, 2023 - $23,894 -66% 46 $519   $445,585 3
Oct 27, 2023 - $12,863 -46% 23 $559   $473,824 4
Nov 3, 2023 - $5,538 -57% 11 $503   $486,735 5
Nov 10, 2023 - $5,867 +6% 10 $587   $495,675 6
Nov 17, 2023 - $1,560 -73% 4 $390   $498,605 7
Nov 24, 2023 - $1,020 -35% 4 $255   $501,081 8
Dec 1, 2023 - $980 -4% 2 $490   $503,024 9
Dec 8, 2023 - $566 -42% 2 $283   $503,770 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 6, 2023 23 $305,647   276 $1,107   $305,647 1
Oct 13, 2023 27 $116,044 -62% 158 $734   $421,691 2
Oct 20, 2023 31 $39,270 -66% 46 $854   $460,961 3
Oct 27, 2023 33 $20,236 -48% 23 $880   $481,197 4
Nov 3, 2023 41 $8,611 -57% 11 $783   $489,808 5
Nov 10, 2023 38 $7,237 -16% 10 $724   $497,045 6
Nov 17, 2023 42 $3,016 -58% 4 $754   $500,061 7
Nov 24, 2023 42 $1,983 -34% 4 $496   $502,044 8
Dec 1, 2023 51 $1,160 -42% 2 $580   $503,204 9
Dec 8, 2023 58 $788 -32% 2 $394   $503,992 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 9/14/2023 $0000$0
France 8/16/2023 $0000$0
Germany 3/14/2024 $0000$0
Italy 9/21/2023 $23,011 0 0 0 $23,343 9/25/2023
Japan 7/12/2024 $0000$0
Mexico 9/14/2023 $0000$0
Netherlands 9/7/2023 $19,520 40 40 79 $54,619 9/18/2023
New Zealand 10/12/2023 $2,215 9 9 25 $4,616 12/18/2023
Spain 5/26/2023 $74,854 181 181 467 $244,296 1/25/2024
United Kingdom 9/22/2023 $0000$0
 
International Total$326,874 1/25/2024

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Pedro Pascal   
Ethan Hawke   

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Production and Technical Credits

Pedro Almodovar    Director
Pedro Almodovar    Screenwriter

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Synopsis

A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$192,216 (38.1% of total gross)
Legs:2.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:276 opening theaters/276 max. theaters, 1.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $503,992

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 6th, 2023 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: May 26th, 2023 (Limited), released as Extraña Forma de Vida (Spain)
August 16th, 2023 (Limited) (France)
September 7th, 2023 (Limited) (Netherlands)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as Estranha Forma de Vida (Brazil)
September 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as Extraña Forma de Vida (Mexico)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 13th, 2024 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content, language and bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2783 (cert #54444), 5/17/2023)
Running Time: 31 minutes
Comparisons: vs. When Evil Lurks
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Keywords: Short Film, Friends Reuniting, The Past Catching up with You
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Western
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Spain
Languages: English

Uncategorized

Pedro Pascal   
Ethan Hawke   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Pedro Almodovar    Director
Pedro Almodovar    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 6, 2023 - $192,216   276 $696   $192,216 1
Oct 13, 2023 - $69,767 -64% 158 $442   $375,414 2
Oct 20, 2023 - $23,894 -66% 46 $519   $445,585 3
Oct 27, 2023 - $12,863 -46% 23 $559   $473,824 4
Nov 3, 2023 - $5,538 -57% 11 $503   $486,735 5
Nov 10, 2023 - $5,867 +6% 10 $587   $495,675 6
Nov 17, 2023 - $1,560 -73% 4 $390   $498,605 7
Nov 24, 2023 - $1,020 -35% 4 $255   $501,081 8
Dec 1, 2023 - $980 -4% 2 $490   $503,024 9
Dec 8, 2023 - $566 -42% 2 $283   $503,770 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 6, 2023 23 $305,647   276 $1,107   $305,647 1
Oct 13, 2023 27 $116,044 -62% 158 $734   $421,691 2
Oct 20, 2023 31 $39,270 -66% 46 $854   $460,961 3
Oct 27, 2023 33 $20,236 -48% 23 $880   $481,197 4
Nov 3, 2023 41 $8,611 -57% 11 $783   $489,808 5
Nov 10, 2023 38 $7,237 -16% 10 $724   $497,045 6
Nov 17, 2023 42 $3,016 -58% 4 $754   $500,061 7
Nov 24, 2023 42 $1,983 -34% 4 $496   $502,044 8
Dec 1, 2023 51 $1,160 -42% 2 $580   $503,204 9
Dec 8, 2023 58 $788 -32% 2 $394   $503,992 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 9/14/2023 $0000$0
France 8/16/2023 $0000$0
Germany 3/14/2024 $0000$0
Italy 9/21/2023 $23,011 0 0 0 $23,343 9/25/2023
Japan 7/12/2024 $0000$0
Mexico 9/14/2023 $0000$0
Netherlands 9/7/2023 $19,520 40 40 79 $54,619 9/18/2023
New Zealand 10/12/2023 $2,215 9 9 25 $4,616 12/18/2023
Spain 5/26/2023 $74,854 181 181 467 $244,296 1/25/2024
United Kingdom 9/22/2023 $0000$0
 
International Total$326,874 1/25/2024

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.