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1999 • NR • 1h 33m • Drama, War • New Yorker Films

Maybe freedom begins with remorse.

🍅 88% 76% MC 91 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$21K
Limited · 2 theaters
Domestic total
$270K
Final
Domestic legs12.9x
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Cast & crew

Directed byClaire Denis ScreenplayClaire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau Produced byJérôme Minet, Patrick Grandperret CinematographyAgnès Godard MusicCharles Henri de Pierrefeu, Eran Zur Prod. DesignArnaud de Moléron StarringDenis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Adiatou Massudi StudioNew Yorker Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Mar 31-Apr 2 71 $21.0K — 2 $10,502 $21.0K
2 Apr 7-9 79 $15.7K −25.4% 2 $7,838 $47.5K
4 Apr 21-23 93 $10.2K — 2 $5,077 $79.3K
5 Apr 28-30 101 $4.5K −56.1% 1 $4,454 $89.6K
6 May 5-7 105 $3.5K −20.4% 2 $1,773 $95.5K
7 May 12-14 80 $13.9K +290.9% 2 $6,928 $111.8K
9 May 26-28 74 $14.0K — 2 $6,977 $143.0K
10 Jun 2-4 72 $16.2K +16.1% 4 $4,050 $162.5K
11 Jun 9-11 90 $6.0K −62.8% 4 $1,506 $175.7K
12 Jun 16-18 107 $829 −86.2% 1 $829 $183.9K
13 Jun 23-25 88 $6.7K +710.7% 3 $2,240 $183.9K
14 Jun 30-Jul 2 105 $2.0K −69.5% 2 $1,024 $198.1K
15 Jul 7-9 111 $464 −77.3% 1 $464 $198.8K
16 Jul 14-16 112 $1.3K +173.3% 1 $1,268 $200.1K
17 Jul 21-23 111 $315 −75.2% 1 $315 $202.0K
18 Jul 28-30 104 $1.8K +465.7% 3 $594 $203.8K
19 Aug 4-6 91 $6.6K +268.7% 1 $6,570 $211.8K
20 Aug 11-13 100 $4.4K −33.0% 4 $1,101 $220.9K
21 Aug 18-20 111 $1.5K −65.7% 1 $1,512 $224.9K
22 Aug 25-27 110 $2.4K +59.5% 2 $1,206 $228.2K
23 Sep 1-3 112 $2.4K +1.5% 2 $1,224 $231.0K
24 Sep 8-10 117 $1.2K −50.6% 2 $605 $232.8K
25 Sep 15-17 119 $2.5K +107.9% 3 $838 $237.7K
26 Sep 22-24 140 $790 −68.6% 2 $395 $239.5K
27 Sep 29-Oct 1 146 $865 +9.5% 1 $865 $240.7K
28 Oct 6-8 115 $437 −49.5% 1 $437 $240.7K
29 Oct 13-15 122 $249 −43.0% 1 $249 $241.7K
31 Oct 27-29 139 $224 — 1 $224 $243.0K
32 Nov 3-5 134 $879 +292.4% 1 $879 $245.0K
34 Nov 17-19 127 $2.5K — 1 $2,528 $247.6K
35 Nov 24-26 123 $1.4K −43.4% 2 $715 $257.2K
37 Dec 8-10 123 $970 — 2 $485 —
38 Dec 15-17 131 $505 −47.9% 3 $168 —
41 Jan 5-7 86 $1.6K — 1 $1,563 —
42 Jan 12-14 82 $2.1K +32.9% 1 $2,078 $264.9K
43 Jan 19-21 86 $1.7K −19.8% 2 $833 $267.6K
44 Jan 26-28 107 $600 −64.0% 1 $600 $269.1K
45 Feb 2-4 112 $504 −16.0% 1 $504 —
46 Feb 9-11 107 $850 +68.7% 2 $425 $270.4K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $16.2K
$21.0K
$15.7K
$10.2K
$4.5K
$3.5K
$13.9K
$14.0K
$16.2K
W1W2W4W5W6W7W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +16.1%
−25.4%
W1→2
−56.1%
W4→5
−20.4%
W5→6
+290.9%
W6→7
+16.1%
W9→10
Steepest −56.1%Biggest gain +290.9%

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