Synopsis
Filmed along the back roads of rural Mexico, Circo follows the Ponce family’s hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict. Tino, the ringmaster, is driven by his dream to lead his parents’ circus to success and corrals the energy of his whole family, including his four young children, towards this singular goal. But his wife Ivonne is determined to make a change. Feeling exploited by her in-laws, she longs to return to her kids a childhood lost to laboring in the circus. Through this story of a marriage in trouble and of a century-old family tradition that hangs in the balance, Circo opens the viewer to the world of a traveling circus while examining the universal themes of family bonds, filial responsibility, and the weight of cultural inheritance.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $5,403 (7.0% of total gross) |
Legs: | 11.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/4 max. theaters, 7.5 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $105,299 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) | 13,351 | $77,466 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,801-25,900) | 25,889 | $77,466 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) | 5,077 | $77,466 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | April 1st, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features (75) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
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Keywords: | Animal Lead, Performing Arts, Foreign Language, Dysfunctional Family |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Hecho a Mano Films, The Independent Television Service |
Production Countries: | Mexico, United States |
Languages: | Spanish |