Synopsis
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir. The first opera by a Black composer presented on the Met stage and featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells a poignant and profound story about a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown—two of the creators of the recent production of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess—co-direct this new staging, live in cinemas on October 23. Baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s most exciting young artists, stars as Charles, alongside sopranos Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta and Latonia Moore as Billie.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $610,000 (100.0% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 1.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 94.7% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 500 opening theaters/500 max. theaters, 1.0 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $646,584 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) | 9,801 | $610,000 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 21,801-21,900) | 21,854 | $34,165 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,401-17,500) | 17,405 | $644,165 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,260 | $610,000 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 23rd, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events |
| International Releases: | October 23rd, 2021 (Wide), released as Fire Shut Up In My Bones - Met Opera 2021 (Opera) (United Kingdom)
November 18th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia) May 19th, 2022 (Limited) (New Zealand) |
| Running Time: | 210 minutes |
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| Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
| Genre: | Concert/Performance |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Languages: | English |