Australia Box Office for The Fencer (2016)
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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $348,888 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $673,258 | Details |
| Home Market Performance | ||
| North America DVD Sales | $40,598 | Details |
| Total North America Video Sales | $40,598 | |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion—fencing, which causes a conflict with the school’s principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel’s background…Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice: risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.
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Movie Details
| Australia Releases: | November 24th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Fencer |
| Video Release: | April 10th, 2018 by Music Box Films Video |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 99 minutes |
| Keywords: | Set in Russia, Secret Police, Fugitive / On the Run, Set in Estonia, Fencing, Inspirational Teacher, Inspirational Coach |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Making Movies Oy |
| Production Countries: | Estonia, Finland |
| Languages: | Estonian, Russian |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/12/02 | 18 | $46,418 | 16 | $2,901 | $114,034 | 2 | |
| 2016/12/09 | 18 | $38,247 | -18% | 19 | $2,013 | $170,545 | 3 |
| 2016/12/16 | 14 | $31,097 | -19% | 23 | $1,352 | $213,987 | 4 |
| 2016/12/23 | - | $12,514 | -60% | 22 | $569 | $237,745 | 5 |
| 2016/12/30 | 23 | $13,427 | +7% | 18 | $746 | $265,144 | 6 |
| 2017/01/06 | 29 | $12,549 | -7% | 16 | $784 | $292,606 | 7 |
| 2017/01/13 | - | $6,657 | -47% | 16 | $416 | $312,590 | 8 |
| 2017/01/20 | - | $1,944 | -71% | 11 | $177 | $320,926 | 9 |
| 2017/01/27 | - | $1,213 | -38% | 8 | $152 | $323,921 | 10 |
| 2017/02/10 | - | $1,081 | 4 | $270 | $332,368 | 12 | |
| 2017/02/17 | - | $926 | -14% | 3 | $309 | $332,535 | 13 |
| 2017/08/04 | - | $4,158 | 2 | $2,079 | $348,888 | 37 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5/26/2017 | $21,677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $47,443 | 1/1/2019 |
| Australia | 11/24/2016 | $48,958 | 0 | 23 | 158 | $348,888 | 9/9/2018 |
| North America | 7/21/2017 | $5,572 | 2 | 7 | 52 | $95,951 | |
| Spain | 7/15/2016 | $50,241 | 33 | 43 | 149 | $175,507 | 9/1/2016 |
| United Kingdom | 9/30/2016 | $5,469 | 6 | 6 | 6 | $5,469 | 10/6/2016 |
| Worldwide Total | $673,258 | 1/1/2019 | |||||
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
| Märt Avandi | Endel |
| Ursula Ratasepp | Kadri |
| Hendrik Toompere | Principal |
Supporting Cast
| Lembit Ulfsak | Jaan’s Grandfather |
| Ann-Lisett Rebane | Lea |
| Egert Kadastu | Toomas |
| Liisa Koppel | Marta |
| Kirill Karo | Aleksei |
| Joonas Koff | Jaan |
| Elbe Reiter | Tiiu |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Klaus Haro | Director |
| Anna Heinamaa | Screenwriter |
| Tuomo Hutri | Director of Photography |
| Gert Wilden Jr | Composer |
| Jaagup Roomet | Production Designer |
| Tiina Kaukanen | Costume Designer |
| Tambet Tasuja | Editor |
| Ueli Christen | Editor |
| Kai Nordberg | Producer |
| Kaarle Aho | Producer |
| Ivo Felt | Co-Producer |
| Jorg Bundschuh | Co-Producer |