L’empire de la perfection (2018)

L’empire de la perfection
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,964Details
International Box Office $27,216Details
Worldwide Box Office $118,180
Further financial details...

Synopsis

JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world’s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris’s Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a “man who played on the edge of his senses.” Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe’s attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the sport of tennis and the human body and movement, and finally how these all intersect with cinema itself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,878 (8.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $107,638

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,084 $90,964
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,527 $27,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,055 $118,180
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,858 $90,964

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 2018 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures, released as John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
International Releases: February 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as John Mcenroe: In The Realm Of Perfection (Australia)
March 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as John McEnroe: O Domínio da Perfeição (Portugal)
May 21st, 2019 (Limited), released as John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Tennis, Biography, 1980s, Voiceover/Narration, Set in France, Set in Paris
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: UFO Productions
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,084 $90,964
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,686 $107,638
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,087 $90,964
Top 2018 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 368 $90,964
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,858 $90,964
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,089 $107,638
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 210 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,588 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,566 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 959 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 801-900) 884 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,141 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Oscilloscope Pictures Movies 45 $90,964

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 2018 68 $7,878   1 $7,878   $11,733 1
Aug 31, 2018 57 $26,448 +236% 21 $1,259   $44,088 2
Sep 7, 2018 62 $11,250 -57% 12 $938   $73,650 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2018 75 $3,855   1 $3,855   $3,855 1
Aug 24, 2018 67 $13,785 +258% 1 $13,785   $17,640 2
Aug 31, 2018 56 $44,760 +225% 22 $2,035   $62,400 3
Sep 7, 2018 63 $17,750 -60% 12 $1,479   $80,150 4
Sep 14, 2018 72 $9,513 -46% 15 $634   $89,663 5
Oct 5, 2018 106 $625   2 $313   $90,288 8
Oct 12, 2018 102 $676 +8% 1 $676   $90,964 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/22/2019 $8,582 12 12 20 $12,479 4/2/2019
Portugal 3/8/2019 $695 1 1 3 $2,813 3/26/2019
United Kingdom 5/21/2019 $11,924 7 7 7 $11,924 5/29/2019
 
International Total$27,216 5/29/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,527 $27,216
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,101-21,200) 21,183 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,491 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,201-19,300) 19,245 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,805 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,129 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Oscilloscope Pictures Movies 36 $27,216

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,055 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,522 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,517 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,512 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,626 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,430 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,884 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Oscilloscope Pictures Movies 49 $118,180

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

John McEnroe Himself

Narrator(s)

Mathieu Amalric Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Julien Faraut Director
William Jéhannin Producer
Raphaëlle Delauche Producer
Julien Faraut Screenwriter
Julien Faraut Director of Photography
Andrei Bogdanov Editor
Serge Teyssot Gay Composer
Leon Rousseau Sound Designer

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August 29th, 2018

Searching

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Limited and VOD Releases: Searching for a Perfect Limited Release

August 24th, 2018

Searching

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Synopsis

JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION revisits the rich bounty of 16-mm-shot footage of the left-handed tennis star John McEnroe, at the time the world’s top-ranked player, as he competes in the French Open at Paris’s Roland Garros Stadium in 1984. Close-ups and slow motion sequences of McEnroe competing, as well as instances of his notorious temper tantrums, highlight a “man who played on the edge of his senses.” Far from a traditional documentary, Faraut probes the archival film to unpack both McEnroe’s attention to the sport and the footage itself, creating a lively and immersive look at a driven athlete, a study on the sport of tennis and the human body and movement, and finally how these all intersect with cinema itself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,878 (8.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:77.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/22 max. theaters, 1.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $107,638

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,084 $90,964
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,527 $27,216
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,055 $118,180
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,858 $90,964

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 2018 (Limited) by Oscilloscope Pictures, released as John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
International Releases: February 22nd, 2019 (Wide), released as John Mcenroe: In The Realm Of Perfection (Australia)
March 8th, 2019 (Wide), released as John McEnroe: O Domínio da Perfeição (Portugal)
May 21st, 2019 (Limited), released as John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 95 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Tennis, Biography, 1980s, Voiceover/Narration, Set in France, Set in Paris
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: UFO Productions
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

Documentary Subject(s)

John McEnroe Himself

Narrator(s)

Mathieu Amalric Narrator

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

Production and Technical Credits

Julien Faraut Director
William Jéhannin Producer
Raphaëlle Delauche Producer
Julien Faraut Screenwriter
Julien Faraut Director of Photography
Andrei Bogdanov Editor
Serge Teyssot Gay Composer
Leon Rousseau Sound Designer

Theater Averages: Searching Found an Audience in Limited Release

August 29th, 2018

Searching

Searching had one of the ten best theater averages for a limited release so far this year, earning an average of $43,197 in nine theaters. The film is scheduled to expand wide this Friday and this start combined with its reviews is a good omen for its box office chances. The Bookshop was well back in second place with an average of $12,000 in 4 theaters. Meanwhile the only holdover was The Wife, which held on well with an average of $11,819 while playing in 18 theaters. The film should earn some measure of mainstream success, but I’m not sure it will last in theaters long enough to earn any real Awards Season buzz. Finally, John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection wasn’t able to reach the $10,000 club over the three-day weekend, as it earned $7,878 in its lone theater. However, it was a Wednesday release and it earned $11,733 during its five-day debut. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Searching for a Perfect Limited Release

August 24th, 2018

Searching

It’s a great week for limited releases, if you like documentaries, as there are four of them on this week’s list and all of them are earning good reviews. There are also a few films that earned loud pre-release buzz, at least compared to most other limited releases. However, most of these earning reviews that were mixed to good, but not great. The exception is Searching, which should be the biggest hit on this week’s list. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,084 $90,964
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,686 $107,638
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,087 $90,964
Top 2018 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 368 $90,964
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,858 $90,964
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,089 $107,638
Top 2018 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 210 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,588 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,566 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 959 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 801-900) 884 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,141 $90,964
All Time Domestic Box Office for Oscilloscope Pictures Movies 45 $90,964

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 24, 2018 68 $7,878   1 $7,878   $11,733 1
Aug 31, 2018 57 $26,448 +236% 21 $1,259   $44,088 2
Sep 7, 2018 62 $11,250 -57% 12 $938   $73,650 3

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 17, 2018 75 $3,855   1 $3,855   $3,855 1
Aug 24, 2018 67 $13,785 +258% 1 $13,785   $17,640 2
Aug 31, 2018 56 $44,760 +225% 22 $2,035   $62,400 3
Sep 7, 2018 63 $17,750 -60% 12 $1,479   $80,150 4
Sep 14, 2018 72 $9,513 -46% 15 $634   $89,663 5
Oct 5, 2018 106 $625   2 $313   $90,288 8
Oct 12, 2018 102 $676 +8% 1 $676   $90,964 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 2/22/2019 $8,582 12 12 20 $12,479 4/2/2019
Portugal 3/8/2019 $695 1 1 3 $2,813 3/26/2019
United Kingdom 5/21/2019 $11,924 7 7 7 $11,924 5/29/2019
 
International Total$27,216 5/29/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,527 $27,216
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 21,101-21,200) 21,183 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,491 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,201-19,300) 19,245 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,805 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,600 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,129 $27,216
All Time International Box Office for Oscilloscope Pictures Movies 36 $27,216

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,001-24,100) 24,055 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 22,501-22,600) 22,522 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,517 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 20,501-20,600) 20,512 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,626 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,430 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,884 $118,180
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Oscilloscope Pictures Movies 49 $118,180

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.