Mexico Box Office for Finding Fela! (2014)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Mexico Box Office | $2,882 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $123,862 | Details |
| Home Market Performance | ||
| North America DVD Sales | $22,994 | Details |
| North America Blu-ray Sales | $4,050 | Details |
| Total North America Video Sales | $27,044 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
The story of Fela Kuti’s life, his music, and his social and political importance. This look at the man who created Afrobeat (a fusion of Jazz, traditional West African rhythms, Funk, Highlife, and psychedelic rock) shows Mr. Kuti’s fight against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. With his audacious music and a great deal of courage, Fela Kuti helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria, promoted Pan Africanist politics to the entire world and became an inspiration in the global fight for the rights of all oppressed people.
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Movie Details
| Mexico Releases: | February 12th, 2016 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | January 13th, 2015 by Kino Lorber |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 119 minutes |
| Keywords: | Biography, Musicians, Music Industry, Jazz, World Music, Fusion Music, Political, Nigeria |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Jigsaw Productions, Knitting Factory Entertainment, OkayPlayer, OkayAfrica |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Limited Releases: Call in the Calvary
August 1st, 2014
There are an even dozen films on this week's list, but only Calvary is earning good reviews and strong buzz. Hopefully this will translate into ticket sales, or it will likely be a very bad week for limited releases. There are also a couple of documentaries that could do well in limited release, Finding Fela! and Rich Hill, but neither has the potential for breakout success.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/02/12 | 38 | $442 | 1 | $442 | $442 | 1 | |
| 2016/03/18 | 43 | $445 | 1 | $445 | $2,882 | 6 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2/12/2016 | $442 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $2,882 | 6/9/2016 |
| North America | 8/1/2014 | $0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | $120,980 | |
| Worldwide Total | $123,862 | 6/9/2016 | |||||
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.
Documentary Subject(s)
| Fela Kuti | Himself |
Interviewee(s)
| Femi Kuti | Himself |
| Seun Kuti | Himself |
| Jim Lewis | Himself |
| Lemi Ghariokwu | Himself |
| Michael Veal | Himself |
| John Darnton | Himself |
| J.K Braimah | Himself |
| Tony Allen | Himself |
| Okwechime Abdul | Himself |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Alex Gibney | Director |
| Alex Gibney | Producer |
| Jack Gulick | Producer |
| Ruth Hendel | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Hendel | Executive Producer |
| Alison Ellwood | Co-Producer |
| James Salkind | Post Supervisor |
| Maryse Alberti | Director of Photography |
| Lindy Jankura | Editor |
| Fela Anikulapo-Kuti* | Composer |