Synopsis
Director Tony Kaye creates a unique and stylized portrait of the American education system seen through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry wanders in and out of students' lives, imparting knowledge where he can in the short time he has with them. Then a new assignment places him at a failing public school run by Principal Dearden and alters his insular world. Henry's stoic front is slowly chipped away by three women who impact his view on life: a student, a fellow teacher, and a teenage runaway.
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Movie Details
| Mexico Releases: |
June 15th, 2012 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
September 18th, 2012 by New Video Group |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
97 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Falsely Accused, Inspirational Teacher, Prostitution, Non-Chronological, Suicide, Faulty Memory, Animated Sequences, Runaway, Homeless, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Ensemble, Teachers |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Paper Street Films, Kingsgate Films, Appian Way |
| Production Countries: |
United States |
| Languages: |
English |
September 18th, 2012
It's quite a busy week on the home market front, but most of the new releases are TV on DVD. This includes Modern Family: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray, which is a contender for Pick of the Week. The best limited release of the week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on DVD or Blu-ray, while the Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Box Set is also a contender for Pick of the Week. However, in the end I went with The Cabin in the Woods Blu-ray, which is practically the only first-run release of the week.
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March 21st, 2012
The Kid with a Bike took top spot on the per theater chart with an average of $15,311 in three theaters, while Jiro Dreams of Sushi was in a virtual tie with an average of $15,202 in six. Gerhard Richter Painting was next with $13,537 in its lone theater. The overall box office leader, 21 Jump Street, was next with an average of $11,632, while last week's winner, Footnote, was right behind with $11,181.
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March 16th, 2012
It's not a particularly busy week in terms of total number of limited releases. However, it is a huge week in terms of total theater count, as there are three films opening in hundreds of theaters each. Will any of these films succeed? Jeff, Who Lives at Home has the best shot of the three. Or will any of the much more limited releases find an audience? Of those, The Kid with a Bike has the best shot at finding an audience. Additionally, Intouchables has a sneak peak on Saturday at the Paris Theater in New York City.
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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 |
|---|
| 2012/06/15 |
10 |
$21,125 |
|
16 |
$1,320 |
$21,125 |
1 |
| 2012/06/22 |
14 |
$13,849 |
-34% |
16 |
$866 |
$50,044 |
2 |
| 2012/06/29 |
10 |
$7,136 |
-48% |
9 |
$793 |
$63,677 |
3 |
| 2012/07/06 |
7 |
$5,923 |
-17% |
5 |
$1,185 |
$79,603 |
4 |
| 2012/07/13 |
13 |
$4,164 |
-30% |
5 |
$833 |
$88,508 |
5 |
| 2012/07/20 |
17 |
$1,253 |
-70% |
4 |
$313 |
$92,666 |
6 |
| 2012/07/27 |
14 |
$420 |
-66% |
2 |
$210 |
$93,994 |
7 |
| 2012/08/10 |
- |
$391 |
|
2 |
$196 |
$20,263 |
9 |
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