Synopsis
Set in Iran, this true story follows the brave ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, where many cultural freedoms were threatened, Afshin and some friends risk their lives and form an underground dance company. Through banned online videos, they learn from timeless legends who cross all cultural divides, such as Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev. Afshin and Elaheh also learn much from each other, most importantly how to embrace their passion for dance and for one another.
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $4,000,000 |
| Germany Releases: |
July 3rd, 2014 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
July 14th, 2015 by Relativity Media |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug material and violence.
(Rating bulletin 2357, 1/21/2015) |
| Running Time: |
94 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Set in Iran, Dancing, Government Corruption, Religious, Political, Rebellion, 2000s |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
CrossDay Productions, May 13 Films |
| Production Countries: |
United Kingdom |
| Languages: |
English |
April 15th, 2015
Ex Machina's opening weekend was surprisingly potent earning an average of $59,316 in four theaters. This is the biggest per theater average for a film that opened in 2015. I was not expecting that. On the other hand, I was expecting Clouds of Sils Maria to do well, and it did, earning an average of $20,603 in three theaters. Furious 7 remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $14,815 in more than 4,000 theaters.
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April 10th, 2015
It is an excellent week for limited releases with two films earning stunning reviews and loud buzz: Clouds of Sils Maria and Ex Machina. I think the former has a better chance to expand significantly, but hopefully both will find audiences in theaters. There are also a number of other limited releases earning amazing reviews: About Elly, Black Souls, The Sisterhood of Night, etc. In fact, there are too many to think all of them will thrive.
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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 |
|---|
| 2014/07/11 |
18 |
$24,768 |
|
46 |
$538 |
$83,305 |
2 |
| 2014/07/18 |
19 |
$11,697 |
-53% |
42 |
$279 |
$109,341 |
3 |
| 2014/07/25 |
22 |
$10,090 |
-14% |
37 |
$273 |
$128,937 |
4 |
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Production and Technical Credits
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