Australia Box Office for Boy (2010)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $1,308,624 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $8,661,393 | Details |
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Synopsis
The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand "Thriller” is changing kids' lives. Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, BOY is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic and Michael Jackson. Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy’s other her, his father, Alamein, is the subject of Boy’s fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson. In reality he’s "in the can for robbery." When Alamein returns home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, fine his own potential and learn to et along without the hero he had been hoping for.
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Movie Details
| Australia Releases: | August 27th, 2010 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | July 9th, 2013 by Kino Video |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 87 minutes |
| Keywords: | Coming of Age, Directing Yourself, Unnamed Character, Dysfunctional Family, Life on the Outside |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Whenua Films, Unison Films |
| Production Countries: | New Zealand |
| Languages: | English, Maori |
Per Theater Chart is Feeling Green
March 7th, 2012
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax was surprisingly strong during its opening and that helped it win the race on top of the per theater chart with an average of $18,830. The only other two films in the $10,000 club, Being Flynn and Boy, were neck-and-neck at $10,998 and $10,622 respectively.
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Weekend Estimates: Huge Weekend for Lorax Keeps Box Office on Track
March 4th, 2012
Universal will be celebrating this weekend as their good year gets a whole lot better thanks to the estimated $70 million opening of The Lorax. While not a record for March (a mark held firmly by Alice in Wonderland with $116 million), that will be enough for either second or third on the all time March openers list, basically level with 300's debut in 2007. Given its $65 million - $70 million production budget, the film will be a huge boost for the studio's animation arm. It also means that this weekend will be about 25% ahead of the same weekend last year.
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Limited Releases Look to Earn a Billion Dollars
March 2nd, 2012
It's quite a busy week in terms of limited releases with nine films on this week's list. There are a couple that are earning very strong reviews, like Boy and Last Days Here. There are also a couple opening wider than the average limited release, like Paan Singh Tomar and Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie. Unfortunately, the widest release of the week, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, is also earning some of the weakest reviews of the week.
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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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/06/26 | - | $2,832 | 14 | $202 | $1,250,945 | 514 | |
| 2020/07/24 | - | $820 | 7 | $117 | $1,296,347 | 518 | |
| 2020/08/21 | - | $769 | 3 | $256 | $1,308,624 | 522 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8/27/2010 | $0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | $1,308,624 | 8/24/2020 |
| New Zealand | 3/25/2010 | $0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | $6,203,847 | 6/16/2020 |
| North America | 3/2/2012 | $21,244 | 2 | 18 | 89 | $256,211 | 5/10/2021 |
| Poland | 1/29/2016 | $0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | $469,234 | 12/31/2018 |
| Slovakia | 2/25/2016 | $22,670 | 21 | 21 | 21 | $22,670 | 6/9/2016 |
| United Kingdom | 10/13/2017 | $3,529 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $3,529 | 10/19/2017 |
| Rest of World | $397,278 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $8,661,393 | 5/10/2021 | |||||
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
| James Rolleston | Boy |
Supporting Cast
| Te Aho Eketone-Whitu | Rocky |
| Taika Waititi | Alamein |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Taika Waititi | Screenwriter |
| Taika Waititi | Director |
| Ainsley Gardiner | Producer |
| Cliff Curtis | Producer |
| Emanuel Michael | Producer |
| Mita Merata | Co-Producer |
| Richard Fletcher | Associate Producer |
| Adam Clark | Director of Photography |
| Chris Plummer | Editor |
| The Phoenix Foundation | Composer |
| Shayne Radford | Production Designer |
| Danelle Satherley | Make-up and Hair Designer |
| Amanda Neale | Costume Designer |
| Tina Cleary | Casting Director |