What is Democracy (2019)

What is Democracy
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $44,502Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $19,297 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $19,297
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Synopsis

Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,284 (14.1% of total gross)
Legs:7.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,369

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,360 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 28,301-28,400) 28,330 $44,502
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,920 $44,502

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 2019 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
Video Release: May 14th, 2019 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dolores
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Keywords: Political, Agitprop, Race Relations, Ancient Greece, Civil Rights Movement
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: National Film Board of Canada
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,360 $44,502
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,885 $52,369
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,350 $44,502
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $44,502
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,920 $44,502
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,129 $52,369
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 262 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,904 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,639 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,770 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 78 $44,502

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 18, 2019 50 $6,284   1 $6,284   $13,935 1
Jan 25, 2019 57 $2,506 -60% 2 $1,253   $20,819 2
Feb 1, 2019 59 $3,575 +43% 2 $1,788   $25,630 3
Feb 15, 2019 77 $1,271   2 $636   $28,082 5
Feb 22, 2019 68 $2,213 +74% 2 $1,107   $31,138 6
Mar 1, 2019 86 $910 -59% 2 $455   $33,545 7
Mar 8, 2019 87 $615 -32% 2 $308   $36,357 8
Mar 15, 2019 100 $236 -62% 1 $236   $37,667 9
Mar 22, 2019 81 $1,322 +460% 1 $1,322   $40,222 10
Apr 5, 2019 92 $237   1 $237   $42,995 12
Apr 12, 2019 92 $581 +145% 1 $581   $44,326 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2019 60 $7,651   2 $3,826   $7,651 1
Jan 18, 2019 50 $10,662 +39% 2 $5,331   $18,313 2
Jan 25, 2019 58 $3,742 -65% 2 $1,871   $22,055 3
Feb 1, 2019 64 $3,991 +7% 2 $1,996   $26,046 4
Feb 8, 2019 81 $765 -81% 1 $765   $26,811 5
Feb 15, 2019 76 $2,114 +176% 2 $1,057   $28,925 6
Feb 22, 2019 66 $3,710 +75% 6 $618   $32,635 7
Mar 1, 2019 79 $3,107 -16% 2 $1,554   $35,742 8
Mar 8, 2019 87 $1,689 -46% 4 $422   $37,431 9
Mar 15, 2019 97 $1,469 -13% 2 $735   $38,900 10
Mar 22, 2019 90 $1,322 -10% 1 $1,322   $40,222 11
Mar 29, 2019 84 $2,536 +92% 4 $634   $42,758 12
Apr 5, 2019 87 $987 -61% 2 $494   $43,745 13
Apr 12, 2019 99 $757 -23% 1 $757   $44,502 14

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Interviewee(s)

Wendy Brown    Herself
Angela Davis    Herself
Silvia Federici    Herself
Zoe Konstantopoulou    Herself
Henry M. Michaux Jr    Himself
Cornel West    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Astra Taylor    Director
Astra Taylor    Screenwriter
Lea Marin    Producer
Anita Lee    Executive Producer
Robert Kennedy    Editor
Maya Bankovic    Director of Photography
Heather McIntosh    Composer
David McCallum    Sound Designer
Sanjay Mehta    Sound Recordist

Theater Averages: History is Being Written

January 24th, 2019

Who Will Write Our History

Who Will Write Our History topped the theater average chart with $13,390 in its lone theater. One could also argue Dragon Ball Super: Broly was the true leader on this chart. Because the film played in a different number of theaters each day over the weekend, it is hard to come up with a real theater average for the weekend. Taking the average of the daily averages gets us $13,643, which would be number one of the weekend. Using the maximum theater count still gets us an average of $7,870, which is still amazing. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Glass, with an average of $10,500. More...


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Synopsis

Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,284 (14.1% of total gross)
Legs:7.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/6 max. theaters, 2.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,369

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,360 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 28,301-28,400) 28,330 $44,502
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,920 $44,502

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 16th, 2019 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
Video Release: May 14th, 2019 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 107 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dolores
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Political, Agitprop, Race Relations, Ancient Greece, Civil Rights Movement
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: National Film Board of Canada
Production Countries: Canada
Languages: English

Interviewee(s)

Wendy Brown    Herself
Angela Davis    Herself
Silvia Federici    Herself
Zoe Konstantopoulou    Herself
Henry M. Michaux Jr    Himself
Cornel West    Himself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Astra Taylor    Director
Astra Taylor    Screenwriter
Lea Marin    Producer
Anita Lee    Executive Producer
Robert Kennedy    Editor
Maya Bankovic    Director of Photography
Heather McIntosh    Composer
David McCallum    Sound Designer
Sanjay Mehta    Sound Recordist

Theater Averages: History is Being Written

January 24th, 2019

Who Will Write Our History

Who Will Write Our History topped the theater average chart with $13,390 in its lone theater. One could also argue Dragon Ball Super: Broly was the true leader on this chart. Because the film played in a different number of theaters each day over the weekend, it is hard to come up with a real theater average for the weekend. Taking the average of the daily averages gets us $13,643, which would be number one of the weekend. Using the maximum theater count still gets us an average of $7,870, which is still amazing. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Glass, with an average of $10,500. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,360 $44,502
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) 13,885 $52,369
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,350 $44,502
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 415 $44,502
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,901-6,000) 5,920 $44,502
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,129 $52,369
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 262 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,904 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,639 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,770 $44,502
All Time Domestic Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 78 $44,502

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 18, 2019 50 $6,284   1 $6,284   $13,935 1
Jan 25, 2019 57 $2,506 -60% 2 $1,253   $20,819 2
Feb 1, 2019 59 $3,575 +43% 2 $1,788   $25,630 3
Feb 15, 2019 77 $1,271   2 $636   $28,082 5
Feb 22, 2019 68 $2,213 +74% 2 $1,107   $31,138 6
Mar 1, 2019 86 $910 -59% 2 $455   $33,545 7
Mar 8, 2019 87 $615 -32% 2 $308   $36,357 8
Mar 15, 2019 100 $236 -62% 1 $236   $37,667 9
Mar 22, 2019 81 $1,322 +460% 1 $1,322   $40,222 10
Apr 5, 2019 92 $237   1 $237   $42,995 12
Apr 12, 2019 92 $581 +145% 1 $581   $44,326 13

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 11, 2019 60 $7,651   2 $3,826   $7,651 1
Jan 18, 2019 50 $10,662 +39% 2 $5,331   $18,313 2
Jan 25, 2019 58 $3,742 -65% 2 $1,871   $22,055 3
Feb 1, 2019 64 $3,991 +7% 2 $1,996   $26,046 4
Feb 8, 2019 81 $765 -81% 1 $765   $26,811 5
Feb 15, 2019 76 $2,114 +176% 2 $1,057   $28,925 6
Feb 22, 2019 66 $3,710 +75% 6 $618   $32,635 7
Mar 1, 2019 79 $3,107 -16% 2 $1,554   $35,742 8
Mar 8, 2019 87 $1,689 -46% 4 $422   $37,431 9
Mar 15, 2019 97 $1,469 -13% 2 $735   $38,900 10
Mar 22, 2019 90 $1,322 -10% 1 $1,322   $40,222 11
Mar 29, 2019 84 $2,536 +92% 4 $634   $42,758 12
Apr 5, 2019 87 $987 -61% 2 $494   $43,745 13
Apr 12, 2019 99 $757 -23% 1 $757   $44,502 14

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 28,301-28,400) 28,330 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 26,701-26,800) 26,719 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,304 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 24,101-24,200) 24,162 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,170 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,727 $44,502
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 84 $44,502

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.