Darwin's Nightmare
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$8,072
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateAug 3, 2005
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Jun 22, 2006
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release516 days/73 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5-7 | 79 | $8,072 | - | 1 | - | $8,072 | $11,456 | 1 |
| Aug 12-14 | 76 | $7,461 | -7.6% | 1 | - | $7,461 | $24,605 | 2 |
| Aug 19-21 | 83 | $5,381 | -27.9% | 1 | - | $5,381 | $35,195 | 3 |
| Aug 26-28 Hurricane Katrina | 92 | $4,786 | -11.1% | 2 | +1 | $2,393 | $44,104 | 4 |
| Sep 2-5 Hurricane Katrina Labor Day wknd | 106 | $2,573 | - | 1 | - | $2,573 | $49,113 | - |
| Sep 16-18 Hurricane Katrina | 118 | $1,654 | - | 2 | - | $827 | $55,723 | 7 |
| Sep 30-Oct 2 Hurricane Katrina | 106 | $3,048 | - | 5 | - | $609 | $58,830 | 9 |
| Oct 14-16 | 98 | $2,773 | - | 5 | - | $554 | $61,963 | 11 |
| Oct 21-23 | 105 | $3,015 | +8.7% | 4 | -1 | $753 | $67,889 | 12 |
| Nov 4-6 | 105 | $2,426 | - | 3 | - | $808 | $72,191 | 14 |
| Nov 11-13 | 98 | $4,275 | +76.2% | 3 | - | $1,425 | $76,906 | 15 |
| Nov 18-20 | 133 | $650 | -84.8% | 1 | -2 | $650 | $81,505 | 16 |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | 69 | $8,420 | - | 4 | - | $2,105 | $89,925 | 18 |
| Dec 9-11 | 101 | $2,023 | -76% | 1 | -3 | $2,023 | $95,535 | 19 |
| Dec 16-18 | 97 | $908 | -55.1% | 1 | - | $908 | $97,614 | 20 |
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006 New Year's long wknd | 89 | $623 | - | 1 | - | $623 | $98,614 | - |
| Jan 20-22 | 70 | $7,834 | - | 2 | - | $3,917 | $106,717 | 25 |
| Jan 27-29 | 88 | $3,448 | -56% | 3 | +1 | $1,149 | $115,359 | 26 |
| Feb 3-5 | 90 | $3,711 | +7.6% | 4 | +1 | $927 | $120,301 | 27 |
| Feb 10-12 Torino Olympics | 71 | $10,254 | +176.3% | 5 | +1 | $2,050 | $133,501 | 28 |
| Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day wknd Torino Olympics | 76 | $10,044 | - | 4 | - | $2,511 | $146,333 | - |
| Feb 24-26 Torino Olympics | 79 | $10,741 | - | 6 | - | $1,790 | $160,259 | 30 |
| Mar 3-5 | 81 | $8,465 | -21.2% | 4 | -2 | $2,116 | $171,952 | 31 |
| Mar 10-12 | 95 | $3,606 | -57.4% | 3 | -1 | $1,202 | $177,561 | 32 |
| Mar 17-19 | 105 | $2,517 | -30.2% | 3 | - | $839 | $179,953 | 33 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 89 | $6,895 | - | 3 | - | $2,298 | $191,004 | 35 |
| Apr 14-16 | 126 | $1,029 | - | 2 | - | $514 | $192,484 | 37 |
| Apr 21-23 | 127 | $629 | -38.9% | 2 | - | $314 | $195,048 | 38 |
| Apr 28-30 | 135 | $550 | -12.6% | 2 | - | $275 | $196,092 | 39 |
| May 5-7 | 102 | $1,900 | +245.5% | 3 | +1 | $633 | $198,792 | 40 |
| May 12-14 | 123 | $376 | -80.2% | 1 | -2 | $376 | $199,575 | 41 |
| May 19-21 | 124 | $500 | +33% | 1 | - | $500 | $200,936 | 42 |
| Jun 2-4 | 116 | $398 | - | 1 | - | $398 | $201,334 | 44 |
| Jun 9-11 World Cup (Germany) | 122 | $200 | -49.7% | 1 | - | $200 | $201,585 | 45 |
| Jun 16-18 World Cup (Germany) | 114 | $880 | +340% | 2 | +1 | $440 | $203,646 | 46 |
