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2015 • R • 1h 47m • Drama, War • Sony Pictures Classics

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$38K
Limited · 3 theaters
Domestic total
$1.78M
Final
Worldwide total
$9.70M
$7.92M international
Domestic legs10.8x from $164K biggest weekend
Budget$1.70M

Cast & crew

Directed byLászló Nemes ScreenplayClara Royer, László Nemes Produced byGábor Rajna, Gábor Sipos CinematographyMátyás Erdély MusicLászló Melis Prod. DesignLászló Rajk StarringGéza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Jerzy Walczak, Balázs Farkas StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 18-20 37 $37.9K — 3 $12,643 $37.9K
2 Dec 25-27 42 $34.1K −10.2% 4 $8,515 $97.9K
3 Jan 1-3 44 $32.8K −3.8% 4 $8,190 $158.5K
4 Jan 8-10 46 $24.7K −24.6% 4 $6,177 $201.3K
5 Jan 15-17 32 $121.6K +392.3% 21 $5,793 $342.6K
6 Jan 22-24 38 $91.7K −24.6% 34 $2,698 $498.2K
7 Jan 29-31 35 $164.3K +79.1% 55 $2,987 $716.1K
8 Feb 5-7 40 $90.1K −45.2% 54 $1,668 $874.2K
9 Feb 12-14 40 $71.6K −20.5% 50 $1,431 $985.1K
10 Feb 19-21 41 $84.5K +18.1% 75 $1,127 $1.1M
11 Feb 26-28 37 $130.6K +54.5% 151 $865 $1.3M
12 Mar 4-6 36 $150.9K +15.6% 180 $839 $1.5M
13 Mar 11-13 45 $74.2K −50.8% 105 $707 $1.7M
14 Mar 18-20 56 $28.5K −61.7% 57 $499 $1.7M
15 Mar 25-27 63 $10.7K −62.4% 35 $306 $1.7M
16 Apr 1-3 74 $4.9K −54.0% 16 $308 $1.8M
17 Apr 8-10 78 $2.6K −46.6% 13 $202 $1.8M
18 Apr 15-17 77 $3.0K +15.5% 11 $276 $1.8M
19 Apr 22-24 84 $1.7K −43.7% 7 $244 $1.8M
20 Apr 29-May 1 95 $125 −92.7% 2 $63 $1.8M
21 May 6-8 97 $858 +586.4% 4 $215 $1.8M
22 May 13-15 96 $636 −25.9% 1 $636 $1.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $84.5K
$37.9K
$34.1K
$32.8K
$24.7K
$121.6K
$91.7K
$164.3K
$90.1K
$71.6K
$84.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +18.1%
−10.2%
W1→2
−3.8%
W2→3
−24.6%
W3→4
+392.3%
W4→5
−24.6%
W5→6
+79.1%
W6→7
−45.2%
W7→8
−20.5%
W8→9
+18.1%
W9→10
Steepest −45.2%Biggest gain +392.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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