Spy no Tsuma (2020)

Spy no Tsuma
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $69,464Details
International Box Office $1,918,483Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,987,947
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Synopsis

Wife of a Spy is a Hitchcokian thriller set in Kobe, Japan in 1940 before the outbreak of World War II. It tells the story of a Japanese actress whose wealthy merchant husband witnesses government-approved human experiments while on a business trip to Manchuria. A mysterious woman who returns with him from the trip is murdered and life-changing consequences await them as the couple plot to smuggle evidence of the atrocities out of Japan to the United States. Meanwhile, the wife’s childhood friend, now a military policeman, is hot on their heels.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,162 (10.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:3.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,627

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 17th, 2021 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Wife of a Spy
International Releases: October 16th, 2020 (Wide) (Japan)
March 25th, 2021 (Wide), released as Wife of a Spy (South Korea)
July 9th, 2021 (Wide), released as La mujer del espia (Spain)
December 8th, 2021 (Wide), released as Les amants sacrifiés (France)
August 4th, 2022 (Limited), released as Mulher de Um Espião (Portugal)
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Running Time: 115 minutes
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: NHK, Incline C&I Entertainment
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2021 Theater Average 44 $7,162 Sep 17, 2021 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2021 - $7,162   1 $7,162   $7,162 1
Sep 24, 2021 - $6,801 -5% 6 $1,134   $16,799 2
Oct 1, 2021 - $11,365 +67% 22 $517   $32,718 3
Oct 8, 2021 - $8,664 -24% 21 $413   $46,052 4
Oct 15, 2021 - $3,688 -57% 12 $307   $54,242 5
Oct 22, 2021 - $1,307 -65% 6 $218   $57,735 6
Oct 29, 2021 - $570 -56% 2 $285   $60,314 7
Nov 5, 2021 - $1,617 +184% 3 $539   $62,988 8
Nov 12, 2021 - $4,669 +189% 3 $1,556   $68,052 9
Nov 19, 2021 - $536 -89% 1 $536   $68,839 10
Nov 26, 2021 - $322 -40% 1 $322   $69,161 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2021 - $9,998   1 $9,998   $9,998 1
Sep 24, 2021 - $11,355 +14% 6 $1,893   $21,353 2
Oct 1, 2021 - $16,035 +41% 19 $844   $37,388 3
Oct 8, 2021 - $13,162 -18% 21 $627   $50,550 4
Oct 15, 2021 - $5,874 -55% 12 $490   $56,428 5
Oct 22, 2021 - $2,009 -66% 5 $402   $59,744 6
Oct 29, 2021 - $1,627 -19% 3 $542   $61,371 7
Nov 5, 2021 - $2,012 +24% 3 $671   $63,383 8
Nov 12, 2021 - $4,920 +145% 3 $1,640   $68,303 9
Nov 19, 2021 - $536 -89% 1 $536   $68,839 10
Nov 26, 2021 - $625 +17% 1 $625   $69,464 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 12/8/2021 $0000$0
Japan 10/16/2020 $327,806 0 0 0 $1,745,270 11/6/2020
Portugal 8/4/2022 $2,086 8 8 20 $12,039 8/30/2022
South Korea 3/25/2021 $27,942 120 120 201 $85,752 7/27/2022
Spain 7/9/2021 $20,735 27 34 104 $75,422 8/6/2021
 
International Total$1,918,483 8/30/2022

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Leading Cast

Issei Takahashi Yusaku Fukuhara
Yu Aoi Satoko

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Screenwriter
Tadashi Nohara Screenwriter
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Screenwriter
Keisuke Tsuchihashi Producer
Takashi Sawada Producer
Satoshi Takada Producer
Tamon Kondo Producer
Norifumi Ataka Production Designer
Hidemi Lee Editor

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Synopsis

Wife of a Spy is a Hitchcokian thriller set in Kobe, Japan in 1940 before the outbreak of World War II. It tells the story of a Japanese actress whose wealthy merchant husband witnesses government-approved human experiments while on a business trip to Manchuria. A mysterious woman who returns with him from the trip is murdered and life-changing consequences await them as the couple plot to smuggle evidence of the atrocities out of Japan to the United States. Meanwhile, the wife’s childhood friend, now a military policeman, is hot on their heels.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,162 (10.3% of total gross)
Legs:6.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:3.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 3.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $73,627

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 17th, 2021 (Limited) by Kino Lorber, released as Wife of a Spy
International Releases: October 16th, 2020 (Wide) (Japan)
March 25th, 2021 (Wide), released as Wife of a Spy (South Korea)
July 9th, 2021 (Wide), released as La mujer del espia (Spain)
December 8th, 2021 (Wide), released as Les amants sacrifiés (France)
August 4th, 2022 (Limited), released as Mulher de Um Espião (Portugal)
... Show all releases
Running Time: 115 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: NHK, Incline C&I Entertainment
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2021 Theater Average 44 $7,162 Sep 17, 2021 3

Leading Cast

Issei Takahashi Yusaku Fukuhara
Yu Aoi Satoko

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

Production and Technical Credits

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Screenwriter
Tadashi Nohara Screenwriter
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Screenwriter
Keisuke Tsuchihashi Producer
Takashi Sawada Producer
Satoshi Takada Producer
Tamon Kondo Producer
Norifumi Ataka Production Designer
Hidemi Lee Editor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2021 - $7,162   1 $7,162   $7,162 1
Sep 24, 2021 - $6,801 -5% 6 $1,134   $16,799 2
Oct 1, 2021 - $11,365 +67% 22 $517   $32,718 3
Oct 8, 2021 - $8,664 -24% 21 $413   $46,052 4
Oct 15, 2021 - $3,688 -57% 12 $307   $54,242 5
Oct 22, 2021 - $1,307 -65% 6 $218   $57,735 6
Oct 29, 2021 - $570 -56% 2 $285   $60,314 7
Nov 5, 2021 - $1,617 +184% 3 $539   $62,988 8
Nov 12, 2021 - $4,669 +189% 3 $1,556   $68,052 9
Nov 19, 2021 - $536 -89% 1 $536   $68,839 10
Nov 26, 2021 - $322 -40% 1 $322   $69,161 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 17, 2021 - $9,998   1 $9,998   $9,998 1
Sep 24, 2021 - $11,355 +14% 6 $1,893   $21,353 2
Oct 1, 2021 - $16,035 +41% 19 $844   $37,388 3
Oct 8, 2021 - $13,162 -18% 21 $627   $50,550 4
Oct 15, 2021 - $5,874 -55% 12 $490   $56,428 5
Oct 22, 2021 - $2,009 -66% 5 $402   $59,744 6
Oct 29, 2021 - $1,627 -19% 3 $542   $61,371 7
Nov 5, 2021 - $2,012 +24% 3 $671   $63,383 8
Nov 12, 2021 - $4,920 +145% 3 $1,640   $68,303 9
Nov 19, 2021 - $536 -89% 1 $536   $68,839 10
Nov 26, 2021 - $625 +17% 1 $625   $69,464 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 12/8/2021 $0000$0
Japan 10/16/2020 $327,806 0 0 0 $1,745,270 11/6/2020
Portugal 8/4/2022 $2,086 8 8 20 $12,039 8/30/2022
South Korea 3/25/2021 $27,942 120 120 201 $85,752 7/27/2022
Spain 7/9/2021 $20,735 27 34 104 $75,422 8/6/2021
 
International Total$1,918,483 8/30/2022

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.