Australia Box Office for The Mother (2004)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $201,181 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $3,038,677 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Synopsis
May is a middle-aged grandmother who lives in Northern England with her husband, Toots. When Toots dies while the couple is visiting their children in London, May begins to feel a sense of isolation and falls into a deep depression. Needing something new and vital to cling to, May takes refuge in the arms of Darren, a burly handyman who is not only half her age and married, but also sleeping with her daughter, Paula.
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Movie Details
| Australia Releases: | July 1st, 2004 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | October 12th, 2004 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 112 minutes |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | BBC Films, Renaissance Films, Free Range Film, Sony Pictures Classics |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Languages: | English |
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October 19th, 2004
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October 11th, 2004
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May 28th, 2004
One of the more controversial movies in a while leads a quartet of limited releases into theatres this weekend. Even the worst reviewed film has overall positive reviews and is mile above what the wide releases could manage critically. More...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/07/02 | - | $39,798 | 10 | $3,980 | $39,798 | 1 | |
| 2004/07/09 | - | $40,232 | +1% | 12 | $3,353 | $100,676 | 2 |
| 2004/07/16 | - | $21,529 | -46% | 13 | $1,656 | $138,983 | 3 |
| 2004/07/23 | - | $13,299 | -38% | 12 | $1,108 | $158,092 | 4 |
| 2004/07/30 | - | $11,277 | -15% | 12 | $940 | $174,857 | 5 |
| 2004/08/06 | - | $8,057 | -29% | 11 | $732 | $191,861 | 6 |
| 2004/08/13 | - | $5,039 | -37% | 10 | $504 | $201,181 | 7 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7/1/2004 | $39,798 | 10 | 13 | 80 | $201,181 | 4/8/2020 |
| North America | 5/28/2004 | $61,913 | 7 | 44 | 432 | $1,062,253 | |
| Rest of World | $1,775,243 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $3,038,677 | 4/8/2020 | |||||
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
| Anne Reid | May |
Supporting Cast
| Daniel Craig | Darren |
| Steven Mackintosh | Bobby |
| Cathryn Bradshaw | Paula |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Bruce |
| Anna Wilson-Jones | Helen |
| Peter Vaughan | Toots |
| Harry Michell | Harry |
| Rosie Michell | Rosie |
| Danira Govic | Au Pair |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Roger Michell | Director |
| Kevin Loader | Producer |
| Hanif Kureishi | Screenwriter |
| David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Tracey Scoffield | Executive Producer |
| Angus Finney | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Evans | Executive Producer |
| Alwin Kuchler | Director of Photography |
| Mark Tildesley | Production Designer |
| Nicolas Gaster | Editor |
| Natalie Ward | Costume Designer |
| Rosa Romero | Line Producer |
| Jeremy Sams | Composer |
| Mary Selway | Casting Director |
| Fiona Weir | Casting Director |