Garbo: El espía (2011)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $28,563Details
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Synopsis

Juan Pujol Garcia, self-made double agent, is the only person to have been decorated by both the Allies and the Axis for service during World War II. The man whom British intelligence code-named Garbo and Germans dubbed Arabel, fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe, while residing in the relative comfort of Lisbon himself. In this documentary thriller, director Edmon Roch interweaves fragments of propaganda footage, interviews with key players in Pujol’s life, and clips from Hollywood films to conjure forgotten and living memories, heroes and spies, secrets and lies.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,593 (19.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,786

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,114 $28,563
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,582 $28,563

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features, released as Garbo: The Spy
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 87 minutes
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Keywords: Secret Agent, Double Agent, World War II, Secret Identity, Biography, War
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Ikiru Films, Centuria Films, Colose, Spanish Television TVE, TVC
Production Countries: Spain
Languages: Catalan, English, German, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $28,563
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,416 $38,786
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,129 $28,563
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 459 $28,563
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,582 $28,563
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,592 $38,786
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 283 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,117 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,306 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,424 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,205 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies 77 $28,563

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 76 $5,593   1 $5,593   $5,593 1
Nov 25, 2011 74 $5,000 -11% 2 $2,500   $12,677 2
Dec 9, 2011 91 $1,580   2 $790   $16,010 4
Dec 30, 2011 66 $2,711   2 $1,356   $22,233 7
Jan 6, 2012 77 $2,334 -14% 2 $1,167   $24,567 8
Jan 13, 2012 87 $1,051 -55% 2 $526   $26,838 9
Jan 20, 2012 98 $128 -88% 1 $128   $27,603 10
Jan 27, 2012 90 $592 +363% 2 $296   $28,195 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 82 $5,593   1 $5,593   $7,677 1
Nov 25, 2011 72 $6,753 +21% 2 $3,377   $14,430 2
Dec 9, 2011 83 $2,708   2 $1,354   $17,138 4
Dec 30, 2011 67 $5,095   2 $2,548   $22,233 7
Jan 6, 2012 73 $3,554 -30% 2 $1,777   $25,787 8
Jan 13, 2012 87 $1,688 -53% 2 $844   $27,475 9
Jan 20, 2012 97 $128 -92% 1 $128   $27,603 10
Jan 27, 2012 80 $960 +650% 2 $480   $28,563 11

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Documentary Subject(s)

Juan Pujol    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Nigel West    Himself
Mark Seaman    Himself
Xavier Vinader    Himself
Aline Griffith    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edmon Roch    Director
Edmon Roch    Screenwriter
Edmon Roch    Producer
Isaki Lacuesta    Screenwriter
Maria Hervera    Screenwriter
Bet Rourich    Director of Photography
Gabriel Guerra    Director of Photography
Joachin Bergamin    Director of Photography
Alexander Adams    Editor
Fernando Velazquez    Original Music
Sandra Hermida    Producer
Belen Bermuy    Producer
Victoria Borras    Associate Producer
Alexander Adams    Associate Producer
Patricia Ruiz    Associate Producer
Oriol Tarrago    Sound Designer
Lluis Castells    Visual Effects
Alexander Adams    Music Supervisor

Per Theater Chart: Ascent of The Descendants

November 23rd, 2011

There were only two films that were able to crack the $10,000 club this weekend, but they were both huge hits. The Descendants opened with more than $1 million in 29 theaters, for an average of $41,038. Add in the film's reviews and its Awards Season buzz and there's little doubt that the film will expand wide. Speaking of wide, the only other film in the $10,000 club was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1. The overall box office leader took in $138 million in 4,061 theaters, for an average of $34,012. More...


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Synopsis

Juan Pujol Garcia, self-made double agent, is the only person to have been decorated by both the Allies and the Axis for service during World War II. The man whom British intelligence code-named Garbo and Germans dubbed Arabel, fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe, while residing in the relative comfort of Lisbon himself. In this documentary thriller, director Edmon Roch interweaves fragments of propaganda footage, interviews with key players in Pujol’s life, and clips from Hollywood films to conjure forgotten and living memories, heroes and spies, secrets and lies.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,593 (19.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.11 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 7.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $38,786

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,114 $28,563
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,582 $28,563

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 18th, 2011 (Limited) by First Run Features, released as Garbo: The Spy
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Secret Agent, Double Agent, World War II, Secret Identity, Biography, War
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Ikiru Films, Centuria Films, Colose, Spanish Television TVE, TVC
Production Countries: Spain
Languages: Catalan, English, German, Spanish

Documentary Subject(s)

Juan Pujol    Himself

Interviewee(s)

Nigel West    Himself
Mark Seaman    Himself
Xavier Vinader    Himself
Aline Griffith    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Edmon Roch    Director
Edmon Roch    Screenwriter
Edmon Roch    Producer
Isaki Lacuesta    Screenwriter
Maria Hervera    Screenwriter
Bet Rourich    Director of Photography
Gabriel Guerra    Director of Photography
Joachin Bergamin    Director of Photography
Alexander Adams    Editor
Fernando Velazquez    Original Music
Sandra Hermida    Producer
Belen Bermuy    Producer
Victoria Borras    Associate Producer
Alexander Adams    Associate Producer
Patricia Ruiz    Associate Producer
Oriol Tarrago    Sound Designer
Lluis Castells    Visual Effects
Alexander Adams    Music Supervisor

Per Theater Chart: Ascent of The Descendants

November 23rd, 2011

There were only two films that were able to crack the $10,000 club this weekend, but they were both huge hits. The Descendants opened with more than $1 million in 29 theaters, for an average of $41,038. Add in the film's reviews and its Awards Season buzz and there's little doubt that the film will expand wide. Speaking of wide, the only other film in the $10,000 club was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1. The overall box office leader took in $138 million in 4,061 theaters, for an average of $34,012. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 15,101-15,200) 15,148 $28,563
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 14,401-14,500) 14,416 $38,786
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) 14,129 $28,563
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 459 $28,563
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,582 $28,563
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,592 $38,786
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 283 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,117 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,306 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,424 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,205 $28,563
All Time Domestic Box Office for First Run Features Movies 77 $28,563

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 76 $5,593   1 $5,593   $5,593 1
Nov 25, 2011 74 $5,000 -11% 2 $2,500   $12,677 2
Dec 9, 2011 91 $1,580   2 $790   $16,010 4
Dec 30, 2011 66 $2,711   2 $1,356   $22,233 7
Jan 6, 2012 77 $2,334 -14% 2 $1,167   $24,567 8
Jan 13, 2012 87 $1,051 -55% 2 $526   $26,838 9
Jan 20, 2012 98 $128 -88% 1 $128   $27,603 10
Jan 27, 2012 90 $592 +363% 2 $296   $28,195 11

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 18, 2011 82 $5,593   1 $5,593   $7,677 1
Nov 25, 2011 72 $6,753 +21% 2 $3,377   $14,430 2
Dec 9, 2011 83 $2,708   2 $1,354   $17,138 4
Dec 30, 2011 67 $5,095   2 $2,548   $22,233 7
Jan 6, 2012 73 $3,554 -30% 2 $1,777   $25,787 8
Jan 13, 2012 87 $1,688 -53% 2 $844   $27,475 9
Jan 20, 2012 97 $128 -92% 1 $128   $27,603 10
Jan 27, 2012 80 $960 +650% 2 $480   $28,563 11

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,114 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 28,401-28,500) 28,483 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,660 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,601-25,700) 25,698 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,760 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,516 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,127 $28,563
All Time Worldwide Box Office for First Run Features Movies 83 $28,563

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.