Australia Box Office for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
Australia Box Office $143,946Details
Worldwide Box Office $38,535,748Details
Further financial details...

Synopsis

One night, Alfie wakes up with a sudden wave of panic over thoughts of mortality. Abandoning Helena, his wife of forty years, Alfie sets out to relive the pleasures of his youth. Devastated, Helena tries to kill herself, and then, finding no consolation from medicine and therapy, seeks out the help of a fortune teller, Cristal. Before long, Helena finds the tranquility she seeks by surrendering all her thoughts and actions to Cristal's guidance. Helena's daughter Sally encourages her mother's pacifying visits to the charlatan fortune teller, as she is weary of dealing with her mother's trauma, and has marital problems of her own. Her novelist husband Roy is unable to hold a paying job and the couple live off of Helena's support and Sally's earnings as an assistant to a prominent gallery owner, Greg Clemente. Years ago, Roy produced an acclaimed first novel, but his subsequent books haven't lived up to his initial promise. Roy's fears that he may be a flash in the pan make him hard to live with and they clash over Sally's desire to have a child.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$15,000,000
Australia Releases: February 7th, 2013 (Wide)
Video Release: February 15th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R For some language.
(Rating bulletin 2123, 6/2/2010)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Keywords: Ensemble, Relationship Advice, Relationships Gone Wrong, Comedy Drama, Romance, Writing and Writers, Psychics, Infidelity, Dysfunctional Family, Plagiarism
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Mediapro, Versatil Cinema, Antena 3 Films, Antena 3 TV, Gravier Productions, Dippermouth
Production Countries: Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 15th, 2011

February 14th, 2011

It's another really slow week for DVD / Blu-ray releases with a total of one first run release of note. There are a few other smaller releases, as well as catalog titles, etc., The biggest release of the week is also arguably the best, Unstoppable on Blu-ray. And while the release date is bizarre, Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol on Blu-ray is also worth picking up. Also of note is Despicable Me, which came out a couple months ago, but the Blu-ray Combo Pack just arrived last week. More...

Harry Potter Tops Another Chart

November 23rd, 2010

The overall box office leader, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, also led the way on the per theater chart, pulling in an average of $30,307 in more than 4000 theaters. Last week's winner, Tiny Furniture, was a distant second place, with $16,384 in one theater. Made in Dagenham opened with a disappointing average of $12,521 in three theaters. This should be enough to expand somewhat, but its chances of earning a significant measure of mainstream success took a hit over the weekend. White Material was right behind with an average of $11,538, also in three theaters. More...

New Releases Fail Inspection on the Per Theater Chart

November 2nd, 2010

Again, there was only one film that reached the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Inspector Bellamy opened with an average of $10,318 in two theaters. However, Waste Land came very close with $9,806 in its one theater. More...

Nothing Comes Before Hereafter on the Per Theater Chart

October 19th, 2010

Clint Eastwood's latest film, Hereafter, topped the per theater chart over the weekend with an impressive average of $36,720 in six theaters. It expands wide on Friday, so this fast start was important. The overall box office leader, Jackass 3D, was well back in second place with an average of $16,343, but that's amazing for this type of movie and this time of year. Vision managed $11,406 in its lone theater, while Carlos opened with an average of $10,003 in two theaters, which is literally one ticket away from missing the $10,000 mark. More...

Some Super New Releases on Per Theater Chart

September 28th, 2010

There were three films that topped $10,000 on the per theater chart, including one that topped $30,000. That film was Waiting for Superman, which pulled in an average of $34,758 in four theaters. However, its prospects for a wide expansion are limited, since it is a documentary. Second place went to You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger with and average of $26,684 in six theaters, but it likely has a better chance at significant expansion. The final $10,000 film was Enter the Void with an average of $14,550 in three theaters. More...

Weekend Estimates: Wall Street Opens Up

September 26th, 2010

Twenty-three years after the opening of the original, Wall Street 2 marked the successful return of Gordon Gecko this weekend with a good (though hardly blockbusting) $19 million opening. Intervening years of inflation and radical changes in theatrical distribution make a comparison between the openings of the two movies virtually meaningless, but it is noteworthy that the first Wall Street was more a of cultural icon than a box office hit. It earned $43,848,100 - very respectable for the time, but less than, for example, Outrageous Fortune, Dragnet or La Bamba, which were all also released in 1987. Wall Street 2 looks headed for similar respectability. Whether it'll catch the national mood in the same way is more doubtful. More...

Waiting for Super Limited Releases

September 24th, 2010

It's the last weekend of September, which means Awards Season could start any weekend now. (In fact, it might have started last weekend with the release of Never Let Me Go.) There are a few films that look like they might have been made to be Awards Season contenders, but of those only Waiting for Superman has a real chance. On the other hand, Buried will likely be the biggest box office hit, mainly because it is already scheduled for a wide expansion in a couple weeks. 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

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2013/02/22 17 $2,729   8 $341   $143,892 3
2013/03/01 19 $1,242 -54% 5 $248   $143,946 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/7/2013 $0 0 8 13 $143,946 12/14/2015
New Zealand 4/11/2013 $13,492 11 11 22 $35,593 12/14/2015
North America 9/22/2010 $160,103 6 402 1,378 $3,247,816 1/17/2020
Turkey 3/8/2013 $28,421 25 25 73 $87,882 12/30/2018
 
Rest of World $35,020,511
 
Worldwide Total$38,535,748 1/17/2020

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

Supporting Cast

Paulene Collins Cristal
Rupert Frazer Jogging Partner
Kelly Harrison Personal Trainer
Eleanor Gecks Rollerblading Friend
Fenella Woolgar Jane
Ewen Bremner Henry Strangler
Christian McKay Poker Friend
Philip Glenister Poker Friend
Jonathan Ryland Poker Friend
Pearce Quigley Poker Friend
Neil Jackson Alan
Lynda Baron Alfie‘s Date
Robert Portal Jewelry Shop Salesman
Jim Piddock Peter Wicklow
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Jonathan
Anna Friel Iris
Theo James Ray
Christopher Fulford Ray's Friend
Johnney Harris Ray's Friend
Alex MacQueen 29
Anupam Kher Dia's Father
Meera Syal Dia's Mother
Joanna David Alan's Mother
Geoffrey Hutchings Alan's Father
Nathalie Walker Alan's Sister
Shaheen Khan Dia's Aunt
Amanda Lawrence Medium

Narrator(s)

Zach Orth Narrator

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Production and Technical Credits

Woody Allen Screenwriter
Woody Allen Director
Letty Aronson Producer
Stephen Tenenbaum Producer
Jaume Roures Producer
Helen Robin Co-Producer
Nicky Kentish-Barnes Co-Producer
Javier Méndez Executive Producer
Jack Rollins Co-Executive Producer
Mercedes Gamero Associate Producer
Vilmos Zsigmond Cinematographer
Jim Clay Production Designer
Alisa Lepselter Editor
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor Costume Designer