Synopsis
If you’ve visited Amsterdam, you’ve probably been to the Rijksmuseum, one of the world’s preeminent art museums — home to masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer — itself a vast, magnificent structure, built in 1895 by architect Pierre Cuypers. The renovation of the museum went on for 10 long, expensive years, so it is fitting that a documentary on this torturous (and often, inadvertently hilarious) process should turn into not one but two feature-length movies: Spanish architects Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz have designed an ingenious new entryway, but the Dutch Cyclists Union won’t tolerate reduced access for the 13,000 bicyclists who ride through the passageway daily. The museum’s magisterial director, Ronald de Leeuw, and his successor, the younger, scrappier Wim Pijbes, battle with curators, politicians, designers, city bureaucrats, and the public as the price of construction soars to $500 million. It’s a messy, complicated story that New Yorkers will relate to, but fortunately, one with a glorious ending.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $2,631 (6.5% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 36.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 5.4 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $51,884 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) | 14,506 | $40,578 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 19,501-19,600) | 19,531 | $69,511 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,401-24,500) | 24,411 | $110,089 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,001-6,100) | 6,037 | $40,578 |
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | June 19th, 2015 (Limited) by First Run Features, released as The New Rijksmuseum |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 228 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Museum, Architecture |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Film Forum |
| Production Countries: | Netherlands |
| Languages: | Dutch, English |