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Not One LessFollow

1999 • G • 1h 46m • Drama • Sony Pictures Classics

In her village, she was the teacher. In the city, she discovered how much she had to learn.

🍅 96% 90% MC 73 IMDb 7.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$50K
Limited · 6 theaters
Domestic total
$589K
Final
Domestic legs11.7x
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Cast & crew

Directed byZhang Yimou ScreenplayXiangsheng Shi Produced byZhang Weiping, Yu Zhao CinematographyHou Yong MusicSan Bao Prod. DesignCao Juiping StarringWei Minzhi, Zhang Huike, Tian Zhenda, Gao Enman, Sun Zhimei, Feng Yuying StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 18-20 63 $50.3K — 6 $8,376 $50.3K
2 Feb 25-27 67 $35.1K −30.2% 7 $5,014 $95.6K
3 Mar 3-5 71 $30.4K −13.5% 9 $3,375 $139.4K
4 Mar 10-12 62 $34.5K +13.7% 11 $3,138 $183.5K
5 Mar 17-19 61 $40.2K +16.4% 17 $2,364 $237.1K
6 Mar 24-26 64 $36.7K −8.6% 20 $1,836 $289.5K
7 Mar 31-Apr 2 64 $28.1K −23.5% 21 $1,338 $331.1K
8 Apr 7-9 60 $33.2K +18.1% 24 $1,382 $375.9K
9 Apr 14-16 74 $19.1K −42.3% 20 $957 $408.1K
10 Apr 21-23 74 $20.1K +5.2% 24 $839 $439.4K
11 Apr 28-30 88 $9.7K −51.7% 17 $572 $457.8K
12 May 5-7 95 $7.0K −27.7% 16 $440 $470.4K
13 May 12-14 75 $17.2K +144.7% 15 $1,149 $492.2K
14 May 19-21 74 $12.5K −27.3% 15 $835 $505.3K
15 May 26-28 88 $5.3K −57.3% 8 $669 $514.2K
16 Jun 2-4 85 $5.0K −6.2% 9 $558 $525.0K
17 Jun 9-11 78 $15.8K +214.9% 11 $1,437 $544.5K
18 Jun 16-18 86 $9.6K −39.5% 6 $1,594 $559.6K
19 Jun 23-25 96 $2.8K −70.3% 6 $474 $570.2K
20 Jun 30-Jul 2 91 $6.0K +112.5% 7 $863 $580.5K
21 Jul 7-9 90 $5.6K −7.2% 5 $1,121 $589.1K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $20.1K
$50.3K
$35.1K
$30.4K
$34.5K
$40.2K
$36.7K
$28.1K
$33.2K
$19.1K
$20.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +5.2%
−30.2%
W1→2
−13.5%
W2→3
+13.7%
W3→4
+16.4%
W4→5
−8.6%
W5→6
−23.5%
W6→7
+18.1%
W7→8
−42.3%
W8→9
+5.2%
W9→10
Steepest −42.3%Biggest gain +18.1%

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