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2012 • PG • 1h 20m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • GKIDS

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Box office summary

Domestic total
$293K
Incl. 2014 re-release
Worldwide total
$9.38M
$9.08M international
Budget$12.50M

Cast & crew

Directed byBenjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar ScreenplayDaniel Pennac Produced byDidier Brunner, Henri Magalon, Stéphan Roelants, Vincent Tavier MusicVincent Courtois Prod. DesignZaza, Zyk StarringAnne-Marie Loop, Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Patrice Melennec, Brigitte Virtudes, Léonard Louf StudioGKIDS

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
2013 Canada release
1 Mar 8-10 59 $23.8K — 27 $880 $106.6K
2 Mar 15-17 81 $5.4K −77.4% 14 $383 $117.2K
3 Mar 22-24 102 $1.4K −73.6% 3 $471 $123.2K
4 Mar 29-31 104 $1.7K +20.4% 1 $1,702 $127.4K
5 Apr 5-7 115 $319 −81.3% 1 $319 $129.8K
1 May 10-12 105 $651 — 3 $217 $135.0K
2014 US release (GKIDS)
1 Feb 28-Mar 2 63 $13.1K — 1 $13,078 $149.0K
2 Mar 7-9 67 $11.0K −16.2% 6 $1,826 $161.9K
3 Mar 14-16 51 $39.6K +261.1% 9 $4,395 $205.4K

Totals are lifetime: each re-release adds to the 2013 Canada run.

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 1 · $651
$23.8K
$5.4K
$1.4K
$1.7K
$319
$651
W1W2W3W4W5W1
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 1 · −81.3%
−77.4%
W1→2
−73.6%
W2→3
+20.4%
W3→4
−81.3%
W4→5
Steepest −81.3%Biggest gain +20.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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