Nostalgia de la luz (2011)

Nostalgia de la luz poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $142,285Details
International Box Office $238,348Details
Worldwide Box Office $380,633
Further financial details...

Synopsis

10,000 feet above sea level is the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families’ histories.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,681 (7.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $193,415

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,299 $142,285
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,537 $238,348
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,301-19,400) 19,358 $380,633
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,212 $142,285

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Icarus Films, released as Nostalgia for the Light
International Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Nostalgia da Luz (Portugal)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tony Manero
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Keywords: Foreign Language, War Crimes, Political, Academics
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Atacama Productions, Blinker Filmproduktion, WDR, Cronomedia, Spanish Television TVE
Production Countries: Chile, France, Germany, Spain
Languages: Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 18, 2011 72 $10,681   1 $10,681   $10,681 1
Mar 25, 2011 81 $7,316 -32% 1 $7,316   $42,605 2
Apr 1, 2011 91 $4,353 -41% 1 $4,353   $56,214 3
Apr 15, 2011 101 $793   2 $397   $64,910 5
Apr 22, 2011 73 $10,483 +1,222% 2 $5,242   $75,864 6
May 6, 2011 91 $4,369   2 $2,185   $91,322 8
May 13, 2011 90 $4,820 +10% 2 $2,410   $96,142 9
Jun 3, 2011 87 $1,918   1 $1,918   $112,788 12
Jun 10, 2011 89 $2,936 +53% 2 $1,468   $117,600 13
Jul 29, 2011 101 $944   1 $944   $136,939 20
Aug 12, 2011 91 $2,886   1 $2,886   $142,285 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 18, 2011 - $3,389     1 $3,389   $3,389 1
Mar 19, 2011 - $4,639 +37%   1 $4,639   $8,028 2
Mar 20, 2011 - $2,653 -43%   1 $2,653   $10,681 3
Mar 21, 2011 - $1,585 -40%   1 $1,585   $12,266 4
Mar 22, 2011 - $1,339 -16%   1 $1,339   $13,605 5
Mar 23, 2011 - $983 -27%   1 $983   $14,588 6
Mar 24, 2011 - $1,236 +26%   1 $1,236   $15,824 7
Mar 25, 2011 - $3,513 +184% +4% 1 $3,513   $38,802 8
Mar 26, 2011 - $2,573 -27% -45% 1 $2,573   $41,375 9
Mar 27, 2011 - $3,200 +24% +21% 1 $3,200   $44,575 10
Mar 28, 2011 - $1,211 -62% -24% 1 $1,211   $45,786 11
Apr 1, 2011 - $2,840   -19% 1 $2,840   $54,701 15
Apr 2, 2011 - $2,122 -25% -18% 1 $2,122   $56,823 16
Apr 3, 2011 - $1,406 -34% -56% 1 $1,406   $58,229 17
Apr 4, 2011 - $999 -29% -18% 2 $500   $59,228 18
Apr 5, 2011 - $1,524 +53%   2 $762   $60,752 19
Apr 6, 2011 - $1,772 +16%   2 $886   $62,524 20
Apr 7, 2011 - $942 -47%   2 $471   $63,466 21
Apr 11, 2011 - $692   -31% 1 $692   $64,158 25
Apr 15, 2011 - $210     1 $210   $64,368 29
Apr 16, 2011 - $21 -90%   1 $21   $64,389 30
Apr 17, 2011 - $562 +2,576%   2 $281   $64,910 31
Apr 18, 2011 - $65 -88% -91% 1 $65   $64,975 32
Apr 19, 2011 - $145 +123%   1 $145   $65,120 33
Apr 20, 2011 - $96 -34%   1 $96   $65,216 34
Apr 21, 2011 - $165 +72%   1 $165   $65,381 35
Apr 22, 2011 - $2,525 +1,430% +1,102% 2 $1,263   $67,906 36
Apr 23, 2011 - $4,554 +80% +21,586% 2 $2,277   $72,460 37
Apr 24, 2011 - $3,404 -25% +506% 2 $1,702   $75,864 38
Apr 25, 2011 - $1,341 -61% +1,963% 2 $671   $77,205 39
Apr 26, 2011 - $1,417 +6% +877% 2 $709   $78,622 40
Apr 27, 2011 - $1,675 +18% +1,645% 2 $838   $80,297 41
May 6, 2011 - $1,028     2 $514   $87,981 50
May 7, 2011 - $1,920 +87%   2 $960   $89,901 51
May 8, 2011 - $1,421 -26%   2 $711   $91,322 52
May 13, 2011 - $1,324   +29% 2 $662   $92,646 57
May 14, 2011 - $2,003 +51% +4% 2 $1,002   $94,649 58
May 15, 2011 - $1,493 -25% +5% 2 $747   $96,142 59
Jun 3, 2011 - $444     1 $444   $111,315 78
Jun 4, 2011 - $836 +88%   1 $836   $112,151 79
Jun 5, 2011 - $637 -24%   1 $637   $112,788 80
Jun 10, 2011 - $495   +11% 2 $248   $115,159 85
Jun 11, 2011 - $1,357 +174% +62% 2 $679   $116,516 86
Jun 12, 2011 - $1,084 -20% +70% 2 $542   $117,600 87
Jul 29, 2011 - $265     1 $265   $136,260 134
Jul 30, 2011 - $307 +16%   1 $307   $136,567 135
Jul 31, 2011 - $372 +21%   1 $372   $136,939 136
Aug 12, 2011 - $1,007     1 $1,007   $140,406 148
Aug 13, 2011 - $830 -18%   1 $830   $141,236 149
Aug 14, 2011 - $1,049 +26%   1 $1,049   $142,285 150

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 18, 2011 59 $35,289   1 $35,289   $35,289 1
Mar 25, 2011 76 $16,572 -53% 1 $16,572   $51,861 2
Apr 1, 2011 85 $9,776 -41% 3 $3,259   $61,637 3
Apr 15, 2011 107 $1,264   2 $632   $65,381 5
Apr 22, 2011 71 $14,916 +1,080% 2 $7,458   $80,297 6
May 6, 2011 99 $4,369   2 $2,185   $91,322 8
May 13, 2011 99 $4,820 +10% 2 $2,410   $96,142 9
Jun 3, 2011 89 $3,794   1 $3,794   $114,664 12
Jun 10, 2011 95 $2,936 -23% 2 $1,468   $117,600 13
Jul 29, 2011 112 $944   1 $944   $136,939 20
Aug 12, 2011 99 $2,886   1 $2,886   $142,285 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Portugal 2/12/2016 $0 0 1 1 $8,846 1/13/2017
United Kingdom 7/13/2012 $38,004 7 14 63 $229,502 12/11/2015
 
International Total$238,348 1/13/2017

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Patricio Guzman    Director
Veronica Russelot    Executive Producer
Renate Sachse    Producer
Patricio Guzman    Screenwriter
Katell Djian    Cinematographer
Patricio Guzman    Editor
Emmanuelle Joly    Editor
Ewa Lankiewicz    Editor
Miranda & Tobar    Composer

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

It was Win Win Win Win on the Per Theater Chart

March 22nd, 2011

There were a quartet of strong performers on the per theater chart this past weekend with Bill Cunningham New York coming out on top with $33,677 in its lone theater. However, while Win Win came in second, it was close behind with $30,072 while it was playing in five theaters, instead of just one, so you could argue it had the better start. Jane Eyre remained potent with an average of $17,939, while its theater count grew from 4 to 26. It will start hitting major milestones very soon. Nostalgia for the Light was the final $10,000 film with $10,681 in one theater. More...

Going to See Limited Releases is a Win Win Proposition

March 18th, 2011

It's another rather busy week for limited releases, plus there are a few that have might expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success. There are a few very impressive documentaries on this week's list, while hopefully narrative films like Win Win or The Music Never Stopped can continue the mini-winning streak limited releases have had. More...


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Synopsis

10,000 feet above sea level is the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families’ histories.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,681 (7.5% of total gross)
Legs:13.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $193,415

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,299 $142,285
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,537 $238,348
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,301-19,400) 19,358 $380,633
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,212 $142,285

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Icarus Films, released as Nostalgia for the Light
International Releases: July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Nostalgia da Luz (Portugal)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 90 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Tony Manero
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Foreign Language, War Crimes, Political, Academics
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Atacama Productions, Blinker Filmproduktion, WDR, Cronomedia, Spanish Television TVE
Production Countries: Chile, France, Germany, Spain
Languages: Spanish

Production and Technical Credits

Patricio Guzman    Director
Veronica Russelot    Executive Producer
Renate Sachse    Producer
Patricio Guzman    Screenwriter
Katell Djian    Cinematographer
Patricio Guzman    Editor
Emmanuelle Joly    Editor
Ewa Lankiewicz    Editor
Miranda & Tobar    Composer

Awards Season: WGAs Welcome Same Group of Nominees

January 5th, 2012

The latest round of major nominations were released today with the WGA nominations. Like much of the rest of the previous announcements, the only surprise was the lack of surprises. Four of the five Original Screenplays earned other nominations in that category or other guild nominations. That number rises to five out of five for Adapted Screenplays. There's little doubt about what films are Oscar contenders at this point. The Documentary films category is a little more contentious, but it usually is. More...

It was Win Win Win Win on the Per Theater Chart

March 22nd, 2011

There were a quartet of strong performers on the per theater chart this past weekend with Bill Cunningham New York coming out on top with $33,677 in its lone theater. However, while Win Win came in second, it was close behind with $30,072 while it was playing in five theaters, instead of just one, so you could argue it had the better start. Jane Eyre remained potent with an average of $17,939, while its theater count grew from 4 to 26. It will start hitting major milestones very soon. Nostalgia for the Light was the final $10,000 film with $10,681 in one theater. More...

Going to See Limited Releases is a Win Win Proposition

March 18th, 2011

It's another rather busy week for limited releases, plus there are a few that have might expand wide enough to earn some measure of mainstream success. There are a few very impressive documentaries on this week's list, while hopefully narrative films like Win Win or The Music Never Stopped can continue the mini-winning streak limited releases have had. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 18, 2011 72 $10,681   1 $10,681   $10,681 1
Mar 25, 2011 81 $7,316 -32% 1 $7,316   $42,605 2
Apr 1, 2011 91 $4,353 -41% 1 $4,353   $56,214 3
Apr 15, 2011 101 $793   2 $397   $64,910 5
Apr 22, 2011 73 $10,483 +1,222% 2 $5,242   $75,864 6
May 6, 2011 91 $4,369   2 $2,185   $91,322 8
May 13, 2011 90 $4,820 +10% 2 $2,410   $96,142 9
Jun 3, 2011 87 $1,918   1 $1,918   $112,788 12
Jun 10, 2011 89 $2,936 +53% 2 $1,468   $117,600 13
Jul 29, 2011 101 $944   1 $944   $136,939 20
Aug 12, 2011 91 $2,886   1 $2,886   $142,285 22

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 18, 2011 - $3,389     1 $3,389   $3,389 1
Mar 19, 2011 - $4,639 +37%   1 $4,639   $8,028 2
Mar 20, 2011 - $2,653 -43%   1 $2,653   $10,681 3
Mar 21, 2011 - $1,585 -40%   1 $1,585   $12,266 4
Mar 22, 2011 - $1,339 -16%   1 $1,339   $13,605 5
Mar 23, 2011 - $983 -27%   1 $983   $14,588 6
Mar 24, 2011 - $1,236 +26%   1 $1,236   $15,824 7
Mar 25, 2011 - $3,513 +184% +4% 1 $3,513   $38,802 8
Mar 26, 2011 - $2,573 -27% -45% 1 $2,573   $41,375 9
Mar 27, 2011 - $3,200 +24% +21% 1 $3,200   $44,575 10
Mar 28, 2011 - $1,211 -62% -24% 1 $1,211   $45,786 11
Apr 1, 2011 - $2,840   -19% 1 $2,840   $54,701 15
Apr 2, 2011 - $2,122 -25% -18% 1 $2,122   $56,823 16
Apr 3, 2011 - $1,406 -34% -56% 1 $1,406   $58,229 17
Apr 4, 2011 - $999 -29% -18% 2 $500   $59,228 18
Apr 5, 2011 - $1,524 +53%   2 $762   $60,752 19
Apr 6, 2011 - $1,772 +16%   2 $886   $62,524 20
Apr 7, 2011 - $942 -47%   2 $471   $63,466 21
Apr 11, 2011 - $692   -31% 1 $692   $64,158 25
Apr 15, 2011 - $210     1 $210   $64,368 29
Apr 16, 2011 - $21 -90%   1 $21   $64,389 30
Apr 17, 2011 - $562 +2,576%   2 $281   $64,910 31
Apr 18, 2011 - $65 -88% -91% 1 $65   $64,975 32
Apr 19, 2011 - $145 +123%   1 $145   $65,120 33
Apr 20, 2011 - $96 -34%   1 $96   $65,216 34
Apr 21, 2011 - $165 +72%   1 $165   $65,381 35
Apr 22, 2011 - $2,525 +1,430% +1,102% 2 $1,263   $67,906 36
Apr 23, 2011 - $4,554 +80% +21,586% 2 $2,277   $72,460 37
Apr 24, 2011 - $3,404 -25% +506% 2 $1,702   $75,864 38
Apr 25, 2011 - $1,341 -61% +1,963% 2 $671   $77,205 39
Apr 26, 2011 - $1,417 +6% +877% 2 $709   $78,622 40
Apr 27, 2011 - $1,675 +18% +1,645% 2 $838   $80,297 41
May 6, 2011 - $1,028     2 $514   $87,981 50
May 7, 2011 - $1,920 +87%   2 $960   $89,901 51
May 8, 2011 - $1,421 -26%   2 $711   $91,322 52
May 13, 2011 - $1,324   +29% 2 $662   $92,646 57
May 14, 2011 - $2,003 +51% +4% 2 $1,002   $94,649 58
May 15, 2011 - $1,493 -25% +5% 2 $747   $96,142 59
Jun 3, 2011 - $444     1 $444   $111,315 78
Jun 4, 2011 - $836 +88%   1 $836   $112,151 79
Jun 5, 2011 - $637 -24%   1 $637   $112,788 80
Jun 10, 2011 - $495   +11% 2 $248   $115,159 85
Jun 11, 2011 - $1,357 +174% +62% 2 $679   $116,516 86
Jun 12, 2011 - $1,084 -20% +70% 2 $542   $117,600 87
Jul 29, 2011 - $265     1 $265   $136,260 134
Jul 30, 2011 - $307 +16%   1 $307   $136,567 135
Jul 31, 2011 - $372 +21%   1 $372   $136,939 136
Aug 12, 2011 - $1,007     1 $1,007   $140,406 148
Aug 13, 2011 - $830 -18%   1 $830   $141,236 149
Aug 14, 2011 - $1,049 +26%   1 $1,049   $142,285 150

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 18, 2011 59 $35,289   1 $35,289   $35,289 1
Mar 25, 2011 76 $16,572 -53% 1 $16,572   $51,861 2
Apr 1, 2011 85 $9,776 -41% 3 $3,259   $61,637 3
Apr 15, 2011 107 $1,264   2 $632   $65,381 5
Apr 22, 2011 71 $14,916 +1,080% 2 $7,458   $80,297 6
May 6, 2011 99 $4,369   2 $2,185   $91,322 8
May 13, 2011 99 $4,820 +10% 2 $2,410   $96,142 9
Jun 3, 2011 89 $3,794   1 $3,794   $114,664 12
Jun 10, 2011 95 $2,936 -23% 2 $1,468   $117,600 13
Jul 29, 2011 112 $944   1 $944   $136,939 20
Aug 12, 2011 99 $2,886   1 $2,886   $142,285 22

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Portugal 2/12/2016 $0 0 1 1 $8,846 1/13/2017
United Kingdom 7/13/2012 $38,004 7 14 63 $229,502 12/11/2015
 
International Total$238,348 1/13/2017

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.