Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer (2015)

Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $288,434Details
International Box Office $2,752,337Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,040,771
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $51,948 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $12,748 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $64,696
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Synopsis

Germany, 1957. Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant colonel, responsible for the mass deportation of the Jews, is allegedly hiding in Buenos Aires. Bauer, himself Jewish, has been trying to take crimes from the Third Reich to court ever since his return from Danish exile. However, with no success so far due to the fierce German determination to repress its sinister past. Because of his distrust in the German justice system, Fritz Bauer contacts the Israeli secret service Mossad, and, by doing so, commits treason. Bauer is not seeking revenge for the Holocaust -- he is concerned with the German future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,781 (11.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/35 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $359,448

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group, released as The People vs Fritz Bauer
International Releases: October 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
April 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
April 15th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
April 28th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
April 29th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
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Video Release: January 10th, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The People vs Fritz Bauer
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2429 (Cert #50505), 6/15/2016)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Germans and Jews
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Keywords: Nazi, World War II, 1950s, 1960s, Lawyers, Nightclub, Set in West Germany, Government Corruption, Nazis Outside of World War II
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Zero One Film, Terz Film, WDR, HR, Arte, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, FFA, Filmfoederung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Hessischer Filmfoerderung, DFFB
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: German

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 49 $33,781   6 $5,630   $33,781 1
Aug 26, 2016 56 $22,156 -34% 8 $2,770   $73,361 2
Sep 2, 2016 55 $37,051 +67% 12 $3,088   $124,431 3
Sep 9, 2016 55 $30,599 -17% 21 $1,457   $179,060 4
Sep 16, 2016 45 $44,726 +46% 34 $1,315   $237,368 5
Sep 23, 2016 50 $23,148 -48% 19 $1,218   $277,636 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 50 $51,205   6 $8,534   $51,205 1
Aug 26, 2016 58 $36,175 -29% 8 $4,522   $87,380 2
Sep 2, 2016 55 $61,081 +69% 12 $5,090   $148,461 3
Sep 9, 2016 55 $44,815 -27% 23 $1,948   $193,276 4
Sep 16, 2016 46 $61,163 +36% 35 $1,748   $254,439 5
Sep 23, 2016 51 $33,995 -44% 20 $1,700   $288,434 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/1/2016 $41 1 1 1 $41 11/29/2018
France 4/15/2016 $203,931 0 0 0 $203,931 8/17/2018
Germany 10/2/2015 $260,726 0 0 0 $1,925,793 8/23/2018
Italy 4/29/2016 $115,641 0 0 0 $274,091 6/9/2016
Netherlands 4/28/2016 $30,232 23 23 23 $35,617 6/8/2016
Portugal 7/1/2016 $3,450 4 4 9 $9,803 7/22/2016
Spain 4/29/2016 $72,152 29 50 231 $303,061 11/17/2018
 
International Total$2,752,337 11/29/2018

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

Burghart Klaussner    Fritz Bauer

Supporting Cast

Ronald Zehrfeld    Karl Angermann
Sebastian Blomberg    Ulrich Kreidler
Jorg Schuttauf    Paul Gebhardt
Lilith Stangenberg    Victoria
Laura Tonke    Frȁulein Schütt
Gotz Schubert    Georg-August Zinn
Cornelia Groschel    Charlotte Angermann
Robert Atzorn    Charlotte's Father
Matthias Weidenhofer    Zvi Aharoni

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lars Kraume    Director
Lars Kraume    Screenwriter
Olivier Guez    Screenwriter
Thomas Kufus    Producer
Christoph Friedel    Co-Producer
Jens Harant    Director of Photography
Barbara Gies    Editor
Nessie Nesslauer    Casting Director
Nicole Schmied    Casting Director
Cora Pratz    Production Designer
Esther Walz    Costume Designer
Julian Maas    Music Supervisor
Christoph M. Kaiser    Music Supervisor

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January 9th, 2017

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Limited and VOD Releases: No Monster Releases

August 19th, 2016

Closet Monster

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Synopsis

Germany, 1957. Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant colonel, responsible for the mass deportation of the Jews, is allegedly hiding in Buenos Aires. Bauer, himself Jewish, has been trying to take crimes from the Third Reich to court ever since his return from Danish exile. However, with no success so far due to the fierce German determination to repress its sinister past. Because of his distrust in the German justice system, Fritz Bauer contacts the Israeli secret service Mossad, and, by doing so, commits treason. Bauer is not seeking revenge for the Holocaust -- he is concerned with the German future.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$33,781 (11.7% of total gross)
Legs:6.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:6 opening theaters/35 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $359,448

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Limited) by Cohen Media Group, released as The People vs Fritz Bauer
International Releases: October 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Germany)
April 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Argentina)
April 15th, 2016 (Wide) (France)
April 28th, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands)
April 29th, 2016 (Wide) (Italy)
... Show all releases
Video Release: January 10th, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The People vs Fritz Bauer
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2429 (Cert #50505), 6/15/2016)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Germans and Jews
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Nazi, World War II, 1950s, 1960s, Lawyers, Nightclub, Set in West Germany, Government Corruption, Nazis Outside of World War II
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Zero One Film, Terz Film, WDR, HR, Arte, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, FFA, Filmfoederung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Hessischer Filmfoerderung, DFFB
Production Countries: Germany
Languages: German

Leading Cast

Burghart Klaussner    Fritz Bauer

Supporting Cast

Ronald Zehrfeld    Karl Angermann
Sebastian Blomberg    Ulrich Kreidler
Jorg Schuttauf    Paul Gebhardt
Lilith Stangenberg    Victoria
Laura Tonke    Frȁulein Schütt
Gotz Schubert    Georg-August Zinn
Cornelia Groschel    Charlotte Angermann
Robert Atzorn    Charlotte's Father
Matthias Weidenhofer    Zvi Aharoni

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

Production and Technical Credits

Lars Kraume    Director
Lars Kraume    Screenwriter
Olivier Guez    Screenwriter
Thomas Kufus    Producer
Christoph Friedel    Co-Producer
Jens Harant    Director of Photography
Barbara Gies    Editor
Nessie Nesslauer    Casting Director
Nicole Schmied    Casting Director
Cora Pratz    Production Designer
Esther Walz    Costume Designer
Julian Maas    Music Supervisor
Christoph M. Kaiser    Music Supervisor

Home Market Releases for January 10th, 2017

January 9th, 2017

His Girl Friday

There’s a lull in the quality and quantity of releases on the home market, one that will continue until the holiday releases start coming out. That’s not to say there are no releases worth picking up. Under the Shadow is an amazing horror film and the DVD is a Contender for Pick of the Week. However, the winner of that honor is The Criterion Collection release for His Girl Friday oni Blu-ray. More...

Theater Averages: Darkness has a Lovely Start with an Average of $18,585

August 24th, 2016

A Tale of Love and Darkness

Natalie Portman’s feature-length directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was the only film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,585 in two theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: No Monster Releases

August 19th, 2016

Closet Monster

There are a number of interesting limited releases on this week’s list, including Lo And Behold, Reveries Of The Connected World, Morris from America, Imperium, and Closet Monster. Unfortunately, while all of them are earning good reviews, none of them are likely to be hits in theaters. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 49 $33,781   6 $5,630   $33,781 1
Aug 26, 2016 56 $22,156 -34% 8 $2,770   $73,361 2
Sep 2, 2016 55 $37,051 +67% 12 $3,088   $124,431 3
Sep 9, 2016 55 $30,599 -17% 21 $1,457   $179,060 4
Sep 16, 2016 45 $44,726 +46% 34 $1,315   $237,368 5
Sep 23, 2016 50 $23,148 -48% 19 $1,218   $277,636 6

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 50 $51,205   6 $8,534   $51,205 1
Aug 26, 2016 58 $36,175 -29% 8 $4,522   $87,380 2
Sep 2, 2016 55 $61,081 +69% 12 $5,090   $148,461 3
Sep 9, 2016 55 $44,815 -27% 23 $1,948   $193,276 4
Sep 16, 2016 46 $61,163 +36% 35 $1,748   $254,439 5
Sep 23, 2016 51 $33,995 -44% 20 $1,700   $288,434 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 4/1/2016 $41 1 1 1 $41 11/29/2018
France 4/15/2016 $203,931 0 0 0 $203,931 8/17/2018
Germany 10/2/2015 $260,726 0 0 0 $1,925,793 8/23/2018
Italy 4/29/2016 $115,641 0 0 0 $274,091 6/9/2016
Netherlands 4/28/2016 $30,232 23 23 23 $35,617 6/8/2016
Portugal 7/1/2016 $3,450 4 4 9 $9,803 7/22/2016
Spain 4/29/2016 $72,152 29 50 231 $303,061 11/17/2018
 
International Total$2,752,337 11/29/2018

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.