Slovenia Box Office for Philomena (2013)
Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
Slovenia Box Office | $28,731 | Details |
Worldwide Box Office | $98,963,392 | Details |
Home Market Performance | ||
North America DVD Sales | $6,787,990 | Details |
North America Blu-ray Sales | $1,513,139 | Details |
Total North America Video Sales | $8,301,129 | |
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Synopsis
Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” When her baby was only a toddler, he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him in vain. Then she met Martin Sixsmith, a world-weary political journalist who happened to be intrigued by her story. Together they set off for America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena’s son, but also create an unexpectedly close bond between them.
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Movie Details
Production Budget: | $12,000,000 |
Slovenia Releases: | December 12th, 2013 (Wide) |
Video Release: | April 15th, 2014 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 on appeal for some strong language, thematic elements and sexual references. (Rating bulletin 2299, 11/20/2013) |
Running Time: | 97 minutes |
Keywords: | Investigative Journalist, Adopted Family, Adopted Family Seeking Reunion, Religious, Epilogue, Non-Chronological, Bigotry, LGBTQ+, AIDS, 1950s, 2014 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Historical Drama, Monks and Nuns, Child Abuse |
Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Pathe, BBC Films, BFI, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, Baby Cow, Magnolia May |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States |
Languages: | English |
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April 15th, 2014
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Limited Releases: Limited Releases are Frozen Out
November 22nd, 2013
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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 |
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2013/12/13 | 8 | $3,249 | 3 | $1,083 | $14,226 | 1 | |
2013/12/20 | 10 | $3,454 | +6% | 3 | $1,151 | $20,502 | 2 |
2013/12/27 | 14 | $2,882 | -17% | 3 | $961 | $28,731 | 3 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 11/28/2013 | $110,516 | 74 | 77 | 206 | $476,892 | 12/13/2015 |
Hungary | 12/26/2013 | $28,772 | 19 | 19 | 19 | $28,772 | 12/30/2018 |
Iceland | 11/1/2013 | $0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | $47,605 | 12/30/2018 |
Italy | 12/19/2013 | $756,106 | 158 | 214 | 372 | $3,509,753 | 12/13/2015 |
New Zealand | 12/26/2013 | $46,401 | 39 | 74 | 113 | $433,820 | 12/13/2015 |
North America | 11/22/2013 | $128,435 | 4 | 1,225 | 12,674 | $37,709,979 | 12/5/2014 |
Norway | 11/15/2013 | $0 | 0 | 39 | 72 | $263,366 | 12/13/2015 |
Slovenia | 12/12/2013 | $3,249 | 3 | 3 | 9 | $28,731 | 12/13/2015 |
Sweden | 12/6/2013 | $103,423 | 43 | 53 | 197 | $673,007 | 12/13/2015 |
United Kingdom | 11/1/2013 | $0 | 0 | 530 | 1520 | $17,081,726 | 12/13/2015 |
Rest of World | $38,709,741 | ||||||
Worldwide Total | $98,963,392 | 12/30/2018 |
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Leading Cast
Judi Dench | Philomena Lee |
Steve Coogan | Martin Sixsmith |
Supporting Cast
Charlie Murphy | Kathleen |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
Stephen Frears | Director |
Steve Coogan | Screenwriter |
Jeff Pope | Screenwriter |
Martin Sixsmith | Story Creator |
Gabrielle Tana | Producer |
Steve Coogan | Producer |
Tracey Seaward | Producer |
Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
Carolyn Marks Blackwood | Executive Producer |
Christine Langan | Executive Producer |
Francois Ivernel | Executive Producer |
Cameron McCracken | Executive Producer |
Robbie Ryan | Director of Photography |
Alan MacDonald | Production Designer |
Valerio Bonelli | Editor |
Alexandre Desplat | Composer |
Consolata Boyle | Costume Designer |
Naomi Donne | Make-up and Hair Designer |
Leo Davis | Casting Director |
Lissy Holm | Casting Director |