Les Choristes (2004)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,629,758Details
International Box Office $79,895,868Details
Worldwide Box Office $83,525,626
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$40,027 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:28.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,500,000 (worldwide box office is 15.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/59 max. theaters, 12.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,203,006

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: November 26th, 2004 (Limited) by Miramax, released as The Chorus
International Releases: January 14th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
December 2nd, 2022 (Wide) (China)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language/sexual references and violence.
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Inspirational Teacher, Comedy Drama, Singers, 1950s, Non-Chronological, Musicians, 1940s, Bullies, Boarding School, Teachers, Orphan, Single Parent, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: France, Germany, Switzerland
Languages: French

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 9th Weekend 53 $7,199 Jan 21, 2005 59
Theater Average 8th Weekend 34 $9,168 Jan 14, 2005 52

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 26, 2004 50 $40,027   21 $1,906   $1,821,951 1
Jan 14, 2005 58 $18,335   2 $9,168   $2,105,463 8
Jan 21, 2005 59 $14,398 -21% 2 $7,199   $2,130,367 9
Jan 28, 2005 39 $127,447 +785% 34 $3,748   $2,264,086 10
Feb 4, 2005 39 $112,513 -12% 36 $3,125   $2,425,905 11
Feb 11, 2005 38 $114,361 +2% 49 $2,334   $2,585,220 12
Feb 18, 2005 39 $118,280 +3% 51 $2,319   $2,750,850 13
Feb 25, 2005 42 $81,455 -31% 44 $1,851   $2,892,312 14
Mar 4, 2005 45 $72,152 -11% 41 $1,760   $3,011,733 15
Mar 11, 2005 43 $83,725 +16% 49 $1,709   $3,126,056 16
Mar 18, 2005 49 $67,474 -19% 48 $1,406   $3,233,643 17
Mar 25, 2005 49 $64,545 -4% 56 $1,153   $3,330,228 18
Apr 1, 2005 48 $47,073 -27% 52 $905   $3,411,208 19
Apr 8, 2005 54 $32,054 -32% 53 $605   $3,462,927 20
Apr 15, 2005 54 $35,352 +10% 59 $599   $3,513,607 21
Apr 22, 2005 57 $25,543 -28% 45 $568   $3,559,142 22
Apr 29, 2005 74 $12,616 -51% 36 $350   $3,589,955 23
May 6, 2005 90 $4,214 -67% 30 $140   $3,612,375 24
May 13, 2005 99 $3,153 -25% 13 $243   $3,621,511 25
May 20, 2005 81 $4,800 +52% 10 $480   $3,629,758 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2005 - $4,904     2 $2,452   $2,110,367 53
Feb 21, 2005 41 $20,559     51 $403   $2,771,409 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 14, 2005 56 $28,841   2 $14,421   $2,115,969 8
Jan 21, 2005 59 $20,670 -28% 2 $10,335   $2,136,639 9
Jan 28, 2005 39 $176,753 +755% 34 $5,199   $2,313,392 10
Feb 4, 2005 40 $157,467 -11% 36 $4,374   $2,470,859 11
Feb 11, 2005 39 $161,711 +3% 49 $3,300   $2,632,570 12
Feb 18, 2005 38 $178,287 +10% 51 $3,496   $2,810,857 13
Feb 25, 2005 42 $128,724 -28% 44 $2,926   $2,939,581 14
Mar 4, 2005 45 $102,750 -20% 41 $2,506   $3,042,331 15
Mar 11, 2005 43 $123,838 +21% 49 $2,527   $3,166,169 16
Mar 18, 2005 49 $99,514 -20% 48 $2,073   $3,265,683 17
Mar 25, 2005 49 $98,452 -1% 56 $1,758   $3,364,135 18
Apr 1, 2005 46 $66,738 -32% 52 $1,283   $3,430,873 19
Apr 8, 2005 54 $47,382 -29% 53 $894   $3,478,255 20
Apr 15, 2005 54 $55,344 +17% 59 $938   $3,533,599 21
Apr 22, 2005 55 $43,740 -21% 45 $972   $3,577,339 22
Apr 29, 2005 63 $30,822 -30% 36 $856   $3,608,161 23
May 6, 2005 78 $10,197 -67% 30 $340   $3,618,358 24
May 13, 2005 87 $6,600 -35% 13 $508   $3,624,958 25
May 20, 2005 91 $4,800 -27% 10 $480   $3,629,758 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/14/2005 $17,806 16 17 146 $367,623 9/10/2020
China 12/2/2022 $380,000 9,424 11,414 24,506 $1,180,000 2/6/2023
 
Rest of World $78,348,245
 
International Total$79,895,868 2/6/2023

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.

Leading Cast

Gerard Jugnot Clement Mathieu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

DVD Releases for May 3, 2005

May 2nd, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. Not a strong week for releases as there are no major releases, and very few limited releases, on the week's list that were also big hits with the critics. Fortunately there was a TV on DVD release and a classic of sorts to fill the gap - Gilmore Girls - The Complete Third Season - Buy from Amazon and Spaceballs - Collector's Edition - Buy from Amazon More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

After gathering in all the data the winner for the race for fifth place is Million Dollar Baby, I think. It would need to lost more than 40% from last week's total and that's not taking into account its openings in South Korea at $1,515,672 and second place, its $110,000, third place debut in Finland, $86,000 in Russia, $50,000, second place debut in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, exact weekend totals are unknown but it is estimated at $6 million raising its international total to $43 million so far. More...

Close Race on Per Theater Charts, But Both Films Fall Short

March 8th, 2005

No film was able to reach the $10,000 club on the per theater charts this week, but at least two films were close. Leading the way was the overall box office leader, The Pacifier, which opened with an average of $9,758. In second place with $9,020 was last week's winner, Downfall. More...

Films Earn Early Oscars Gold

February 1st, 2005

Oscar Nominations gave a box office boost to many films this past weekend while other films are too far into their runs for it to make a difference, (The Motorcycle Diaries) or out of theatres completely, (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.) But of the 35 films that received Oscar Nominations, 17 saw increases in either their overall box office, per theatre average or both. More...

Lost at Sea

January 28th, 2005

A handful of limited releases on this week's list, including the latest IMAX film. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Latest Anime Flick Hits the States

January 14th, 2005

One of the three limited releases this week is the latest Anime film hoping to crack the domestic market. And while the film is the widest limited release, it is unlikely to make the most impact. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 7 - January 13

January 13th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's the list of this week's releases, including this week's winner, Racing Stripes (Official Site). If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Sideways is Golden

December 14th, 2004

Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday and as with the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Sideways lead the pack with 7 nominations. This does not mean it is the favorite in any particular category, but it does help its chances of taking home some hardware on January 16th. More...

New Movie Release Dates

February 20th, 2004

A quiet week for movie release date announcements. But we do have news on Jersey Girl, Closer, and a few limited releases. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$40,027 (1.1% of total gross)
Legs:28.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$5,500,000 (worldwide box office is 15.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:21 opening theaters/59 max. theaters, 12.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,203,006

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: November 26th, 2004 (Limited) by Miramax, released as The Chorus
International Releases: January 14th, 2005 (Wide) (Australia)
December 2nd, 2022 (Wide) (China)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language/sexual references and violence.
Running Time: 96 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Inspirational Teacher, Comedy Drama, Singers, 1950s, Non-Chronological, Musicians, 1940s, Bullies, Boarding School, Teachers, Orphan, Single Parent, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Based on Movie
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: France, Germany, Switzerland
Languages: French

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Theater Average 9th Weekend 53 $7,199 Jan 21, 2005 59
Theater Average 8th Weekend 34 $9,168 Jan 14, 2005 52

Leading Cast

Gerard Jugnot Clement Mathieu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Slow Dancing to $100 million

May 8th, 2005

Golden Week helped Shall We Dance? climb 19% to $2,250,195 for the weekend and $7,270,348 during its run. The film now has $90.3 million internationally and could break $100 million if it continues to show strong legs in Japan. More...

DVD Releases for May 3, 2005

May 2nd, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. Not a strong week for releases as there are no major releases, and very few limited releases, on the week's list that were also big hits with the critics. Fortunately there was a TV on DVD release and a classic of sorts to fill the gap - Gilmore Girls - The Complete Third Season - Buy from Amazon and Spaceballs - Collector's Edition - Buy from Amazon More...

France's $5 Million Baby

April 3rd, 2005

Million Dollar Baby performed brilliantly this week earning $8.8 million for an international total of $60 million, placing fourth on the international box office charts. In France the film dominated the marketplace with $4.94 million on 450 screens and in Germany the film earned $760,000 in semi-limited release (120 screens) for the best per screen average in the market. On the other hand, the film flopped in Slovakia where it missed the top ten in its debut. On the holdover front, the multi-Oscar winning front saw its weekend haul climb by 20% in Spain to $980,000 and it's still doing well in Australia, Italy and South Korea. More...

Baby Still Earning Millions

March 27th, 2005

Million Dollar Baby has again slipped off the radar screen, but we do know it hit $52 million internationally, which means it made $9 million during the week. The film didn't earn $1 million in any single market, but is still doing strong in South Korea, ($970,000), Spain, ($840,000), Italy, ($600,000) and Australia, ($350,000.) Best estimate has the film earning just shy of $5 million of that over the weekend and taking sixth place on the international box office charts. More...

Baby Takes Fifth in Close Race

March 20th, 2005

After gathering in all the data the winner for the race for fifth place is Million Dollar Baby, I think. It would need to lost more than 40% from last week's total and that's not taking into account its openings in South Korea at $1,515,672 and second place, its $110,000, third place debut in Finland, $86,000 in Russia, $50,000, second place debut in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, exact weekend totals are unknown but it is estimated at $6 million raising its international total to $43 million so far. More...

Close Race on Per Theater Charts, But Both Films Fall Short

March 8th, 2005

No film was able to reach the $10,000 club on the per theater charts this week, but at least two films were close. Leading the way was the overall box office leader, The Pacifier, which opened with an average of $9,758. In second place with $9,020 was last week's winner, Downfall. More...

Films Earn Early Oscars Gold

February 1st, 2005

Oscar Nominations gave a box office boost to many films this past weekend while other films are too far into their runs for it to make a difference, (The Motorcycle Diaries) or out of theatres completely, (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.) But of the 35 films that received Oscar Nominations, 17 saw increases in either their overall box office, per theatre average or both. More...

Lost at Sea

January 28th, 2005

A handful of limited releases on this week's list, including the latest IMAX film. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Latest Anime Flick Hits the States

January 14th, 2005

One of the three limited releases this week is the latest Anime film hoping to crack the domestic market. And while the film is the widest limited release, it is unlikely to make the most impact. More...

Movie Websites Launches for January 7 - January 13

January 13th, 2005

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here's the list of this week's releases, including this week's winner, Racing Stripes (Official Site). If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

Sideways is Golden

December 14th, 2004

Golden Globe Nominations were announced on Monday and as with the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Sideways lead the pack with 7 nominations. This does not mean it is the favorite in any particular category, but it does help its chances of taking home some hardware on January 16th. More...

New Movie Release Dates

February 20th, 2004

A quiet week for movie release date announcements. But we do have news on Jersey Girl, Closer, and a few limited releases. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 26, 2004 50 $40,027   21 $1,906   $1,821,951 1
Jan 14, 2005 58 $18,335   2 $9,168   $2,105,463 8
Jan 21, 2005 59 $14,398 -21% 2 $7,199   $2,130,367 9
Jan 28, 2005 39 $127,447 +785% 34 $3,748   $2,264,086 10
Feb 4, 2005 39 $112,513 -12% 36 $3,125   $2,425,905 11
Feb 11, 2005 38 $114,361 +2% 49 $2,334   $2,585,220 12
Feb 18, 2005 39 $118,280 +3% 51 $2,319   $2,750,850 13
Feb 25, 2005 42 $81,455 -31% 44 $1,851   $2,892,312 14
Mar 4, 2005 45 $72,152 -11% 41 $1,760   $3,011,733 15
Mar 11, 2005 43 $83,725 +16% 49 $1,709   $3,126,056 16
Mar 18, 2005 49 $67,474 -19% 48 $1,406   $3,233,643 17
Mar 25, 2005 49 $64,545 -4% 56 $1,153   $3,330,228 18
Apr 1, 2005 48 $47,073 -27% 52 $905   $3,411,208 19
Apr 8, 2005 54 $32,054 -32% 53 $605   $3,462,927 20
Apr 15, 2005 54 $35,352 +10% 59 $599   $3,513,607 21
Apr 22, 2005 57 $25,543 -28% 45 $568   $3,559,142 22
Apr 29, 2005 74 $12,616 -51% 36 $350   $3,589,955 23
May 6, 2005 90 $4,214 -67% 30 $140   $3,612,375 24
May 13, 2005 99 $3,153 -25% 13 $243   $3,621,511 25
May 20, 2005 81 $4,800 +52% 10 $480   $3,629,758 26

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 17, 2005 - $4,904     2 $2,452   $2,110,367 53
Feb 21, 2005 41 $20,559     51 $403   $2,771,409 88

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 14, 2005 56 $28,841   2 $14,421   $2,115,969 8
Jan 21, 2005 59 $20,670 -28% 2 $10,335   $2,136,639 9
Jan 28, 2005 39 $176,753 +755% 34 $5,199   $2,313,392 10
Feb 4, 2005 40 $157,467 -11% 36 $4,374   $2,470,859 11
Feb 11, 2005 39 $161,711 +3% 49 $3,300   $2,632,570 12
Feb 18, 2005 38 $178,287 +10% 51 $3,496   $2,810,857 13
Feb 25, 2005 42 $128,724 -28% 44 $2,926   $2,939,581 14
Mar 4, 2005 45 $102,750 -20% 41 $2,506   $3,042,331 15
Mar 11, 2005 43 $123,838 +21% 49 $2,527   $3,166,169 16
Mar 18, 2005 49 $99,514 -20% 48 $2,073   $3,265,683 17
Mar 25, 2005 49 $98,452 -1% 56 $1,758   $3,364,135 18
Apr 1, 2005 46 $66,738 -32% 52 $1,283   $3,430,873 19
Apr 8, 2005 54 $47,382 -29% 53 $894   $3,478,255 20
Apr 15, 2005 54 $55,344 +17% 59 $938   $3,533,599 21
Apr 22, 2005 55 $43,740 -21% 45 $972   $3,577,339 22
Apr 29, 2005 63 $30,822 -30% 36 $856   $3,608,161 23
May 6, 2005 78 $10,197 -67% 30 $340   $3,618,358 24
May 13, 2005 87 $6,600 -35% 13 $508   $3,624,958 25
May 20, 2005 91 $4,800 -27% 10 $480   $3,629,758 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/14/2005 $17,806 16 17 146 $367,623 9/10/2020
China 12/2/2022 $380,000 9,424 11,414 24,506 $1,180,000 2/6/2023
 
Rest of World $78,348,245
 
International Total$79,895,868 2/6/2023

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.