Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

Only Lovers Left Alive poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,876,685Details
International Box Office $1,130,076Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,006,761
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $2,098,851 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $1,496,318 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,595,169
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$87,989 (4.7% of total gross)
Legs:9.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/95 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,476,209

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 11th, 2014 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Croatia)
December 25th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
December 26th, 2013 (Wide) (Austria)
January 9th, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Lebanon)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 19th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2303, 12/24/2013)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
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Keywords: Vampire, Musicians, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Recorded Picture Company, Pandora Filmproduktion, Snow Wolf, Faliro House Productions, Le Pacte, HanWay Films
Production Countries: Cyprus, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2014 Theater Average 52 $21,997 Apr 11, 2014 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2014 32 $87,989   4 $21,997   $87,989 1
Apr 18, 2014 32 $116,944 +33% 17 $6,879   $252,402 2
Apr 25, 2014 26 $200,943 +72% 53 $3,791   $500,964 3
May 2, 2014 24 $192,320 -4% 67 $2,870   $786,361 4
May 9, 2014 29 $177,160 -8% 92 $1,926   $1,061,791 5
May 16, 2014 33 $122,498 -31% 95 $1,289   $1,288,536 6
May 23, 2014 38 $81,025 -34% 70 $1,158   $1,369,561 7
May 30, 2014 38 $48,566 -40% 52 $934   $1,556,793 8
Jun 6, 2014 52 $25,332 -48% 30 $844   $1,622,807 9
Jun 13, 2014 51 $22,417 -12% 27 $830   $1,663,225 10
Jun 20, 2014 52 $19,755 -12% 23 $859   $1,696,903 11
Jun 27, 2014 58 $19,596 -1% 22 $891   $1,731,534 12
Jul 4, 2014 49 $15,521 -21% 12 $1,293   $1,766,795 13
Jul 11, 2014 50 $17,227 +11% 12 $1,436   $1,794,059 14
Jul 18, 2014 56 $13,675 -21% 11 $1,243   $1,814,140 15
Jul 25, 2014 64 $8,979 -34% 10 $898   $1,826,788 16
Aug 1, 2014 69 $8,283 -8% 7 $1,183   $1,841,122 17
Aug 8, 2014 74 $4,968 -40% 5 $994   $1,850,040 18
Aug 15, 2014 83 $3,078 -38% 3 $1,026   $1,860,314 19
Aug 29, 2014 76 $4,268   2 $2,134   $1,869,974 21
Sep 5, 2014 81 $5,168 +21% 2 $2,584   $1,876,685 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2014 31 $135,458   4 $33,865   $135,458 1
Apr 18, 2014 30 $164,563 +21% 17 $9,680   $300,021 2
Apr 25, 2014 25 $294,020 +79% 53 $5,548   $594,041 3
May 2, 2014 24 $290,590 -1% 67 $4,337   $884,631 4
May 9, 2014 29 $281,407 -3% 92 $3,059   $1,166,038 5
May 23, 2014 27 $219,691   70 $3,138   $1,508,227 7
May 30, 2014 37 $89,248 -59% 52 $1,716   $1,597,475 8
Jun 6, 2014 48 $43,333 -51% 30 $1,444   $1,640,808 9
Jun 13, 2014 50 $36,340 -16% 27 $1,346   $1,677,148 10
Jun 20, 2014 46 $34,790 -4% 23 $1,513   $1,711,938 11
Jun 27, 2014 52 $39,336 +13% 22 $1,788   $1,751,274 12
Jul 4, 2014 46 $25,558 -35% 12 $2,130   $1,776,832 13
Jul 11, 2014 49 $23,633 -8% 12 $1,969   $1,800,465 14
Jul 18, 2014 62 $17,344 -27% 11 $1,577   $1,817,809 15
Jul 25, 2014 65 $15,030 -13% 10 $1,503   $1,832,839 16
Aug 1, 2014 67 $12,233 -19% 7 $1,748   $1,845,072 17
Aug 8, 2014 68 $12,164 -1% 5 $2,433   $1,857,236 18
Aug 29, 2014 81 $5,811   2 $2,906   $1,871,517 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/25/2022 $359 1 1 3 $188,866 7/8/2024
Austria 12/26/2013 $44,595 16 16 16 $65,581 12/13/2015
Croatia 12/12/2013 $4,526 4 4 12 $10,049 12/30/2018
Germany 12/25/2013 $376,367 87 87 87 $411,299 12/13/2015
Hong Kong 7/24/2014 $20,726 9 9 9 $25,802 12/17/2015
Lebanon 5/22/2014 $0 0 1 2 $4,752 12/30/2018
Slovenia 6/19/2014 $0 0 1 2 $10,377 12/15/2015
South Korea 1/9/2014 $0 0 3 3 $229,324 8/21/2019
Spain 6/13/2014 $0 0 19 39 $184,026 12/17/2015
 
International Total$1,130,076 7/8/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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

Tilda Swinton    Eve

Supporting Cast

Tom Hiddleston    Adam
Mia Wasikowska    Ava
Anton Yelchin    Ian
John Hurt    Marlowe
Jeffrey Wright    Dr. Watson
Slimane Dazi    Bilal
Carter Logan    Scott
Yasmine Hamdan    Yasmine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jim Jarmusch    Director
Jim Jarmusch    Screenwriter
Jeremy Thomas    Producer
Reinhard Brundig    Producer
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos    Executive Producer
Jean Labadie    Executive Producer
Bart Walker    Executive Producer
Stacey Smith    Executive Producer
Peter Watson    Executive Producer
Yorick Le Saux    Director of Photography
Marco Bittner Rosser    Production Designer
Bina Daigeler    Costume Designer
Affonso Goncalves    Editor
Jozef Van Wissem    Composer
Chris O’ Hara    Second Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 19th, 2014

August 19th, 2014

There are a number of big releases on this week's list, especially if you like TV on DVD. However, there are not a lot of releases in total. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the biggest release by a wide margin, but it is not the best. For that honor, I would have to chose Boardwalk Empire: Season 4 on Blu-ray. More...

Per Theater Chart: Eat It Up

May 14th, 2014

Chef poster

It was a good week on the per theater chart with five films in the $10,000 club, led by Chef with an average of $34,160 in six theaters, which is the third best opening average of the year so far. Palo Alto was well back, but was still strong earning an average of $15,865 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, Neighbors, was next with an average of $14,954. There were also a couple of holdovers in the $10,000 club, which is impressive. Ida held on strong earning an average of $12,223 in seven theaters, with room to keep growing. Belle expanded from 4 theaters to 45 theaters, but still managed an average of $10,825. By this time next week, it will have reached its first major milestone, with more to come. More...

Per Theater Chart: Only Lovers Left on Top

April 15th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Only Lovers Left Alive earned top spot on the per theater chart with ease earning an average of $21,997 in four theaters. Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the only other film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $10,481. More...

Weekend Estimates: Winter Soldier Beats Out Rio

April 13th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

When Friday's numbers came in, the consensus was that Rio 2 would take the weekend, but relatively weak Saturday numbers for the debutant, and strength through the weekend for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, means that the final weekend estimates on Sunday morning point towards a win for Marvel's superheroes. Captain America is projected to earn $41.4 million over three days for a domestic total around $159 million after two weekends. That's well ahead of the original's $117 million at this stage in its release, and the film's worldwide box office will better the first film's final global total by the end of the weekend too. Rio 2, meanwhile, will have an opening weekend almost identical to Rio, which is a slight disappointment, but hardly a disaster. More...

Limited Releases: Looking for the Perfect Limited Release

April 11th, 2014

Perfect Sisters poster

This weekend is almost as busy for limited releases as last week, and on the plus side, there are a handful of films that are worth checking out. Only Lovers Left Alive and Joe are both earning great reviews. On the other hand, Only Lovers Left Alive is probably too "Art House" to thrive, while Joe is opening too wide and on Video on Demand, so its box office chances are also limited. Dancing in Jaffa is earning perfect reviews, but documentaries rarely have breakout success. Finally, Disco Singh could be a surprise hit, as it could be on track to break records in its native India. More...


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Synopsis

Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$87,989 (4.7% of total gross)
Legs:9.34 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/95 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,476,209

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu
Hulu:Hulu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 11th, 2014 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 12th, 2013 (Wide) (Croatia)
December 25th, 2013 (Wide) (Germany)
December 26th, 2013 (Wide) (Austria)
January 9th, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 22nd, 2014 (Wide) (Lebanon)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 19th, 2014 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language and brief nudity.
(Rating bulletin 2303, 12/24/2013)
Running Time: 123 minutes
Comparisons: vs. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Vampire, Musicians, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Recorded Picture Company, Pandora Filmproduktion, Snow Wolf, Faliro House Productions, Le Pacte, HanWay Films
Production Countries: Cyprus, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2014 Theater Average 52 $21,997 Apr 11, 2014 3

Leading Cast

Tilda Swinton    Eve

Supporting Cast

Tom Hiddleston    Adam
Mia Wasikowska    Ava
Anton Yelchin    Ian
John Hurt    Marlowe
Jeffrey Wright    Dr. Watson
Slimane Dazi    Bilal
Carter Logan    Scott
Yasmine Hamdan    Yasmine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jim Jarmusch    Director
Jim Jarmusch    Screenwriter
Jeremy Thomas    Producer
Reinhard Brundig    Producer
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos    Executive Producer
Jean Labadie    Executive Producer
Bart Walker    Executive Producer
Stacey Smith    Executive Producer
Peter Watson    Executive Producer
Yorick Le Saux    Director of Photography
Marco Bittner Rosser    Production Designer
Bina Daigeler    Costume Designer
Affonso Goncalves    Editor
Jozef Van Wissem    Composer
Chris O’ Hara    Second Second Assistant Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

December 6th, 2014

Birdman poster

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.

More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 19th, 2014

August 19th, 2014

There are a number of big releases on this week's list, especially if you like TV on DVD. However, there are not a lot of releases in total. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the biggest release by a wide margin, but it is not the best. For that honor, I would have to chose Boardwalk Empire: Season 4 on Blu-ray. More...

Per Theater Chart: Eat It Up

May 14th, 2014

Chef poster

It was a good week on the per theater chart with five films in the $10,000 club, led by Chef with an average of $34,160 in six theaters, which is the third best opening average of the year so far. Palo Alto was well back, but was still strong earning an average of $15,865 in four theaters. The overall box office leader, Neighbors, was next with an average of $14,954. There were also a couple of holdovers in the $10,000 club, which is impressive. Ida held on strong earning an average of $12,223 in seven theaters, with room to keep growing. Belle expanded from 4 theaters to 45 theaters, but still managed an average of $10,825. By this time next week, it will have reached its first major milestone, with more to come. More...

Per Theater Chart: Only Lovers Left on Top

April 15th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

Only Lovers Left Alive earned top spot on the per theater chart with ease earning an average of $21,997 in four theaters. Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the only other film in the $10,000 club as it earned an average of $10,481. More...

Weekend Estimates: Winter Soldier Beats Out Rio

April 13th, 2014

Captian America: The Winter Soldier poster

When Friday's numbers came in, the consensus was that Rio 2 would take the weekend, but relatively weak Saturday numbers for the debutant, and strength through the weekend for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, means that the final weekend estimates on Sunday morning point towards a win for Marvel's superheroes. Captain America is projected to earn $41.4 million over three days for a domestic total around $159 million after two weekends. That's well ahead of the original's $117 million at this stage in its release, and the film's worldwide box office will better the first film's final global total by the end of the weekend too. Rio 2, meanwhile, will have an opening weekend almost identical to Rio, which is a slight disappointment, but hardly a disaster. More...

Limited Releases: Looking for the Perfect Limited Release

April 11th, 2014

Perfect Sisters poster

This weekend is almost as busy for limited releases as last week, and on the plus side, there are a handful of films that are worth checking out. Only Lovers Left Alive and Joe are both earning great reviews. On the other hand, Only Lovers Left Alive is probably too "Art House" to thrive, while Joe is opening too wide and on Video on Demand, so its box office chances are also limited. Dancing in Jaffa is earning perfect reviews, but documentaries rarely have breakout success. Finally, Disco Singh could be a surprise hit, as it could be on track to break records in its native India. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2014 32 $87,989   4 $21,997   $87,989 1
Apr 18, 2014 32 $116,944 +33% 17 $6,879   $252,402 2
Apr 25, 2014 26 $200,943 +72% 53 $3,791   $500,964 3
May 2, 2014 24 $192,320 -4% 67 $2,870   $786,361 4
May 9, 2014 29 $177,160 -8% 92 $1,926   $1,061,791 5
May 16, 2014 33 $122,498 -31% 95 $1,289   $1,288,536 6
May 23, 2014 38 $81,025 -34% 70 $1,158   $1,369,561 7
May 30, 2014 38 $48,566 -40% 52 $934   $1,556,793 8
Jun 6, 2014 52 $25,332 -48% 30 $844   $1,622,807 9
Jun 13, 2014 51 $22,417 -12% 27 $830   $1,663,225 10
Jun 20, 2014 52 $19,755 -12% 23 $859   $1,696,903 11
Jun 27, 2014 58 $19,596 -1% 22 $891   $1,731,534 12
Jul 4, 2014 49 $15,521 -21% 12 $1,293   $1,766,795 13
Jul 11, 2014 50 $17,227 +11% 12 $1,436   $1,794,059 14
Jul 18, 2014 56 $13,675 -21% 11 $1,243   $1,814,140 15
Jul 25, 2014 64 $8,979 -34% 10 $898   $1,826,788 16
Aug 1, 2014 69 $8,283 -8% 7 $1,183   $1,841,122 17
Aug 8, 2014 74 $4,968 -40% 5 $994   $1,850,040 18
Aug 15, 2014 83 $3,078 -38% 3 $1,026   $1,860,314 19
Aug 29, 2014 76 $4,268   2 $2,134   $1,869,974 21
Sep 5, 2014 81 $5,168 +21% 2 $2,584   $1,876,685 22

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 11, 2014 31 $135,458   4 $33,865   $135,458 1
Apr 18, 2014 30 $164,563 +21% 17 $9,680   $300,021 2
Apr 25, 2014 25 $294,020 +79% 53 $5,548   $594,041 3
May 2, 2014 24 $290,590 -1% 67 $4,337   $884,631 4
May 9, 2014 29 $281,407 -3% 92 $3,059   $1,166,038 5
May 23, 2014 27 $219,691   70 $3,138   $1,508,227 7
May 30, 2014 37 $89,248 -59% 52 $1,716   $1,597,475 8
Jun 6, 2014 48 $43,333 -51% 30 $1,444   $1,640,808 9
Jun 13, 2014 50 $36,340 -16% 27 $1,346   $1,677,148 10
Jun 20, 2014 46 $34,790 -4% 23 $1,513   $1,711,938 11
Jun 27, 2014 52 $39,336 +13% 22 $1,788   $1,751,274 12
Jul 4, 2014 46 $25,558 -35% 12 $2,130   $1,776,832 13
Jul 11, 2014 49 $23,633 -8% 12 $1,969   $1,800,465 14
Jul 18, 2014 62 $17,344 -27% 11 $1,577   $1,817,809 15
Jul 25, 2014 65 $15,030 -13% 10 $1,503   $1,832,839 16
Aug 1, 2014 67 $12,233 -19% 7 $1,748   $1,845,072 17
Aug 8, 2014 68 $12,164 -1% 5 $2,433   $1,857,236 18
Aug 29, 2014 81 $5,811   2 $2,906   $1,871,517 21

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/25/2022 $359 1 1 3 $188,866 7/8/2024
Austria 12/26/2013 $44,595 16 16 16 $65,581 12/13/2015
Croatia 12/12/2013 $4,526 4 4 12 $10,049 12/30/2018
Germany 12/25/2013 $376,367 87 87 87 $411,299 12/13/2015
Hong Kong 7/24/2014 $20,726 9 9 9 $25,802 12/17/2015
Lebanon 5/22/2014 $0 0 1 2 $4,752 12/30/2018
Slovenia 6/19/2014 $0 0 1 2 $10,377 12/15/2015
South Korea 1/9/2014 $0 0 3 3 $229,324 8/21/2019
Spain 6/13/2014 $0 0 19 39 $184,026 12/17/2015
 
International Total$1,130,076 7/8/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.