Australia Box Office for Life, Animated (2016)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $31,455Details
Worldwide Box Office $382,203Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This coming-of-age story follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence. The subject of his father Ron Suskind’s New York Times bestseller, Owen was a thriving three year old who suddenly and inexplicably went silent—and for years after remained unable to connect with other people or to convey his thoughts, feelings or desires. Over time, through repeated viewings of Disney classics like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, Owen found useful tools to help him to understand complex social cues and to re-connect with the world around him.

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Movie Details

Australia Releases: September 30th, 2016 (Wide)
Video Release: October 4th, 2016 by The Orchard
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, and language including a suggestive reference.
(Rating bulletin 2419 (Cert #50388), 4/6/2016)
Running Time: 91 minutes
Keywords: Coming of Age, Autism, Animated Sequences, Archive Footage
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: A&E Indiefilms, Motto Pictures, The Orchard
Production Countries: France, United States
Languages: English

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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

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2016/09/30 - $11,253   10 $1,125   $11,253 1
2016/10/07 - $5,645 -50% 10 $565   $23,997 2
2016/10/14 - $1,193 -79% 4 $298   $29,101 3
2016/10/21 - $1,569 +32% 3 $523   $31,455 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/30/2016 $11,253 10 10 27 $31,455 10/24/2016
Netherlands 3/23/2017 $12,573 30 30 30 $21,143 3/29/2017
North America 7/1/2016 $21,883 3 60 245 $254,738
Russia (CIS) 12/2/2016 $559 8 13 23 $1,284 11/15/2018
South Korea 9/21/2017 $0 0 49 49 $22,518 10/23/2017
United Kingdom 12/9/2016 $32,245 25 25 25 $51,065 10/2/2018
 
Worldwide Total$382,203 11/15/2018

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Documentary Subject(s)

Owen Suskind Himself

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Production and Technical Credits

Roger Ross Williams Director
Roger Ross Williams Producer
Julie Goldman Producer
David Teague Editor
Molly Thompson Executive Producer
Robert DeBitetto Executive Producer
Robert Sharenow Executive Producer
Ron Suskind Executive Producer
Carolyn Hepburn Co-Producer
Christopher Clements Co-Producer
Tom Bergmann Cinematographer
Mac Guff Animation
T. Griffin Composer
Dylan Stark Composer