Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child (2012)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $601Details
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Synopsis

Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child is a feature documentary about the world famous Austrian artist, Gottfried Helnwein, and his contentious role as Production Designer for a never before seen opera in Tel Aviv, Israel. A violent production, The Child Dreams was written by Israel’s most famous playwright, the late Hanoch Levin, and portrays the hopes and dreams of children in search of freedom and peace. For Helnwein, the child has always been the symbol of innocence and innocence betrayed, a motif that persists throughout much of his work. But when the Israeli Opera’s creative team casts a woman to play the child, Helnwein must fight to preserve the opera’s integrity and Levin's original vision.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$402 (66.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $809

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,696 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 40,301-40,400) 40,377 $601
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,459 $601

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features
Video Release: March 19th, 2013 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 72 minutes
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Keywords: Artists, Jewish, Holocaust, Biography, Performing Arts
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Red Fire Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,696 $601
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 17,801-17,900) 17,889 $809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,643 $601
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 593 $601
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,459 $601
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,462 $809
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 394 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,956 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,259 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,213 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,144 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,213 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $601

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 92 $402   1 $402   $402 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 96 $601   1 $601   $601 1

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Documentary Subject(s)

Gottfried Helnwein    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Lisa Kirk Colburn    Director
Lisa Kirk Colburn    Producer
Lin Arison    Executive Producer
Lisa Kirk Colburn    Executive Producer
Alex Gans    Editor
Alex Gans    Producer
Kirk Wesley Bailey    Original Music
Kirk Wesley Bailey    Music Supervisor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Limited Releases are Going Psycho

November 23rd, 2012

It's a pretty light week for limited releases. Hitchcock is by far the biggest release, but its reviews are only mixed, so its box office chances are not strong. On the other hand, The Central Park Five is earning reviews that are strong enough that it should thrive, at least in limited release. It is very rare for a documentary to expand wide, even under the best of circumstances. More...


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Synopsis

Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child is a feature documentary about the world famous Austrian artist, Gottfried Helnwein, and his contentious role as Production Designer for a never before seen opera in Tel Aviv, Israel. A violent production, The Child Dreams was written by Israel’s most famous playwright, the late Hanoch Levin, and portrays the hopes and dreams of children in search of freedom and peace. For Helnwein, the child has always been the symbol of innocence and innocence betrayed, a motif that persists throughout much of his work. But when the Israeli Opera’s creative team casts a woman to play the child, Helnwein must fight to preserve the opera’s integrity and Levin's original vision.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$402 (66.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/1 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $809

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,696 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 40,301-40,400) 40,377 $601
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,459 $601

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 23rd, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features
Video Release: March 19th, 2013 by First Run Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 72 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Artists, Jewish, Holocaust, Biography, Performing Arts
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Red Fire Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Documentary Subject(s)

Gottfried Helnwein    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Lisa Kirk Colburn    Director
Lisa Kirk Colburn    Producer
Lin Arison    Executive Producer
Lisa Kirk Colburn    Executive Producer
Alex Gans    Editor
Alex Gans    Producer
Kirk Wesley Bailey    Original Music
Kirk Wesley Bailey    Music Supervisor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Per Theater Chart: Hitching a Ride to the Top

November 27th, 2012

It was a particularly busy week on top of the per theater chart with seven films topping the $10,000 mark. Leading the way was Hitchcock with an average of $16,924 in 17 theaters. This is good for a limited release, but not great, and given the competition at this time of year, it needed to be great to survive. Anna Karenina expanded from 16 theaters to 66 earning an average of $13,580. Again, this is good, but not great. Rust and Bone was next with an average of $13,577 in two theaters. If it had sold just one more ticket, it would have earned second place instead of third on this list. Lincoln actually saw its per theater average grow reaching $12,724. It has already expanded truly wide and it should expand at least a little bit more. Likewise, Silver Linings Playbook should also expand more, as its per theater average this week was $11,945; however, it likely won't expand wide. The overall box office leader, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, was next up with an average of $10,723. The Central Park Five topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, barely, with an average of $10,190 in three theaters. Skyfall was the final film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,069. It is pretty rare for a film to remain above that mark for three weeks in a row. More...

Limited Releases are Going Psycho

November 23rd, 2012

It's a pretty light week for limited releases. Hitchcock is by far the biggest release, but its reviews are only mixed, so its box office chances are not strong. On the other hand, The Central Park Five is earning reviews that are strong enough that it should thrive, at least in limited release. It is very rare for a documentary to expand wide, even under the best of circumstances. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 18,601-18,700) 18,696 $601
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 17,801-17,900) 17,889 $809
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) 17,643 $601
Top 2012 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 593 $601
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,459 $601
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,462 $809
Top 2012 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 394 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,956 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,259 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,213 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,144 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,213 $601
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $601

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 92 $402   1 $402   $402 1

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 23, 2012 96 $601   1 $601   $601 1

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 40,301-40,400) 40,377 $601
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 38,601-38,700) 38,643 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,647 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 34,701-34,800) 34,754 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,991 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,697 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,208 $601
All Time Worldwide Box Office for First Run Features Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $601

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.