Miekkailija (2016)

Miekkailija
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $95,951Details
International Box Office $577,307Details
Worldwide Box Office $673,258
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $40,598 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $40,598
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion—fencing, which causes a conflict with the school’s principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel’s background…Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice: risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,572 (5.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:14.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $115,260

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,025 $95,951
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,769 $577,307
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,224 $673,258
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,807 $95,951

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


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 21st, 2017 (Limited) by CFI, released as The Fencer
International Releases: July 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
September 30th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Fencer (United Kingdom)
November 24th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Fencer (Australia)
May 26th, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
Video Release: April 10th, 2018 by Music Box Films Video, released as The Fencer
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set in Russia, Secret Police, Fugitive / On the Run, Set in Estonia, Fencing, Inspirational Teacher, Inspirational Coach
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Making Movies Oy
Production Countries: Estonia, Finland
Languages: Estonian, Russian

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,025 $95,951
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,591 $115,260
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,028 $95,951
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 370 $95,951
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,807 $95,951
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,009 $115,260
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 216 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,515 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 997 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,744 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,109 $95,951

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 57 $5,572   2 $2,786   $5,572 1
Aug 11, 2017 63 $5,812   4 $1,453   $15,146 4
Aug 18, 2017 71 $4,744 -18% 4 $1,186   $22,458 5
Aug 25, 2017 62 $13,943 +194% 5 $2,789   $39,727 6
Sep 1, 2017 67 $14,764 +6% 7 $2,109   $61,076 7
Sep 8, 2017 79 $5,399 -63% 6 $900   $71,673 8
Sep 15, 2017 77 $4,747 -12% 4 $1,187   $78,657 9
Sep 22, 2017 80 $3,408 -28% 4 $852   $83,849 10
Sep 29, 2017 82 $2,397 -30% 4 $599   $87,679 11
Oct 6, 2017 100 $644 -73% 2 $322   $89,353 12
Oct 13, 2017 104 $312 -52% 1 $312   $90,175 13
Oct 20, 2017 117 $116 -63% 1 $116   $90,433 14
Nov 17, 2017 88 $672   2 $336   $91,078 18
Dec 8, 2017 78 $637   1 $637   $92,037 21
Dec 22, 2017 59 $293   1 $293   $93,484 23
Dec 29, 2017 67 $311 +6% 1 $311   $94,157 24
Jan 5, 2018 72 $968 +211% 2 $484   $95,339 25
Jan 12, 2018 86 $291 -70% 1 $291   $95,834 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 55 $9,335   2 $4,668   $9,335 1
Aug 11, 2017 68 $8,380   4 $2,095   $17,714 4
Aug 18, 2017 71 $8,070 -4% 5 $1,614   $25,784 5
Aug 25, 2017 62 $20,528 +154% 5 $4,106   $46,312 6
Sep 1, 2017 70 $19,962 -3% 7 $2,852   $66,274 7
Sep 8, 2017 80 $7,636 -62% 6 $1,273   $73,910 8
Sep 15, 2017 85 $6,531 -14% 4 $1,633   $80,441 9
Sep 22, 2017 88 $4,841 -26% 4 $1,210   $85,282 10
Sep 29, 2017 88 $3,427 -29% 4 $857   $88,709 11
Oct 6, 2017 110 $1,154 -66% 2 $577   $89,863 12
Oct 13, 2017 112 $454 -61% 1 $454   $90,317 13
Nov 17, 2017 90 $994   2 $497   $91,542 18
Dec 8, 2017 76 $1,649   2 $825   $93,191 21
Dec 22, 2017 71 $655   1 $655   $93,846 23
Dec 29, 2017 72 $525 -20% 1 $525   $94,371 24
Jan 5, 2018 74 $1,172 +123% 2 $586   $95,543 25
Jan 12, 2018 90 $408 -65% 1 $408   $95,951 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 5/26/2017 $21,677 0 0 0 $47,443 1/1/2019
Australia 11/24/2016 $48,958 0 23 158 $348,888 9/9/2018
Spain 7/15/2016 $50,241 33 43 149 $175,507 9/1/2016
United Kingdom 9/30/2016 $5,469 6 6 6 $5,469 10/6/2016
 
International Total$577,307 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,769 $577,307
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,660 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,075 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,673 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,448 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,216 $577,307

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,224 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,856 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,440 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,713 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,177 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,697 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,789 $673,258

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.

Leading Cast

Märt Avandi    Endel
Ursula Ratasepp    Kadri
Hendrik Toompere    Principal

Supporting Cast

Lembit Ulfsak    Jaan’s Grandfather
Ann-Lisett Rebane    Lea
Egert Kadastu    Toomas
Liisa Koppel    Marta
Kirill Karo    Aleksei
Joonas Koff    Jaan
Elbe Reiter    Tiiu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Klaus Haro    Director
Anna Heinamaa    Screenwriter
Tuomo Hutri    Director of Photography
Gert Wilden Jr    Composer
Jaagup Roomet    Production Designer
Tiina Kaukanen    Costume Designer
Tambet Tasuja    Editor
Ueli Christen    Editor
Kai Nordberg    Producer
Kaarle Aho    Producer
Ivo Felt    Co-Producer
Jorg Bundschuh    Co-Producer

Theater Averages: Dunkirk Lands On Top with $13,579

July 26th, 2017

Dunkirk

The number one film on the overall weekend box office chart, Dunkirk, was also the number one film on the theater average chart earning an average of $13,579. The best limited release was Landline with an average of $13,139 in four theaters. Its reviews suggest it won’t maintain that average as it tries to expand. The final film in the $10,000 club was Girls Trip, which earned an average of $12,042. The film could have earned half that and it still would have been an okay opening for its production budget. More...


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Synopsis

A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion—fencing, which causes a conflict with the school’s principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel’s background…Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice: risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,572 (5.8% of total gross)
Legs:6.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:14.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/7 max. theaters, 7.4 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $115,260

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,025 $95,951
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,769 $577,307
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,224 $673,258
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,807 $95,951

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 21st, 2017 (Limited) by CFI, released as The Fencer
International Releases: July 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
September 30th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Fencer (United Kingdom)
November 24th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Fencer (Australia)
May 26th, 2017 (Wide) (Argentina)
Video Release: April 10th, 2018 by Music Box Films Video, released as The Fencer
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 99 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set in Russia, Secret Police, Fugitive / On the Run, Set in Estonia, Fencing, Inspirational Teacher, Inspirational Coach
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Making Movies Oy
Production Countries: Estonia, Finland
Languages: Estonian, Russian

Leading Cast

Märt Avandi    Endel
Ursula Ratasepp    Kadri
Hendrik Toompere    Principal

Supporting Cast

Lembit Ulfsak    Jaan’s Grandfather
Ann-Lisett Rebane    Lea
Egert Kadastu    Toomas
Liisa Koppel    Marta
Kirill Karo    Aleksei
Joonas Koff    Jaan
Elbe Reiter    Tiiu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Klaus Haro    Director
Anna Heinamaa    Screenwriter
Tuomo Hutri    Director of Photography
Gert Wilden Jr    Composer
Jaagup Roomet    Production Designer
Tiina Kaukanen    Costume Designer
Tambet Tasuja    Editor
Ueli Christen    Editor
Kai Nordberg    Producer
Kaarle Aho    Producer
Ivo Felt    Co-Producer
Jorg Bundschuh    Co-Producer

Theater Averages: Dunkirk Lands On Top with $13,579

July 26th, 2017

Dunkirk

The number one film on the overall weekend box office chart, Dunkirk, was also the number one film on the theater average chart earning an average of $13,579. The best limited release was Landline with an average of $13,139 in four theaters. Its reviews suggest it won’t maintain that average as it tries to expand. The final film in the $10,000 club was Girls Trip, which earned an average of $12,042. The film could have earned half that and it still would have been an okay opening for its production budget. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,025 $95,951
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,591 $115,260
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,028 $95,951
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 370 $95,951
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,807 $95,951
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,009 $115,260
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 216 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,515 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 997 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,744 $95,951
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,109 $95,951

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 57 $5,572   2 $2,786   $5,572 1
Aug 11, 2017 63 $5,812   4 $1,453   $15,146 4
Aug 18, 2017 71 $4,744 -18% 4 $1,186   $22,458 5
Aug 25, 2017 62 $13,943 +194% 5 $2,789   $39,727 6
Sep 1, 2017 67 $14,764 +6% 7 $2,109   $61,076 7
Sep 8, 2017 79 $5,399 -63% 6 $900   $71,673 8
Sep 15, 2017 77 $4,747 -12% 4 $1,187   $78,657 9
Sep 22, 2017 80 $3,408 -28% 4 $852   $83,849 10
Sep 29, 2017 82 $2,397 -30% 4 $599   $87,679 11
Oct 6, 2017 100 $644 -73% 2 $322   $89,353 12
Oct 13, 2017 104 $312 -52% 1 $312   $90,175 13
Oct 20, 2017 117 $116 -63% 1 $116   $90,433 14
Nov 17, 2017 88 $672   2 $336   $91,078 18
Dec 8, 2017 78 $637   1 $637   $92,037 21
Dec 22, 2017 59 $293   1 $293   $93,484 23
Dec 29, 2017 67 $311 +6% 1 $311   $94,157 24
Jan 5, 2018 72 $968 +211% 2 $484   $95,339 25
Jan 12, 2018 86 $291 -70% 1 $291   $95,834 26

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 21, 2017 55 $9,335   2 $4,668   $9,335 1
Aug 11, 2017 68 $8,380   4 $2,095   $17,714 4
Aug 18, 2017 71 $8,070 -4% 5 $1,614   $25,784 5
Aug 25, 2017 62 $20,528 +154% 5 $4,106   $46,312 6
Sep 1, 2017 70 $19,962 -3% 7 $2,852   $66,274 7
Sep 8, 2017 80 $7,636 -62% 6 $1,273   $73,910 8
Sep 15, 2017 85 $6,531 -14% 4 $1,633   $80,441 9
Sep 22, 2017 88 $4,841 -26% 4 $1,210   $85,282 10
Sep 29, 2017 88 $3,427 -29% 4 $857   $88,709 11
Oct 6, 2017 110 $1,154 -66% 2 $577   $89,863 12
Oct 13, 2017 112 $454 -61% 1 $454   $90,317 13
Nov 17, 2017 90 $994   2 $497   $91,542 18
Dec 8, 2017 76 $1,649   2 $825   $93,191 21
Dec 22, 2017 71 $655   1 $655   $93,846 23
Dec 29, 2017 72 $525 -20% 1 $525   $94,371 24
Jan 5, 2018 74 $1,172 +123% 2 $586   $95,543 25
Jan 12, 2018 90 $408 -65% 1 $408   $95,951 26

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 5/26/2017 $21,677 0 0 0 $47,443 1/1/2019
Australia 11/24/2016 $48,958 0 23 158 $348,888 9/9/2018
Spain 7/15/2016 $50,241 33 43 149 $175,507 9/1/2016
United Kingdom 9/30/2016 $5,469 6 6 6 $5,469 10/6/2016
 
International Total$577,307 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) 12,769 $577,307
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,660 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,075 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,673 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,448 $577,307
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,216 $577,307

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,224 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 15,801-15,900) 15,856 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,440 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 14,701-14,800) 14,713 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,177 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,697 $673,258
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,789 $673,258

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.