Abus de faiblesse (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,557Details
International Box Office $23,384Details
Worldwide Box Office $54,941
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Synopsis

Maud is a strong willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden, but determined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko, a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko’s manipulative charm as their symbiotic relationship hurdles out of control.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,957 (15.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,632

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 2014 (Limited) by Strand Releasing, released as Abuse of Weakness
International Releases: May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Autobiographical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Stroke, Confidence Men
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Flach Film Production, Iris Films
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 73 $4,957   5 $991   $17,147 1
Aug 29, 2014 83 $2,640 -47% 3 $880   $22,163 2
Sep 5, 2014 90 $2,667 +1% 4 $667   $25,746 3
Sep 12, 2014 89 $1,033 -61% 1 $1,033   $28,227 4
Sep 26, 2014 93 $1,877   3 $626   $30,712 6
Oct 3, 2014 99 $412 -78% 3 $137   $31,246 7
Oct 10, 2014 110 $91 -78% 2 $46   $31,337 8
Oct 17, 2014 107 $34 -63% 2 $17   $31,430 9
Oct 24, 2014 117 $70 +106% 2 $35   $31,557 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 70 $7,333   5 $1,467   $19,523 1
Aug 29, 2014 86 $3,556 -52% 3 $1,185   $23,079 2
Sep 5, 2014 79 $4,115 +16% 4 $1,029   $27,194 3
Sep 26, 2014 98 $1,999   3 $666   $30,834 6
Oct 10, 2014 110 $150   2 $75   $31,396 8
Oct 17, 2014 116 $91 -39% 2 $46   $31,487 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 5/22/2014 $0 0 6 10 $23,384 12/17/2015
 
International Total$23,384 12/17/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Isabelle Huppert Maud Shainberg
Kool Shen Vilko Piran

Supporting Cast

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Production and Technical Credits

Catherine Breillat Director
Catherine Breillat Screenwriter
Jean-Francois Lepetit Producer
Nicolas Steil Co-Producer
Pierre-Francois Limbosch Production Designer
Pascal Chavance Editor
Didier Lockwood Composer
Alain Marcoen Director of Photography
Dominique Warnier Sound Mixer

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Synopsis

Maud is a strong willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden, but determined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko, a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko’s manipulative charm as their symbiotic relationship hurdles out of control.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,957 (15.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,632

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 2014 (Limited) by Strand Releasing, released as Abuse of Weakness
International Releases: May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Autobiographical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Stroke, Confidence Men
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Flach Film Production, Iris Films
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

Leading Cast

Isabelle Huppert Maud Shainberg
Kool Shen Vilko Piran

Supporting Cast

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

Production and Technical Credits

Catherine Breillat Director
Catherine Breillat Screenwriter
Jean-Francois Lepetit Producer
Nicolas Steil Co-Producer
Pierre-Francois Limbosch Production Designer
Pascal Chavance Editor
Didier Lockwood Composer
Alain Marcoen Director of Photography
Dominique Warnier Sound Mixer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 73 $4,957   5 $991   $17,147 1
Aug 29, 2014 83 $2,640 -47% 3 $880   $22,163 2
Sep 5, 2014 90 $2,667 +1% 4 $667   $25,746 3
Sep 12, 2014 89 $1,033 -61% 1 $1,033   $28,227 4
Sep 26, 2014 93 $1,877   3 $626   $30,712 6
Oct 3, 2014 99 $412 -78% 3 $137   $31,246 7
Oct 10, 2014 110 $91 -78% 2 $46   $31,337 8
Oct 17, 2014 107 $34 -63% 2 $17   $31,430 9
Oct 24, 2014 117 $70 +106% 2 $35   $31,557 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 70 $7,333   5 $1,467   $19,523 1
Aug 29, 2014 86 $3,556 -52% 3 $1,185   $23,079 2
Sep 5, 2014 79 $4,115 +16% 4 $1,029   $27,194 3
Sep 26, 2014 98 $1,999   3 $666   $30,834 6
Oct 10, 2014 110 $150   2 $75   $31,396 8
Oct 17, 2014 116 $91 -39% 2 $46   $31,487 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 5/22/2014 $0 0 6 10 $23,384 12/17/2015
 
International Total$23,384 12/17/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.