Abus de faiblesse (2014)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $31,557Details
International Box Office $23,384Details
Worldwide Box Office $54,941
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Maud is a strong willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden, but determined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko, a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko’s manipulative charm as their symbiotic relationship hurdles out of control.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,957 (15.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,632

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,947 $31,557
All Time International Box Office (Rank 23,001-23,100) 23,008 $23,384
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,301-27,400) 27,372 $54,941
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,409 $31,557

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 2014 (Limited) by Strand Releasing, released as Abuse of Weakness
International Releases: May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Autobiographical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Stroke, Confidence Men
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Flach Film Production, Iris Films
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 73 $4,957   5 $991   $17,147 1
Aug 29, 2014 83 $2,640 -47% 3 $880   $22,163 2
Sep 5, 2014 90 $2,667 +1% 4 $667   $25,746 3
Sep 12, 2014 89 $1,033 -61% 1 $1,033   $28,227 4
Sep 26, 2014 93 $1,877   3 $626   $30,712 6
Oct 3, 2014 99 $412 -78% 3 $137   $31,246 7
Oct 10, 2014 110 $91 -78% 2 $46   $31,337 8
Oct 17, 2014 107 $34 -63% 2 $17   $31,430 9
Oct 24, 2014 117 $70 +106% 2 $35   $31,557 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 70 $7,333   5 $1,467   $19,523 1
Aug 29, 2014 86 $3,556 -52% 3 $1,185   $23,079 2
Sep 5, 2014 79 $4,115 +16% 4 $1,029   $27,194 3
Sep 26, 2014 98 $1,999   3 $666   $30,834 6
Oct 10, 2014 110 $150   2 $75   $31,396 8
Oct 17, 2014 116 $91 -39% 2 $46   $31,487 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 5/22/2014 $0 0 6 10 $23,384 12/17/2015
 
International Total$23,384 12/17/2015

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Isabelle Huppert    Maud Shainberg
Kool Shen    Vilko Piran

Supporting Cast

Laurence Ursino    Andy
Christophe Sermet    Ezze
Ronald Leclercq    Gino
Fred Lebelge    TV Presenter
Tristan Schotte    Antoine
Daphne Baiwir    Hortense
Dimitri Tomsej    Louis
Nicolas Steil    Louis's Father

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

Production and Technical Credits

Catherine Breillat    Director
Catherine Breillat    Screenwriter
Jean-Francois Lepetit    Producer
Nicolas Steil    Co-Producer
Pierre-Francois Limbosch    Production Designer
Pascal Chavance    Editor
Didier Lockwood    Composer
Alain Marcoen    Director of Photography
Dominique Warnier    Sound Mixer

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Synopsis

Maud is a strong willed filmmaker who suffers a stroke. Bedridden, but determined to pursue her latest film project, she sees Vilko, a con man who swindles celebrities, on a TV talk show. Interested in him for her new film, the two meet and Maud soon finds herself falling for Vilko’s manipulative charm as their symbiotic relationship hurdles out of control.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,957 (15.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.37 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:57.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 5.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $41,632

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,947 $31,557
All Time International Box Office (Rank 23,001-23,100) 23,008 $23,384
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,301-27,400) 27,372 $54,941
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,409 $31,557

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 22nd, 2014 (Limited) by Strand Releasing, released as Abuse of Weakness
International Releases: May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Autobiographical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Stroke, Confidence Men
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Flach Film Production, Iris Films
Production Countries: France
Languages: French

Leading Cast

Isabelle Huppert    Maud Shainberg
Kool Shen    Vilko Piran

Supporting Cast

Laurence Ursino    Andy
Christophe Sermet    Ezze
Ronald Leclercq    Gino
Fred Lebelge    TV Presenter
Tristan Schotte    Antoine
Daphne Baiwir    Hortense
Dimitri Tomsej    Louis
Nicolas Steil    Louis's Father

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

Production and Technical Credits

Catherine Breillat    Director
Catherine Breillat    Screenwriter
Jean-Francois Lepetit    Producer
Nicolas Steil    Co-Producer
Pierre-Francois Limbosch    Production Designer
Pascal Chavance    Editor
Didier Lockwood    Composer
Alain Marcoen    Director of Photography
Dominique Warnier    Sound Mixer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 73 $4,957   5 $991   $17,147 1
Aug 29, 2014 83 $2,640 -47% 3 $880   $22,163 2
Sep 5, 2014 90 $2,667 +1% 4 $667   $25,746 3
Sep 12, 2014 89 $1,033 -61% 1 $1,033   $28,227 4
Sep 26, 2014 93 $1,877   3 $626   $30,712 6
Oct 3, 2014 99 $412 -78% 3 $137   $31,246 7
Oct 10, 2014 110 $91 -78% 2 $46   $31,337 8
Oct 17, 2014 107 $34 -63% 2 $17   $31,430 9
Oct 24, 2014 117 $70 +106% 2 $35   $31,557 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 22, 2014 70 $7,333   5 $1,467   $19,523 1
Aug 29, 2014 86 $3,556 -52% 3 $1,185   $23,079 2
Sep 5, 2014 79 $4,115 +16% 4 $1,029   $27,194 3
Sep 26, 2014 98 $1,999   3 $666   $30,834 6
Oct 10, 2014 110 $150   2 $75   $31,396 8
Oct 17, 2014 116 $91 -39% 2 $46   $31,487 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Brazil 5/22/2014 $0 0 6 10 $23,384 12/17/2015
 
International Total$23,384 12/17/2015

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.