The Kind Words (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $135,382Details
International Box Office $2,392Details
Worldwide Box Office $137,774
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Synopsis

In the wake of their mother’s death, three Jewish Israeli siblings—Dorona and her brothers Netanel and Shai—learn some unexpected news about the identity of their “real” father. The three along with Dorona’s husband, Ricki, set off on a quirky and oftentimes wryly humorous journey from Israel through Paris and Marseille in search of the truth, but end up confronting their own ideas on identity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,571 (6.3% of total gross)
Legs:8.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $168,718

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: June 24th, 2016 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
International Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 118 minutes
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Keywords: Family Secrets, Dysfunctional Family, Jewish, Set in Israel, Set in France, Road Trip, Reunited With Biological Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pie Films, Amerique Film, United King Films
Production Countries: Canada, Israel
Languages: French, Hebrew

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 56 $8,571   1 $8,571   $8,571 1
Jul 1, 2016 48 $15,433 +80% 4 $3,858   $29,522 2
Jul 8, 2016 55 $13,312 -14% 6 $2,219   $53,041 3
Jul 15, 2016 60 $8,807 -34% 7 $1,258   $67,873 4
Jul 29, 2016 53 $13,174   8 $1,647   $107,222 6
Aug 5, 2016 64 $5,781 -56% 7 $826   $118,867 7
Aug 12, 2016 72 $5,930 +3% 7 $847   $127,182 8
Aug 19, 2016 77 $2,681 -55% 3 $894   $132,893 9
Aug 26, 2016 103 $135 -95% 1 $135   $134,562 10
Sep 2, 2016 100 $288 +113% 1 $288   $135,016 11
Sep 16, 2016 117 $342   1 $342   $135,382 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 59 $14,089   1 $14,089   $14,089 1
Jul 1, 2016 52 $25,640 +82% 4 $6,410   $39,729 2
Jul 8, 2016 57 $19,337 -25% 6 $3,223   $59,066 3
Jul 15, 2016 64 $13,252 -31% 7 $1,893   $72,318 4
Jul 22, 2016 59 $21,730 +64% 8 $2,716   $94,048 5
Jul 29, 2016 58 $19,038 -12% 8 $2,380   $113,086 6
Aug 5, 2016 69 $8,166 -57% 7 $1,167   $121,252 7
Aug 12, 2016 72 $8,960 +10% 7 $1,280   $130,212 8
Aug 19, 2016 86 $4,215 -53% 3 $1,405   $134,427 9
Aug 26, 2016 112 $301 -93% 1 $301   $134,728 10
Sep 2, 2016 112 $312 +4% 1 $312   $135,040 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/2/2016 $2,374 2 2 2 $2,374 9/6/2016
 
Rest of World $18
 
International Total$2,392 9/6/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Rotem Zisman-Cohen Dorona
Roy Assaf Natanel

Supporting Cast

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shemi Zarhin Director
Shemi Zarhin Screenwriter
Talia Kleinhendler Producer
Osnat Handelsman-Keren Producer
Martin Paul-Hus Producer
Moshe Edri* Producer
Leon Edri* Producer
Ronald Plante Director of Photography
Gregoire Hetzel Editor
Jeanne Lapoirie Cinematographer
Einat Glaser-Zarhin Editor
Daniel Scott Composer
Orit Azoulay Casting Director
Avi Avivi Production Designer
Doron Ashkenazi Costume Designer
Sylvain Bellemare Sound Designer
Moti Hefetz Sound Recordist
Aviv Aldema Sound Mixer

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Synopsis

In the wake of their mother’s death, three Jewish Israeli siblings—Dorona and her brothers Netanel and Shai—learn some unexpected news about the identity of their “real” father. The three along with Dorona’s husband, Ricki, set off on a quirky and oftentimes wryly humorous journey from Israel through Paris and Marseille in search of the truth, but end up confronting their own ideas on identity.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,571 (6.3% of total gross)
Legs:8.77 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/8 max. theaters, 5.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $168,718

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: June 24th, 2016 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
International Releases: September 2nd, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 118 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Race
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Keywords: Family Secrets, Dysfunctional Family, Jewish, Set in Israel, Set in France, Road Trip, Reunited With Biological Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pie Films, Amerique Film, United King Films
Production Countries: Canada, Israel
Languages: French, Hebrew

Leading Cast

Rotem Zisman-Cohen Dorona
Roy Assaf Natanel

Supporting Cast

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

Production and Technical Credits

Shemi Zarhin Director
Shemi Zarhin Screenwriter
Talia Kleinhendler Producer
Osnat Handelsman-Keren Producer
Martin Paul-Hus Producer
Moshe Edri* Producer
Leon Edri* Producer
Ronald Plante Director of Photography
Gregoire Hetzel Editor
Jeanne Lapoirie Cinematographer
Einat Glaser-Zarhin Editor
Daniel Scott Composer
Orit Azoulay Casting Director
Avi Avivi Production Designer
Doron Ashkenazi Costume Designer
Sylvain Bellemare Sound Designer
Moti Hefetz Sound Recordist
Aviv Aldema Sound Mixer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 56 $8,571   1 $8,571   $8,571 1
Jul 1, 2016 48 $15,433 +80% 4 $3,858   $29,522 2
Jul 8, 2016 55 $13,312 -14% 6 $2,219   $53,041 3
Jul 15, 2016 60 $8,807 -34% 7 $1,258   $67,873 4
Jul 29, 2016 53 $13,174   8 $1,647   $107,222 6
Aug 5, 2016 64 $5,781 -56% 7 $826   $118,867 7
Aug 12, 2016 72 $5,930 +3% 7 $847   $127,182 8
Aug 19, 2016 77 $2,681 -55% 3 $894   $132,893 9
Aug 26, 2016 103 $135 -95% 1 $135   $134,562 10
Sep 2, 2016 100 $288 +113% 1 $288   $135,016 11
Sep 16, 2016 117 $342   1 $342   $135,382 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jun 24, 2016 59 $14,089   1 $14,089   $14,089 1
Jul 1, 2016 52 $25,640 +82% 4 $6,410   $39,729 2
Jul 8, 2016 57 $19,337 -25% 6 $3,223   $59,066 3
Jul 15, 2016 64 $13,252 -31% 7 $1,893   $72,318 4
Jul 22, 2016 59 $21,730 +64% 8 $2,716   $94,048 5
Jul 29, 2016 58 $19,038 -12% 8 $2,380   $113,086 6
Aug 5, 2016 69 $8,166 -57% 7 $1,167   $121,252 7
Aug 12, 2016 72 $8,960 +10% 7 $1,280   $130,212 8
Aug 19, 2016 86 $4,215 -53% 3 $1,405   $134,427 9
Aug 26, 2016 112 $301 -93% 1 $301   $134,728 10
Sep 2, 2016 112 $312 +4% 1 $312   $135,040 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/2/2016 $2,374 2 2 2 $2,374 9/6/2016
 
Rest of World $18
 
International Total$2,392 9/6/2016

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.