Before the Rains (2008)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,037,128Details
International Box Office $20,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,057,128
OpusData ID: 61220100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$48,159 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/44 max. theaters, 9.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,633,696

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,241 $1,037,128
All Time International Box Office (Rank 25,701-25,800) 25,770 $20,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,283 $1,057,128
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,708 $1,037,128

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 2008 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent content and a scene of sexuality.
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Remake, Foreign-Language Remake
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions, Adirondack Pictures, Excalibur Pictures, Santosh Sivan Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment
Production Countries: United Kingdom, India
Languages: English, Malayalam

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,241 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,628 $1,633,696
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,298 $1,037,128
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2008 (Rank 201-300) 224 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,708 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $1,633,696
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,025 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,343 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,102 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,373 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,503 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 87 $1,037,128

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 48 $48,159   8 $6,020   $48,159 1
May 16, 2008 32 $100,757 +109% 29 $3,474   $169,464 2
May 23, 2008 23 $106,641 +6% 41 $2,601   $319,873 3
May 30, 2008 30 $64,932 -39% 44 $1,476   $445,280 4
Jun 6, 2008 40 $38,947 -40% 31 $1,256   $512,082 5
Jun 13, 2008 39 $36,587 -6% 33 $1,109   $567,059 6
Jun 20, 2008 40 $41,882 +14% 29 $1,444   $627,289 7
Jun 27, 2008 43 $34,655 -17% 26 $1,333   $683,338 8
Jul 4, 2008 53 $25,588 -26% 17 $1,505   $736,706 9
Jul 11, 2008 41 $53,568 +109% 29 $1,847   $803,299 10
Jul 18, 2008 52 $29,168 -46% 22 $1,326   $860,325 11
Jul 25, 2008 51 $31,296 +7% 23 $1,361   $908,739 12
Aug 1, 2008 54 $26,288 -16% 20 $1,314   $954,114 13
Aug 8, 2008 62 $18,542 -29% 27 $687   $989,563 14
Aug 15, 2008 94 $2,948 -84% 9 $328   $1,003,854 15
Aug 22, 2008 90 $4,024 +36% 1 $4,024   $1,010,070 16
Aug 29, 2008 100 $2,163 -46% 4 $541   $1,017,553 17
Sep 5, 2008 85 $10,156 +370% 7 $1,451   $1,029,638 18
Sep 12, 2008 101 $3,492 -66% 4 $873   $1,036,061 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2008 - $13,047     8 $1,631   $13,047 1
May 10, 2008 - $21,752 +67%   8 $2,719   $34,799 2
May 11, 2008 - $13,360 -39%   8 $1,670   $48,159 3
May 26, 2008 20 $32,741     41 $799   $352,614 18
Aug 22, 2008 - $908     1 $908   $1,006,954 106
Aug 23, 2008 - $2,383 +162%   1 $2,383   $1,009,337 107
Aug 24, 2008 - $733 -69%   1 $733   $1,010,070 108
Aug 25, 2008 - $1,021 +39%   1 $1,021   $1,011,091 109
Aug 26, 2008 - $1,678 +64%   1 $1,678   $1,012,769 110
Aug 27, 2008 - $1,282 -24%   1 $1,282   $1,014,051 111
Aug 28, 2008 - $1,339 +4%   1 $1,339   $1,015,390 112
Aug 29, 2008 - $713 -47% -21% 2 $357   $1,016,103 113
Aug 30, 2008 - $170 -76% -93% 1 $170   $1,016,273 114
Aug 31, 2008 - $1,280 +653% +75% 2 $640   $1,017,553 115
Sep 1, 2008 85 $877 -31% -14% 2 $439   $1,018,430 116
Sep 2, 2008 - $186 -79% -89% 2 $93   $1,018,616 117
Sep 3, 2008 - $267 +44% -79% 2 $134   $1,018,883 118
Sep 4, 2008 - $599 +124% -55% 4 $150   $1,019,482 119
Sep 5, 2008 - $2,378 +297% +234% 7 $340   $1,021,860 120
Sep 6, 2008 - $4,554 +92% +2,579% 7 $651   $1,026,414 121
Sep 7, 2008 - $3,224 -29% +152% 7 $461   $1,029,638 122
Sep 8, 2008 - $409 -87% -53% 7 $58   $1,030,047 123
Sep 9, 2008 - $621 +52% +234% 7 $89   $1,030,668 124
Sep 10, 2008 - $902 +45% +238% 7 $129   $1,031,570 125
Sep 11, 2008 - $300 -67% -50% 7 $43   $1,031,870 126
Sep 12, 2008 - $960 +220% -60% 4 $240   $1,033,529 127
Sep 13, 2008 - $1,621 +69% -64% 4 $405   $1,035,150 128
Sep 14, 2008 - $911 -44% -72% 4 $228   $1,036,061 129
Sep 15, 2008 - $277 -70% -32% 4 $69   $1,036,338 130
Sep 16, 2008 - $340 +23% -45% 4 $85   $1,036,678 131
Sep 17, 2008 - $298 -12% -67% 4 $75   $1,036,976 132
Sep 18, 2008 - $152 -49% -49% 4 $38   $1,037,128 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 49 $68,707   8 $8,588   $68,707 1
May 16, 2008 31 $144,525 +110% 29 $4,984   $213,232 2
May 23, 2008 23 $167,116 +16% 41 $4,076   $380,348 3
May 30, 2008 32 $92,787 -44% 44 $2,109   $473,135 4
Jun 6, 2008 43 $57,337 -38% 31 $1,850   $530,472 5
Jun 13, 2008 41 $54,935 -4% 33 $1,665   $585,407 6
Jun 20, 2008 40 $63,276 +15% 29 $2,182   $648,683 7
Jun 27, 2008 44 $62,435 -1% 26 $2,401   $711,118 8
Jul 4, 2008 50 $38,613 -38% 17 $2,271   $749,731 9
Jul 11, 2008 42 $81,426 +111% 29 $2,808   $831,157 10
Jul 18, 2008 52 $46,286 -43% 22 $2,104   $877,443 11
Jul 25, 2008 52 $50,383 +9% 23 $2,191   $927,826 12
Aug 1, 2008 53 $43,195 -14% 20 $2,160   $971,021 13
Aug 8, 2008 62 $29,885 -31% 27 $1,107   $1,000,906 14
Aug 15, 2008 92 $5,140 -83% 9 $571   $1,006,046 15
Aug 22, 2008 85 $9,344 +82% 1 $9,344   $1,015,390 16
Aug 29, 2008 100 $4,092 -56% 4 $1,023   $1,019,482 17
Sep 5, 2008 85 $13,087 +220% 7 $1,870   $1,032,569 18
Sep 12, 2008 102 $4,559 -65% 4 $1,140   $1,037,128 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 25,701-25,800) 25,770 $20,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,201-24,300) 24,218 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,623 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,101-22,200) 22,199 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,187 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,614 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,327 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $20,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,283 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,852 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,372 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,032 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,401 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,726 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $1,057,128

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Production and Technical Credits

Santosh Sivan    Director

Summer Slumps on the Per Theater Chart

August 19th, 2008

Summer is officially over as no movie earned more than $10,000 on the per theater charts. The Girl Cut in Two and Elegy came close with averages of $9,329 and $9,090 respectively. More...

Iron Man the Wise Choice to Top Per Theater Chart

May 13th, 2008

Not only did Iron Man remain on top of the weekend box office chart, it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $12,452. The only other film to top $10,000 was Surfwise, which did it with $10,304 in one theater. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$48,159 (4.6% of total gross)
Legs:9.73 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:98.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:8 opening theaters/44 max. theaters, 9.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,633,696

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,241 $1,037,128
All Time International Box Office (Rank 25,701-25,800) 25,770 $20,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,283 $1,057,128
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,708 $1,037,128

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 9th, 2008 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent content and a scene of sexuality.
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Remake, Foreign-Language Remake
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Merchant Ivory Productions, Adirondack Pictures, Excalibur Pictures, Santosh Sivan Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment
Production Countries: United Kingdom, India
Languages: English, Malayalam

Production and Technical Credits

Santosh Sivan    Director

Summer Slumps on the Per Theater Chart

August 19th, 2008

Summer is officially over as no movie earned more than $10,000 on the per theater charts. The Girl Cut in Two and Elegy came close with averages of $9,329 and $9,090 respectively. More...

Iron Man the Wise Choice to Top Per Theater Chart

May 13th, 2008

Not only did Iron Man remain on top of the weekend box office chart, it also topped the per theater chart with an average of $12,452. The only other film to top $10,000 was Surfwise, which did it with $10,304 in one theater. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,241 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,628 $1,633,696
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,298 $1,037,128
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2008 (Rank 201-300) 224 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,708 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,686 $1,633,696
Top 2008 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 63 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,025 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,343 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,102 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,373 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,503 $1,037,128
All Time Domestic Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies 87 $1,037,128

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 48 $48,159   8 $6,020   $48,159 1
May 16, 2008 32 $100,757 +109% 29 $3,474   $169,464 2
May 23, 2008 23 $106,641 +6% 41 $2,601   $319,873 3
May 30, 2008 30 $64,932 -39% 44 $1,476   $445,280 4
Jun 6, 2008 40 $38,947 -40% 31 $1,256   $512,082 5
Jun 13, 2008 39 $36,587 -6% 33 $1,109   $567,059 6
Jun 20, 2008 40 $41,882 +14% 29 $1,444   $627,289 7
Jun 27, 2008 43 $34,655 -17% 26 $1,333   $683,338 8
Jul 4, 2008 53 $25,588 -26% 17 $1,505   $736,706 9
Jul 11, 2008 41 $53,568 +109% 29 $1,847   $803,299 10
Jul 18, 2008 52 $29,168 -46% 22 $1,326   $860,325 11
Jul 25, 2008 51 $31,296 +7% 23 $1,361   $908,739 12
Aug 1, 2008 54 $26,288 -16% 20 $1,314   $954,114 13
Aug 8, 2008 62 $18,542 -29% 27 $687   $989,563 14
Aug 15, 2008 94 $2,948 -84% 9 $328   $1,003,854 15
Aug 22, 2008 90 $4,024 +36% 1 $4,024   $1,010,070 16
Aug 29, 2008 100 $2,163 -46% 4 $541   $1,017,553 17
Sep 5, 2008 85 $10,156 +370% 7 $1,451   $1,029,638 18
Sep 12, 2008 101 $3,492 -66% 4 $873   $1,036,061 19

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 9, 2008 - $13,047     8 $1,631   $13,047 1
May 10, 2008 - $21,752 +67%   8 $2,719   $34,799 2
May 11, 2008 - $13,360 -39%   8 $1,670   $48,159 3
May 26, 2008 20 $32,741     41 $799   $352,614 18
Aug 22, 2008 - $908     1 $908   $1,006,954 106
Aug 23, 2008 - $2,383 +162%   1 $2,383   $1,009,337 107
Aug 24, 2008 - $733 -69%   1 $733   $1,010,070 108
Aug 25, 2008 - $1,021 +39%   1 $1,021   $1,011,091 109
Aug 26, 2008 - $1,678 +64%   1 $1,678   $1,012,769 110
Aug 27, 2008 - $1,282 -24%   1 $1,282   $1,014,051 111
Aug 28, 2008 - $1,339 +4%   1 $1,339   $1,015,390 112
Aug 29, 2008 - $713 -47% -21% 2 $357   $1,016,103 113
Aug 30, 2008 - $170 -76% -93% 1 $170   $1,016,273 114
Aug 31, 2008 - $1,280 +653% +75% 2 $640   $1,017,553 115
Sep 1, 2008 85 $877 -31% -14% 2 $439   $1,018,430 116
Sep 2, 2008 - $186 -79% -89% 2 $93   $1,018,616 117
Sep 3, 2008 - $267 +44% -79% 2 $134   $1,018,883 118
Sep 4, 2008 - $599 +124% -55% 4 $150   $1,019,482 119
Sep 5, 2008 - $2,378 +297% +234% 7 $340   $1,021,860 120
Sep 6, 2008 - $4,554 +92% +2,579% 7 $651   $1,026,414 121
Sep 7, 2008 - $3,224 -29% +152% 7 $461   $1,029,638 122
Sep 8, 2008 - $409 -87% -53% 7 $58   $1,030,047 123
Sep 9, 2008 - $621 +52% +234% 7 $89   $1,030,668 124
Sep 10, 2008 - $902 +45% +238% 7 $129   $1,031,570 125
Sep 11, 2008 - $300 -67% -50% 7 $43   $1,031,870 126
Sep 12, 2008 - $960 +220% -60% 4 $240   $1,033,529 127
Sep 13, 2008 - $1,621 +69% -64% 4 $405   $1,035,150 128
Sep 14, 2008 - $911 -44% -72% 4 $228   $1,036,061 129
Sep 15, 2008 - $277 -70% -32% 4 $69   $1,036,338 130
Sep 16, 2008 - $340 +23% -45% 4 $85   $1,036,678 131
Sep 17, 2008 - $298 -12% -67% 4 $75   $1,036,976 132
Sep 18, 2008 - $152 -49% -49% 4 $38   $1,037,128 133

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 9, 2008 49 $68,707   8 $8,588   $68,707 1
May 16, 2008 31 $144,525 +110% 29 $4,984   $213,232 2
May 23, 2008 23 $167,116 +16% 41 $4,076   $380,348 3
May 30, 2008 32 $92,787 -44% 44 $2,109   $473,135 4
Jun 6, 2008 43 $57,337 -38% 31 $1,850   $530,472 5
Jun 13, 2008 41 $54,935 -4% 33 $1,665   $585,407 6
Jun 20, 2008 40 $63,276 +15% 29 $2,182   $648,683 7
Jun 27, 2008 44 $62,435 -1% 26 $2,401   $711,118 8
Jul 4, 2008 50 $38,613 -38% 17 $2,271   $749,731 9
Jul 11, 2008 42 $81,426 +111% 29 $2,808   $831,157 10
Jul 18, 2008 52 $46,286 -43% 22 $2,104   $877,443 11
Jul 25, 2008 52 $50,383 +9% 23 $2,191   $927,826 12
Aug 1, 2008 53 $43,195 -14% 20 $2,160   $971,021 13
Aug 8, 2008 62 $29,885 -31% 27 $1,107   $1,000,906 14
Aug 15, 2008 92 $5,140 -83% 9 $571   $1,006,046 15
Aug 22, 2008 85 $9,344 +82% 1 $9,344   $1,015,390 16
Aug 29, 2008 100 $4,092 -56% 4 $1,023   $1,019,482 17
Sep 5, 2008 85 $13,087 +220% 7 $1,870   $1,032,569 18
Sep 12, 2008 102 $4,559 -65% 4 $1,140   $1,037,128 19

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 25,701-25,800) 25,770 $20,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 24,201-24,300) 24,218 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,623 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 22,101-22,200) 22,199 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,187 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,614 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,327 $20,000
All Time International Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 119 $20,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300) 16,283 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,852 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,301-9,400) 9,372 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,032 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,689 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,401 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,726 $1,057,128
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Roadside Attractions Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $1,057,128

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.