Spain Box Office for Liberal Arts (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Spain Box Office $247,134Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,143,950Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Bookish and newly single Jesse Fisher is a university admissions counselor in his mid-thirties living in New York City who returns to his Ohio alma mater for a retirement dinner honoring Peter Hoburg, his favorite English professor. A chance meeting on campus with 19-year-old Zibby - a precocious undergrad who loves classical music, improv and Twilight - awakens in Jesse long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection. The pair strikes up a long-distance epistolary romance, prompting Jesse to return to campus for another visit. Although Zibby appears beyond her years, the age-difference between the budding paramours weights heavily on Jesse, who is torn between moving forward in life, and holding on to the indelible memories of his own university years.

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Movie Details

Spain Releases: March 15th, 2013 (Wide)
Video Release: December 18th, 2012 by Mpi Home Video
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including references, mature thematic material, and some teen drinking.
(Rating bulletin 2243, 10/3/2012)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Keywords: Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Mid-Life Crisis, Delayed Adulthood, Retirement, Romance, College
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Strategic Motion Ventures, BCDF Pictures, Tom Sawyer Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 18th, 2012

December 16th, 2012

It's the last week before Christmas, which means it is the last chance for last minute gifts. There are a number of first-run releases coming out this week, some of which are not coming out till Friday, or even next Monday. There are also quite a few limited releases and TV on DVD releases hitting the home market this week. However, none of these were big hits and very few earned strong praise from critics. That doesn't mean there are none that are worth picking up. In fact, we have a trio of contenders for Pick of the Week. Shameless: The Complete Second Season on DVD or Blu-ray; Pitch Perfect on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack; and Arbitrage on DVD or Blu-ray. It was a close call, but in the end I went with Arbitrage. Also coming out this week is Rush: 2012 - CD and Blu-ray in a Deluxe Edition or Super Deluxe Edition, which is a clear winner of Puck of the Week. More...

Per Theater Chart: Mastering the Per Theater Chart

September 19th, 2012

We had a monster hit on the per theater chart, as The Master earned close to $750,000 in five theaters for an average of $147,262. This is unbelievably strong; however, one does have to take into account the particulars. The Master was released on 70mm and because this is such an unusual event, the tickets were sold at a premium price. The only other film to top the $10,000 mark was Arbitrage, which made just over $2 million in just under 200 theaters for an average of $10,163. More...

Limited Releases: The Master of Limited Releases

September 14th, 2012

There are ten films on this week's list, including three that are opening in more than 100 theaters each. There are also three films earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Amazing, one of these films is in both groups: Arbitrage. I think the theater count will hurt it more than it will help, so it might struggle on the per theater chart. On the other hand, The Master could have incredible success. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2013/03/15 14 $63,713   32 $1,991   $63,713 1
2013/03/22 14 $38,572 -39% 31 $1,244   $136,576 2
2013/03/29 14 $26,866 -30% 23 $1,168   $192,366 3
2013/04/05 18 $15,000 -44% 16 $938   $221,659 4
2013/04/12 20 $7,103 -53% 10 $710   $233,063 5
2013/04/19 28 $4,261 -40% 11 $387   $241,154 6
2013/04/26 26 $4,585 +8% 10 $459   $247,134 7

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/13/2012 $62,247 41 41 41 $94,400 12/12/2015
Hong Kong 1/17/2013 $9,244 4 4 8 $79,801 12/14/2015
New Zealand 3/14/2013 $26,614 27 27 27 $52,967 12/14/2015
North America 9/14/2012 $27,435 4 32 186 $319,176 12/4/2014
Spain 3/15/2013 $63,713 32 32 133 $247,134 12/14/2015
Taiwan 2/1/2013 $1,183 3 3 3 $1,639 12/14/2015
United Kingdom 10/5/2012 $140,715 43 43 90 $338,325 12/12/2015
 
Rest of World $10,508
 
Worldwide Total$1,143,950 12/14/2015

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.

Leading Cast

Josh Radnor Jesse Fisher
Elizabeth Olsen Zibby

Supporting Cast

Richard Jenkins Prof. Peter Holberg
Allison Janney Prof. Judith Fairfield
Elizabeth Reaser Ana
John Magaro Dean
Kate Burton Susan
Robert Desiderio David
Zac Efron Nat
Kristen Bush Leslie
Ali Ahn Vanessa
Ned Daunis Eric
Gregg Edelman Robert

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

Production and Technical Credits

Josh Radnor Screenwriter
Josh Radnor Director
Josh Radnor Producer
Claude Dal Farra Producer
Brice Dal Farra Producer
Lauren Munsch Producer
Jesse Hara Producer
Paul Prokop Executive Producer
Peter Graham Executive Producer
Stephen Hays Executive Producer
Seamus Tierney Director of Photography
Jade Healy Production Designer
Michael R. Miller Editor
Ben Toth Composer