Portugal Box Office for Blinded by the Light - O Poder da Música (2019)

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Blinded by the Light
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Portugal Box Office $33,605Details
Worldwide Box Office $19,529,914Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $599,761 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $551,394 Details
Total North America Video Sales $1,151,155
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Synopsis

Javed is a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$15,000,000
Portugal Releases: August 30th, 2019 (Wide), released as Blinded by the Light - O Poder da Música
Video Release: October 22nd, 2019 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and language including some ethnic slurs.
(Rating bulletin 2579 (Cert #52178), 5/22/2019)
Running Time: 114 minutes
Keywords: 1980s, Sundance Film Festival 2019, Set in England, Immigration, Dysfunctional Family, Bigotry, Poet, Indians, Comedy Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: New Line Cinema, Levantine Films, Ingenious Media, Bend It Films, Rakija Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2019/08/30 13 $15,764   21 $751   $15,764 1
2019/09/06 19 $4,441 -72% 19 $234   $27,602 2
2019/09/13 26 $1,412 -68% 10 $141   $33,605 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 8/30/2019 $7,091 37 37 37 $8,857 9/8/2019
Australia 10/25/2019 $139,837 57 57 336 $534,225 1/30/2020
Brazil 9/19/2019 $0 0 0 0 $77,493 7/24/2020
France 9/13/2019 $206,682 207 212 419 $351,850 9/30/2019
Italy 8/29/2019 $126,108 0 4 4 $236,991 10/19/2022
Netherlands 8/23/2019 $87,602 81 90 394 $438,407 10/19/2022
New Zealand 8/22/2019 $88,449 91 91 408 $307,463 10/19/2022
North America 8/16/2019 $4,333,305 2,307 2,307 7,362 $11,901,145 11/29/2023
Portugal 8/30/2019 $15,764 21 21 50 $33,605 10/19/2022
Spain 9/20/2019 $76,493 102 102 194 $131,571 10/3/2019
United Kingdom 8/9/2019 $1,167,486 544 544 1984 $4,115,149 11/6/2019
 
Rest of World $1,393,158
 
Worldwide Total$19,529,914 11/29/2023

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

Viveik Kalra    Javed

Supporting Cast

Kulvinder Ghir    Malik (Father)
Meera Ganatra    Noor
Nell Williams    Eliza
Aaron Phagura    Roops
Dean-Charles Chapman    Matt
Billy Barratt    Matt (10)
Ronak Chadha Berges    Javed (10)
Lee Barnett    Foreman
Kit Reeve    Emma
David Hayman    Mr. Evans
Nikita Mehta    Shazia (Sister)
Rob Brydon    Matt’s Dad
Lorraine Ashbourne    Kathy
Tara Divina    Yasmeen (Cousin)
Jeff Mirza    Mr. Shah
Frankie Fox    Colin Hand
Hayley Atwell    Ms. Clay
Scott Folan    Alan
Abigail Carter-Simpson    Waitress
Joshua Grant    Lad 1
Tom Stocks    Lad 2
Marcus Brigstocke    Robert—Eliza’s Dad
Olivia Poulet    Frances—Eliza’s Mum
Leo Shirley    Alex
Daniella Bowen    Reporter at Mosque
Sally Phillips    Mrs. Anderson
Kumiko Chadha Berges    Lilly
James Ballanger    Passport Official
Vincent Andriano    Billy
Kriss Dosanuh    Mr. Singh

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

Production and Technical Credits

Gurinder Chadha    Director
Jane Barclay    Producer
Gurinder Chadha    Producer
Jamal Daniel    Producer
Sarfraz Manzoor    Story based on the book “Greetings From Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll” by
Gurinder Chadha    Screenwriter
Paul Mayeda Berges    Screenwriter
Sarfraz Manzoor    Screenwriter
Tory Metzger    Executive Producer
Renee Witt    Executive Producer
Peter Touche    Executive Producer
Stephen Spence    Executive Producer
Hannah Leader    Executive Producer
Tracy Nurse    Executive Producer
Paul Mayeda Berges    Executive Producer
Nick Ellis    Production Designer
Justin Krish    Editor
A.R. Rahman    Composer
Ben Smithard    Director of Photography
Alice Dawson    Co-Producer
Annie Hardinge    Costume Designer
Glenn Freemantle    Sound Designer
Glenn Freemantle    Supervising Sound Editor
Dolores McGinley    Visual Effects Supervisor
Susie Figgis    Casting Director
Kirsty Kinnear    Casting Director
Beth Timbrell    Unit Production Manager
Lydia Currie    First Assistant Director
Grant Bailey    Supervising Art Director
Katie Bullock-Webster    Post-Production Supervisor
Amory Leader    Post-Production Supervisor
Richard Ketteridge    Additional Editor
Lisa Clifford-Owen    First Assistant Editor
Danny Salas    First Assistant Editor
Nigel Bunyon    First Assistant Editor
Rory Herbert    Script Supervisor
Lucy Howe    Set Decorator
Jenna McGranaghan    Costume Supervisor
Sally Tynan    Make-up and Hair Designer
Vinnie Jasal    Supervising Location Manager
Umberto Schramm    Location Manager
Charlotte Hemsley    Location Manager
Chris Reynolds    Special Effects Supervisor
Gillian Dodders    Supervising Dialogue Editor
James Wichall    Dialogue/ADR Editor
Emilie O’Connor    Dialogue/ADR Editor
Paul Wrightson    Dialogue/ADR Editor
Sam Walsh    Foley Mixer
Adam Bourne    Foley Editor
Mike Dowson    Re-recording Mixer
Johnathan Rush    Re-recording Mixer
Adam Scrivener    Re-recording Mixer
Mark Wellband    Visual Effects Producer
Chiara Finello    Visual Effects Producer
Peter Saville    Music Supervisor
Zoe Ellen Bryant    Music Supervisor
Amory Leader    Music Editor

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