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Tropical MaladyFollow

2004 • NR • 1h 58m • Drama, Fantasy, Romance • Strand Releasing

Love is a malady without a cure...

🍅 80% 76% MC 81 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$270
Limited · 1 theater
Domestic total
$47K
Final
Domestic legs9.1x from $5K biggest weekend
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Cast & crew

Directed byApichatpong Weerasethakul ScreenplayApichatpong Weerasethakul Produced byCharles de Meaux CinematographyJarin Pengpanitch, Jean-Louis Vialard, Vichit Tanapanitch Prod. DesignAkekarat Homlaor StarringBanlop Lomnoi, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Siriwej Jareornchon, Udom Promma, Huey Deesom, Saritpong Boonyadison StudioStrand Releasing

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 24-26 129 $270 — 1 $270 $270
2 Jul 1-3 85 $4.7K +1638.5% 1 $4,694 $6.7K
3 Jul 8-10 85 $3.9K −17.4% 1 $3,875 $14.5K
4 Jul 15-17 76 $5.2K +33.0% 2 $2,578 $21.5K
5 Jul 22-24 83 $4.0K −22.0% 2 $2,012 $28.2K
7 Aug 5-7 119 $941 — 2 $471 $32.3K
9 Aug 19-21 99 $1.7K — 3 $554 $35.1K
11 Sep 2-4 107 $1.8K — 1 $1,756 $38.5K
12 Sep 9-11 127 $629 −64.2% 1 $629 $39.9K
13 Sep 16-18 113 $2.0K +222.3% 3 $676 $42.2K
16 Oct 7-9 108 $1.5K — 2 $764 $44.8K
17 Oct 14-16 129 $542 −64.5% 1 $542 $45.7K
18 Oct 21-23 138 $291 −46.3% 1 $291 $46.2K
21 Nov 11-13 138 $238 — 1 $238 $46.4K
24 Dec 2-4 131 $82 — 1 $82 $46.7K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 9 · $1.7K
$270
$4.7K
$3.9K
$5.2K
$4.0K
$941
$1.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W7W9
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 9 · −22.0%
+1638.5%
W1→2
−17.4%
W2→3
+33.0%
W3→4
−22.0%
W4→5
Steepest −22.0%Biggest gain +1638.5%

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