Synopsis
True-life story of a young journalist who finds a father figure in legendary author Ernest Hemingway. Their relationship began in the late 1950’s when Ed Myers, then a junior reporter at The Miami Herald, wrote a fan letter to his idol. Myers thought he was being pranked when the larger than life Hemingway phoned the newsroom a week later, inviting him to Havana. “Good letter, kid,” the famous voice growled. “You like to fish?” Hidden away at his private estate with his wife Mary, the elusive author mentors Myers in fishing, drinking, and finding his voice while the Cuban Revolution boils up around them. In this turbulent landscape, observing an icon in his twilight years, Myers discovers his strength while recognizing that all of our heroes are
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $475,224 (42.6% of total gross) |
Legs: | 2.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 24.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 325 opening theaters/325 max. theaters, 2.1 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,390,318 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) | 8,873 | $1,115,615 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) | 7,476 | $3,523,922 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) | 10,332 | $4,639,537 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) | 1,596 | $1,115,615 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) | 3,239 | $1,115,615 |
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) | 1,824 | $3,523,922 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) | 2,926 | $4,639,537 |
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: | April 29th, 2016 (Limited) by Yari Film Group Releasing |
International Releases: | March 18th, 2016 (Wide), released as PAPA (China)
January 6th, 2017 (Wide), released as Папа Хемингуей в Куба (Bulgaria) July 5th, 2018 (Wide), released as Papa Hemingway in Cuba (South Korea) |
Video Release: | October 11th, 2016 by Fox Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | R for language, sexuality, some violence and nudity. (Rating bulletin 2417 (Cert #50368), 3/23/2016) |
Running Time: | 106 minutes |
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Keywords: | 1950s, Set in Cuba, Revolution, Writing and Writers, Investigative Journalist |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Yari Film Group, Magenta Light, Sunstone Film Productions, Odyssey Media |
Production Countries: | Cuba |
Languages: | English |