Synopsis
Dr. Robert Laing is the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric tenants: Charlotte, his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder, a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen; and Mr. Royal, the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war.
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Movie Details
| Lithuania Releases: |
April 29th, 2016 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
April 28th, 2016 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
R for violence, disturbing images, strong sexual content/graphic nudity, language and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2419 (Cert #50386), 4/6/2016) |
| Running Time: |
119 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Class Warfare, Suicide, Doctors, Golf, Domestic Abuse, Paranoia, Single Parent, Psychiatrist, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological, Surrealism / Absurdism, Infidelity, Character POV shot, 1970s, Set in London, Narcotics |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
HanWay Films, Film4, BFI, Northern Ireland Screen, Ingenious Media, Scope Pictures, S Films , Recorded Picture Company |
| Production Countries: |
Belgium, United Kingdom |
| Languages: |
English |
May 17th, 2016
The Lobster had the best theater average of any film opening in 2016 earning an average of $47,563 in four theaters. It beat the previous record set by Captain America: Civil War, a record that lasted all of one week. The second best theater average of the week was pulled in by Love and Friendship with an average of $33,378, also in four theaters. Captain America: Civil War remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $17,188. The final film in the $10,000 club was Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero, which managed $15,215 in 4 theaters.
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May 13th, 2016
It's a relatively good week for limited releases with several that are earning excellent reviews. Of these, The Lobster is the one I think will do the best at the box office. Kill Zone 2, Love & Friendship, and some others are also earning excellent reviews, but are playing in VOD.
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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 |
|---|
| 2016/04/29 |
5 |
$8,103 |
|
44 |
$184 |
$8,103 |
1 |
| 2016/05/06 |
12 |
$1,468 |
-82% |
23 |
$64 |
$12,254 |
2 |
| 2016/05/13 |
11 |
$582 |
-60% |
6 |
$97 |
$14,090 |
3 |
| 2016/05/20 |
20 |
$24 |
-96% |
2 |
$12 |
$14,423 |
4 |
| 2016/05/27 |
16 |
$85 |
+254% |
2 |
$43 |
$14,493 |
5 |
| 2016/06/03 |
15 |
$67 |
-21% |
1 |
$67 |
$14,806 |
6 |
| 2016/06/10 |
21 |
$111 |
+66% |
2 |
$56 |
$14,912 |
7 |
| 2016/06/17 |
16 |
$55 |
-50% |
2 |
$28 |
$14,932 |
8 |
| 2016/06/24 |
20 |
$41 |
-25% |
2 |
$21 |
$14,833 |
9 |
| 2016/07/29 |
22 |
$133 |
|
2 |
$67 |
$15,134 |
14 |
| 2016/08/05 |
19 |
$127 |
-5% |
3 |
$42 |
$15,143 |
15 |
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