O Menino e o Mundo (2014)

O Menino e o Mundo poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $129,479Details
International Box Office $151,488Details
Worldwide Box Office $280,967
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $141,783 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $96,618 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $238,401
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Cuca’s cozy rural life is shattered when his father leaves for the city, prompting him to embark on a quest to reunite his family. The young boy’s journey unfolds like a tapestry, the animation taking on greater complexity as his small world expands. Entering civilization, industrial landscapes are inhabited by animal-machines, with barrios of decoupage streets and shop windows, and flashing neon advertisements that illuminate the night. The story depicts a clash between village and city, hand crafted and mechanized, rich and poor—and throughout the tumult, the heart and soul of the people beats on as a song.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,077 (7.8% of total gross)
Legs:9.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/26 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $161,926

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 11th, 2015 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Boy and the World
International Releases: January 17th, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil)
December 18th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
January 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
February 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
May 13th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 5th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as The Boy and the World
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material and images.
(Rating bulletin 2400 (Cert #50147), 11/18/2015)
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. A Bug’s Life
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Keywords: Life in a Small Town, Invented Language, Surrealism / Absurdism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sabesp, Petrobras, Filme de Papei, GKIDS
Production Countries: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2015 53 $10,077   2 $5,039   $10,077 1
Dec 18, 2015 64 $2,557 -75% 1 $2,557   $15,991 2
Jan 22, 2016 48 $13,232   16 $827   $30,812 7
Jan 29, 2016 55 $9,253 -30% 15 $617   $47,618 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 11, 2015 - $2,725     2 $1,363   $2,725 1
Dec 12, 2015 - $4,494 +65%   2 $2,247   $7,219 2
Dec 13, 2015 - $2,858 -36%   2 $1,429   $10,077 3
Dec 14, 2015 - $664 -77%   2 $332   $10,741 4
Dec 15, 2015 - $667 n/c   2 $334   $11,408 5
Dec 16, 2015 - $1,399 +110%   2 $700   $12,807 6
Dec 17, 2015 - $627 -55%   2 $314   $13,434 7
Dec 18, 2015 - $655 +4% -76% 1 $655   $14,089 8
Dec 19, 2015 - $1,036 +58% -77% 1 $1,036   $15,125 9
Dec 20, 2015 - $866 -16% -70% 1 $866   $15,991 10

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2015 54 $13,434   2 $6,717   $13,434 1
Dec 18, 2015 62 $4,146 -69% 1 $4,146   $17,580 2
Jan 22, 2016 50 $20,785   17 $1,223   $38,365 7
Jan 29, 2016 50 $16,855 -19% 16 $1,053   $55,220 8
Feb 5, 2016 54 $21,652 +28% 19 $1,140   $76,872 9
Feb 12, 2016 61 $17,830 -18% 19 $938   $94,702 10
Feb 19, 2016 67 $15,684 -12% 23 $682   $110,386 11
Feb 26, 2016 67 $12,444 -21% 26 $479   $122,830 12
Mar 4, 2016 89 $2,774 -78% 13 $213   $125,604 13
Mar 11, 2016 94 $3,875 +40% 7 $554   $129,479 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 1/17/2014 $0 0 15 106 $120,257 11/15/2018
Germany 12/18/2015 $0 0 0 0 $1,505 8/18/2018
Mexico 1/1/2016 $0 0 1 3 $18,915 6/9/2016
Portugal 5/13/2016 $369 4 4 4 $369 6/9/2016
South Korea 7/29/2016 $0 0 0 0 $5,496 12/7/2018
Spain 2/19/2016 $2,143 6 10 16 $4,946 11/16/2018
 
International Total$151,488 12/7/2018

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

Vinicius Garcia Cuca (Menino)

Supporting Cast

Felipe Zilse Jovem/Additional Voices
Alê Abreu Velho
Lu Horta Mãe
Marco Aurelio Camps Pai
Cassius Romero Cachorro

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alê Abreu Director
Alê Abreu Animation
Alê Abreu Screenwriter
Alê Abreu Producer
Alê Abreu Editor
Ruben Feffer Composer
Gustavo Kurlat Composer
Debora Fernandes Director of Photography
Debora Slikta Director of Photography
Luiz Henrique Rodrigues Director of Photography

Home Market Releases for July 5th, 2016

July 4th, 2016

The Mermaid

It's a strange week on the home market, as there are no first-run releases and very few other releases to make up the difference. There are some contenders for Pick of the Week, but all of them are foreign-language films, which is again odd. In fact, two of them, Only Yesterday and The Boy and the World, are animated. However, in the end, I went with The Mermaid, which deserves to be seen by more and Blu-ray is a great way to see it. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to enter our Oscar competition, and win all Best Picture nominees on Blu-ray or DVD. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Animated Film

February 18th, 2016

Inside Out

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Animated Film. Inside Out has a better than 90% chance of winning. If it doesn't win, it would almost certainly be the biggest surprise of Oscar night. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Big Short was Nearly the Biggest

December 15th, 2015

The Big Short

We have a new champion on top of the per theater chart this week, as The Big Short earned one of the best limited release openings of the year. Its average of $88,191 was behind only Steve Jobs for the year and Steve Jobs opened in half as many theaters as The Big Short, 8 to 4. Carol remained strong in second place with an average of $21,105 in 16 theaters. Thankfully it is expanding, but I'm worried the studio waited too long and it won't reach its potential. Yellow Day opened with an average of $13,130 in two theaters. The Danish Girl rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $10,964 in 24 theaters. By this time next week, it could be over $1 million in total. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Big Short Looks to Stand Tall

December 11th, 2015

The Big Short

Earlier this week, The Big Short picked up two SAG nominations and four Golden Globe nominations and now it is opening in limited release. It arguably has louder buzz than the rest of this week’s limited releases combined, and the reviews to back it up. Outside of this film, both The Boy and the World and The Girl in the Book deserve to find an audience. More...


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Synopsis

Cuca’s cozy rural life is shattered when his father leaves for the city, prompting him to embark on a quest to reunite his family. The young boy’s journey unfolds like a tapestry, the animation taking on greater complexity as his small world expands. Entering civilization, industrial landscapes are inhabited by animal-machines, with barrios of decoupage streets and shop windows, and flashing neon advertisements that illuminate the night. The story depicts a clash between village and city, hand crafted and mechanized, rich and poor—and throughout the tumult, the heart and soul of the people beats on as a song.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,077 (7.8% of total gross)
Legs:9.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:46.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/26 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $161,926

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 11th, 2015 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Boy and the World
International Releases: January 17th, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil)
December 18th, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
January 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Mexico)
February 19th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
May 13th, 2016 (Wide) (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Video Release: July 5th, 2016 by Universal Home Entertainment, released as The Boy and the World
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material and images.
(Rating bulletin 2400 (Cert #50147), 11/18/2015)
Running Time: 80 minutes
Comparisons: vs. A Bug’s Life
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Life in a Small Town, Invented Language, Surrealism / Absurdism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Sabesp, Petrobras, Filme de Papei, GKIDS
Production Countries: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

Leading Cast

Vinicius Garcia Cuca (Menino)

Supporting Cast

Felipe Zilse Jovem/Additional Voices
Alê Abreu Velho
Lu Horta Mãe
Marco Aurelio Camps Pai
Cassius Romero Cachorro

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

Production and Technical Credits

Alê Abreu Director
Alê Abreu Animation
Alê Abreu Screenwriter
Alê Abreu Producer
Alê Abreu Editor
Ruben Feffer Composer
Gustavo Kurlat Composer
Debora Fernandes Director of Photography
Debora Slikta Director of Photography
Luiz Henrique Rodrigues Director of Photography

Home Market Releases for July 5th, 2016

July 4th, 2016

The Mermaid

It's a strange week on the home market, as there are no first-run releases and very few other releases to make up the difference. There are some contenders for Pick of the Week, but all of them are foreign-language films, which is again odd. In fact, two of them, Only Yesterday and The Boy and the World, are animated. However, in the end, I went with The Mermaid, which deserves to be seen by more and Blu-ray is a great way to see it. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to enter our Oscar competition, and win all Best Picture nominees on Blu-ray or DVD. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Animated Film

February 18th, 2016

Inside Out

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Animated Film. Inside Out has a better than 90% chance of winning. If it doesn't win, it would almost certainly be the biggest surprise of Oscar night. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

Per Theater Chart: The Big Short was Nearly the Biggest

December 15th, 2015

The Big Short

We have a new champion on top of the per theater chart this week, as The Big Short earned one of the best limited release openings of the year. Its average of $88,191 was behind only Steve Jobs for the year and Steve Jobs opened in half as many theaters as The Big Short, 8 to 4. Carol remained strong in second place with an average of $21,105 in 16 theaters. Thankfully it is expanding, but I'm worried the studio waited too long and it won't reach its potential. Yellow Day opened with an average of $13,130 in two theaters. The Danish Girl rounded out the $10,000 club with an average of $10,964 in 24 theaters. By this time next week, it could be over $1 million in total. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Big Short Looks to Stand Tall

December 11th, 2015

The Big Short

Earlier this week, The Big Short picked up two SAG nominations and four Golden Globe nominations and now it is opening in limited release. It arguably has louder buzz than the rest of this week’s limited releases combined, and the reviews to back it up. Outside of this film, both The Boy and the World and The Girl in the Book deserve to find an audience. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2015 53 $10,077   2 $5,039   $10,077 1
Dec 18, 2015 64 $2,557 -75% 1 $2,557   $15,991 2
Jan 22, 2016 48 $13,232   16 $827   $30,812 7
Jan 29, 2016 55 $9,253 -30% 15 $617   $47,618 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 11, 2015 - $2,725     2 $1,363   $2,725 1
Dec 12, 2015 - $4,494 +65%   2 $2,247   $7,219 2
Dec 13, 2015 - $2,858 -36%   2 $1,429   $10,077 3
Dec 14, 2015 - $664 -77%   2 $332   $10,741 4
Dec 15, 2015 - $667 n/c   2 $334   $11,408 5
Dec 16, 2015 - $1,399 +110%   2 $700   $12,807 6
Dec 17, 2015 - $627 -55%   2 $314   $13,434 7
Dec 18, 2015 - $655 +4% -76% 1 $655   $14,089 8
Dec 19, 2015 - $1,036 +58% -77% 1 $1,036   $15,125 9
Dec 20, 2015 - $866 -16% -70% 1 $866   $15,991 10

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 11, 2015 54 $13,434   2 $6,717   $13,434 1
Dec 18, 2015 62 $4,146 -69% 1 $4,146   $17,580 2
Jan 22, 2016 50 $20,785   17 $1,223   $38,365 7
Jan 29, 2016 50 $16,855 -19% 16 $1,053   $55,220 8
Feb 5, 2016 54 $21,652 +28% 19 $1,140   $76,872 9
Feb 12, 2016 61 $17,830 -18% 19 $938   $94,702 10
Feb 19, 2016 67 $15,684 -12% 23 $682   $110,386 11
Feb 26, 2016 67 $12,444 -21% 26 $479   $122,830 12
Mar 4, 2016 89 $2,774 -78% 13 $213   $125,604 13
Mar 11, 2016 94 $3,875 +40% 7 $554   $129,479 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 1/17/2014 $0 0 15 106 $120,257 11/15/2018
Germany 12/18/2015 $0 0 0 0 $1,505 8/18/2018
Mexico 1/1/2016 $0 0 1 3 $18,915 6/9/2016
Portugal 5/13/2016 $369 4 4 4 $369 6/9/2016
South Korea 7/29/2016 $0 0 0 0 $5,496 12/7/2018
Spain 2/19/2016 $2,143 6 10 16 $4,946 11/16/2018
 
International Total$151,488 12/7/2018

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.