Synopsis
In a cheap Parisian hotel room Oscar Wilde lies on his death bed and the past floods back, transporting him to other times and places. Was he once the most famous man in London? The artist crucified by a society that once worshipped him? The lover imprisoned and freed, yet still running towards ruin in the final chapter of his life? Under the microscope of death he reviews the failed attempt to reconcile with his long suffering wife Constance, the ensuing reprisal of his fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and the warmth and devotion of Robbie Ross who tried and failed to save him from himself. From Dieppe to Naples to Paris freedom is elusive and Oscar is a penniless vagabond, always moving on, shunned by his old acquaintances, but revered by a strange group of outlaws and urchins to whom he tells the old stories—his incomparable wit still sharp
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Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $13,000,000 |
| Netherlands Releases: |
July 20th, 2018 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2534 (Cert #51681), 7/4/2018) |
| Running Time: |
105 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Biography, Poet, Writing and Writers, LGBTQ+, Non-Chronological, 1890s, 1900s, Prison, Set in London, Set in Paris, Bigotry, Sundance Film Festival 2018 |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
BBC Films, Lionsgate UK, Movie Management Corporation, Daryl Prince Productions, Casa Kafka Pictures, Belfius Zielke Strat Et Go International, Raindog Films, Maze Pictures, Entre Chien et Loup, Palomar Pictures, Cine Plus, Tele München Gruppe |
| Production Countries: |
Belgium, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom |
| Languages: |
English, French, Italian |
October 17th, 2018
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Beautiful Boy had the best theater average of the weekend and the fourth best average for a limited release this year at $54,722 in four theaters. However, its reviews are well below what limited releases normally need to thrive, so I’m worried about its legs going forward. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Charm City, which opened with $10,511 in its lone theater.
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October 12th, 2018
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It’s an odd week for limited releases and I’m not sure any of them will have a real shot at box office success. There are some, like After Everything, that are earning excellent reviews, but are playing on VOD. There are others, like Beautiful Boy, that were earning loud pre-release buzz, but failed to live up to the hype with critics. I think The Kindergarten Teacher might have a shot at box office success, but I’m also hoping Liyana beats expectations.
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August 30th, 2018
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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 |
|---|
| 2018/07/20 |
14 |
$25,217 |
|
22 |
$1,146 |
$30,576 |
1 |
| 2018/07/27 |
18 |
$22,667 |
-10% |
21 |
$1,079 |
$69,427 |
2 |
| 2018/08/03 |
20 |
$15,648 |
-31% |
22 |
$711 |
$100,101 |
3 |
| 2018/08/10 |
24 |
$18,196 |
+16% |
22 |
$827 |
$129,517 |
4 |
| 2018/08/17 |
31 |
$14,104 |
-22% |
40 |
$353 |
$156,191 |
5 |
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