Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,430,117Details
International Box Office $305,852Details
Worldwide Box Office $3,735,969
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,580 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:9.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:91.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/127 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,771,558

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2004 (Limited) by ThinkFilm
Video Release: September 20th, 2005 by Velocity/ThinkFilm, released as Born into Brothels
MPAA Rating: R for some sequences of strong language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Social and Cultural Documentary, Prostitution, Set in India, Coming of Age, Photography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Languages: Bengali, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 100 $169,356 Apr 1, 2005 117
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 86 $255,334 Mar 25, 2005 110
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 78 $330,194 Mar 18, 2005 103
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 81 $373,488 Mar 11, 2005 96
Theater Average 9th Weekend 72 $6,485 Feb 4, 2005 61
Theater Average 8th Weekend 26 $10,554 Jan 28, 2005 54

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 61 $10,580   1 $10,580   $14,605 1
Dec 17, 2004 56 $9,155 -13% 1 $9,155   $30,570 2
Dec 24, 2004 60 $4,315 -53% 1 $4,315   $41,890 3
Dec 31, 2004 67 $6,300 +46% 1 $6,300   $55,045 4
Jan 7, 2005 70 $7,495 +19% 1 $7,495   $66,725 5
Jan 14, 2005 65 $8,370 +12% 1 $8,370   $79,465 6
Jan 21, 2005 79 $3,660 -56% 1 $3,660   $85,930 7
Jan 28, 2005 55 $31,663 +765% 3 $10,554   $121,863 8
Feb 4, 2005 45 $77,818 +146% 12 $6,485   $211,195 9
Feb 11, 2005 46 $85,087 +9% 17 $5,005   $333,788 10
Feb 18, 2005 34 $144,000 +69% 32 $4,500   $512,000 11
Feb 25, 2005 35 $130,078 -10% 41 $3,173   $718,096 12
Mar 4, 2005 26 $263,490 +103% 65 $4,054   $1,060,543 13
Mar 11, 2005 22 $373,488 +42% 124 $3,012   $1,525,508 14
Mar 18, 2005 23 $330,194 -12% 127 $2,600   $2,002,934 15
Mar 25, 2005 25 $255,334 -23% 123 $2,076   $2,407,081 16
Apr 1, 2005 26 $169,356 -34% 111 $1,526   $2,712,494 17
Apr 8, 2005 35 $104,603 -38% 88 $1,189   $2,898,164 18
Apr 15, 2005 35 $96,657 -8% 80 $1,208   $3,051,994 19
Apr 22, 2005 42 $73,785 -24% 60 $1,230   $3,175,947 20
Apr 29, 2005 49 $44,823 -39% 44 $1,019   $3,263,046 21
May 6, 2005 47 $31,653 -29% 30 $1,055   $3,320,407 22
May 13, 2005 50 $28,766 -9% 24 $1,199   $3,370,574 23
May 20, 2005 56 $21,375 -26% 18 $1,188   $3,410,863 24

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2005 35 $31,000     32 $969   $542,982 76

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 53 $17,390   1 $17,390   $21,415 2
Dec 17, 2004 54 $16,160 -7% 1 $16,160   $37,575 3
Dec 24, 2004 59 $11,170 -31% 1 $11,170   $48,745 4
Dec 31, 2004 67 $10,485 -6% 1 $10,485   $59,230 5
Jan 7, 2005 70 $11,865 +13% 1 $11,865   $71,095 6
Jan 14, 2005 66 $11,175 -6% 1 $11,175   $82,270 7
Jan 21, 2005 75 $7,930 -29% 1 $7,930   $90,200 8
Jan 28, 2005 55 $43,177 +444% 3 $14,392   $133,377 9
Feb 4, 2005 46 $115,324 +167% 12 $9,610   $248,701 10
Feb 11, 2005 47 $119,299 +3% 17 $7,018   $368,000 11
Feb 18, 2005 35 $220,018 +84% 32 $6,876   $588,018 12
Feb 25, 2005 36 $209,035 -5% 41 $5,098   $797,053 13
Mar 4, 2005 27 $354,967 +70% 65 $5,461   $1,152,020 14
Mar 11, 2005 23 $520,720 +47% 124 $4,199   $1,672,740 15
Mar 18, 2005 24 $479,007 -8% 127 $3,772   $2,151,747 16
Mar 25, 2005 26 $391,391 -18% 123 $3,182   $2,543,138 17
Apr 1, 2005 26 $250,423 -36% 111 $2,256   $2,793,561 18
Apr 8, 2005 32 $161,776 -35% 88 $1,838   $2,955,337 19
Apr 15, 2005 33 $146,825 -9% 80 $1,835   $3,102,162 20
Apr 22, 2005 39 $116,061 -21% 60 $1,934   $3,218,223 21
Apr 29, 2005 48 $70,531 -39% 44 $1,603   $3,288,754 22
May 6, 2005 45 $53,054 -25% 30 $1,768   $3,341,808 23
May 13, 2005 46 $47,680 -10% 24 $1,987   $3,389,488 24
May 20, 2005 47 $40,629 -15% 18 $2,257   $3,430,117 25

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Zana Briski    Director
Ross Kauffman    Director
Zana Briski    Screenwriter
Ross Kauffman    Screenwriter

DVD Releases for September 20, 2005

September 19th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. There were a few first run releases this week and more than a couple from the TV on DVD category, but the DVD pick of the week goes to a Special Edition release, Mallrats - 10th Anniversary Extended Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Everybody was Still Kung-Fu Fighting

April 19th, 2005

Last week's winner on the per theater chart, Kung Fu Hustle, was able to repeat on top of the charts. The film dropped a mere 8% to $35,373, and this bodes very well for its wide release this Friday. Next on the list was the new film It's All Gone Pete Tong, which earned $19,717 in its lone theater, and was slightly ahead of the average for House of D at $18,186 average in two theaters. Rounding out the $10,000 club was the long-term release, Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela, which has been in theaters for half-a-year and earned $11,102 in its lone theater this week. More...

Tie at the Top of Per Theater Chart

March 22nd, 2005

There was a tie this weekend atop the Per Theater Chart between Melinda and Melinda, both of which were directed by the team of Woody and Allen. Melinda and Melinda earned an amazing $74,238 in its lone theater, which is the best per theater average ever for a Fox Searchlight film over a three-day weekend. More...

Famed Oscar Bounce Falls Flat

March 8th, 2005

A dozen films took home Oscars a little over a week ago, and while this usually results in a significant bounce at the box office, this year the returns were less than impressive. More...

Close Race on Per Theater Charts, But Both Films Fall Short

March 8th, 2005

No film was able to reach the $10,000 club on the per theater charts this week, but at least two films were close. Leading the way was the overall box office leader, The Pacifier, which opened with an average of $9,758. In second place with $9,020 was last week's winner, Downfall. More...

Aviator Has Icarus-Like Flight

February 27th, 2005

The Aviator started out Oscar evening extremely well, but it was Million Dollar Baby that won the biggest prizes at the 77th annual Academy Awards. More...

Sideways Full of Spirit

February 26th, 2005

Sideways swept the 20th annual Independent Spirit Awards winning all six categories it was nominated for. More...

Films Earn Early Oscars Gold

February 1st, 2005

Oscar Nominations gave a box office boost to many films this past weekend while other films are too far into their runs for it to make a difference, (The Motorcycle Diaries) or out of theatres completely, (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.) But of the 35 films that received Oscar Nominations, 17 saw increases in either their overall box office, per theatre average or both. More...

Amazing Boxing Comeback

February 1st, 2005

The re-release of the classic boxing movie Raging Bull topped the Per Theater Charts this past weekend with $13,568 in one theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Born into Brothels, which had its best performance since its debut, with over $30,000 in 3 theaters for an average of $10,554. More...

Eastwood Wins DGA Award - Becomes Oscars Favorite

January 31st, 2005

On Saturday, the Directors Guild of America celebrated their 57th annual awards. And while there were many winners, only two awards were for theatrical releases. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Zissou Living the High Life

December 14th, 2004

The highly anticipated release, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou easily topped the per theatre chart with $113 thousand in just two theatres for a $56,543 average. But since there was almost no doubt about whether the film would finish first, the real question is how well it stood up compared to Wes Anderson's previous release, The Royal Tenenbaums. That film, opened in 2001 with an average of $55,396 in five theatres, so taking into account the narrower release and inflation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou debut is weaker, and with merely average reviews it probably won't have the legs either. More...


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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,580 (0.3% of total gross)
Legs:9.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:91.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/127 max. theaters, 7.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $5,771,558

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2004 (Limited) by ThinkFilm
Video Release: September 20th, 2005 by Velocity/ThinkFilm, released as Born into Brothels
MPAA Rating: R for some sequences of strong language
Running Time: 85 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Oscars Best Documentary Winner, Social and Cultural Documentary, Prostitution, Set in India, Coming of Age, Photography
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Languages: Bengali, English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Biggest 17th Weekend Limited Release 100 $169,356 Apr 1, 2005 117
Biggest 16th Weekend Limited Release 86 $255,334 Mar 25, 2005 110
Biggest 15th Weekend Limited Release 78 $330,194 Mar 18, 2005 103
Biggest 14th Weekend Limited Release 81 $373,488 Mar 11, 2005 96
Theater Average 9th Weekend 72 $6,485 Feb 4, 2005 61
Theater Average 8th Weekend 26 $10,554 Jan 28, 2005 54

Production and Technical Credits

Zana Briski    Director
Ross Kauffman    Director
Zana Briski    Screenwriter
Ross Kauffman    Screenwriter

DVD Releases for September 20, 2005

September 19th, 2005

Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases, classics and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. There were a few first run releases this week and more than a couple from the TV on DVD category, but the DVD pick of the week goes to a Special Edition release, Mallrats - 10th Anniversary Extended Edition - Buy from Amazon. More...

Everybody was Still Kung-Fu Fighting

April 19th, 2005

Last week's winner on the per theater chart, Kung Fu Hustle, was able to repeat on top of the charts. The film dropped a mere 8% to $35,373, and this bodes very well for its wide release this Friday. Next on the list was the new film It's All Gone Pete Tong, which earned $19,717 in its lone theater, and was slightly ahead of the average for House of D at $18,186 average in two theaters. Rounding out the $10,000 club was the long-term release, Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela, which has been in theaters for half-a-year and earned $11,102 in its lone theater this week. More...

Tie at the Top of Per Theater Chart

March 22nd, 2005

There was a tie this weekend atop the Per Theater Chart between Melinda and Melinda, both of which were directed by the team of Woody and Allen. Melinda and Melinda earned an amazing $74,238 in its lone theater, which is the best per theater average ever for a Fox Searchlight film over a three-day weekend. More...

Famed Oscar Bounce Falls Flat

March 8th, 2005

A dozen films took home Oscars a little over a week ago, and while this usually results in a significant bounce at the box office, this year the returns were less than impressive. More...

Close Race on Per Theater Charts, But Both Films Fall Short

March 8th, 2005

No film was able to reach the $10,000 club on the per theater charts this week, but at least two films were close. Leading the way was the overall box office leader, The Pacifier, which opened with an average of $9,758. In second place with $9,020 was last week's winner, Downfall. More...

Aviator Has Icarus-Like Flight

February 27th, 2005

The Aviator started out Oscar evening extremely well, but it was Million Dollar Baby that won the biggest prizes at the 77th annual Academy Awards. More...

Sideways Full of Spirit

February 26th, 2005

Sideways swept the 20th annual Independent Spirit Awards winning all six categories it was nominated for. More...

Films Earn Early Oscars Gold

February 1st, 2005

Oscar Nominations gave a box office boost to many films this past weekend while other films are too far into their runs for it to make a difference, (The Motorcycle Diaries) or out of theatres completely, (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.) But of the 35 films that received Oscar Nominations, 17 saw increases in either their overall box office, per theatre average or both. More...

Amazing Boxing Comeback

February 1st, 2005

The re-release of the classic boxing movie Raging Bull topped the Per Theater Charts this past weekend with $13,568 in one theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was Born into Brothels, which had its best performance since its debut, with over $30,000 in 3 theaters for an average of $10,554. More...

Eastwood Wins DGA Award - Becomes Oscars Favorite

January 31st, 2005

On Saturday, the Directors Guild of America celebrated their 57th annual awards. And while there were many winners, only two awards were for theatrical releases. More...

Oscar Nominations Sidestep Box Office Giants

January 25th, 2005

The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and at first glance it appears that most of the nominations went to films with smaller budgets and box office results. Box office hits were nearly shut out of the major nominations. More...

Zissou Living the High Life

December 14th, 2004

The highly anticipated release, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou easily topped the per theatre chart with $113 thousand in just two theatres for a $56,543 average. But since there was almost no doubt about whether the film would finish first, the real question is how well it stood up compared to Wes Anderson's previous release, The Royal Tenenbaums. That film, opened in 2001 with an average of $55,396 in five theatres, so taking into account the narrower release and inflation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou debut is weaker, and with merely average reviews it probably won't have the legs either. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 61 $10,580   1 $10,580   $14,605 1
Dec 17, 2004 56 $9,155 -13% 1 $9,155   $30,570 2
Dec 24, 2004 60 $4,315 -53% 1 $4,315   $41,890 3
Dec 31, 2004 67 $6,300 +46% 1 $6,300   $55,045 4
Jan 7, 2005 70 $7,495 +19% 1 $7,495   $66,725 5
Jan 14, 2005 65 $8,370 +12% 1 $8,370   $79,465 6
Jan 21, 2005 79 $3,660 -56% 1 $3,660   $85,930 7
Jan 28, 2005 55 $31,663 +765% 3 $10,554   $121,863 8
Feb 4, 2005 45 $77,818 +146% 12 $6,485   $211,195 9
Feb 11, 2005 46 $85,087 +9% 17 $5,005   $333,788 10
Feb 18, 2005 34 $144,000 +69% 32 $4,500   $512,000 11
Feb 25, 2005 35 $130,078 -10% 41 $3,173   $718,096 12
Mar 4, 2005 26 $263,490 +103% 65 $4,054   $1,060,543 13
Mar 11, 2005 22 $373,488 +42% 124 $3,012   $1,525,508 14
Mar 18, 2005 23 $330,194 -12% 127 $2,600   $2,002,934 15
Mar 25, 2005 25 $255,334 -23% 123 $2,076   $2,407,081 16
Apr 1, 2005 26 $169,356 -34% 111 $1,526   $2,712,494 17
Apr 8, 2005 35 $104,603 -38% 88 $1,189   $2,898,164 18
Apr 15, 2005 35 $96,657 -8% 80 $1,208   $3,051,994 19
Apr 22, 2005 42 $73,785 -24% 60 $1,230   $3,175,947 20
Apr 29, 2005 49 $44,823 -39% 44 $1,019   $3,263,046 21
May 6, 2005 47 $31,653 -29% 30 $1,055   $3,320,407 22
May 13, 2005 50 $28,766 -9% 24 $1,199   $3,370,574 23
May 20, 2005 56 $21,375 -26% 18 $1,188   $3,410,863 24

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 21, 2005 35 $31,000     32 $969   $542,982 76

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 10, 2004 53 $17,390   1 $17,390   $21,415 2
Dec 17, 2004 54 $16,160 -7% 1 $16,160   $37,575 3
Dec 24, 2004 59 $11,170 -31% 1 $11,170   $48,745 4
Dec 31, 2004 67 $10,485 -6% 1 $10,485   $59,230 5
Jan 7, 2005 70 $11,865 +13% 1 $11,865   $71,095 6
Jan 14, 2005 66 $11,175 -6% 1 $11,175   $82,270 7
Jan 21, 2005 75 $7,930 -29% 1 $7,930   $90,200 8
Jan 28, 2005 55 $43,177 +444% 3 $14,392   $133,377 9
Feb 4, 2005 46 $115,324 +167% 12 $9,610   $248,701 10
Feb 11, 2005 47 $119,299 +3% 17 $7,018   $368,000 11
Feb 18, 2005 35 $220,018 +84% 32 $6,876   $588,018 12
Feb 25, 2005 36 $209,035 -5% 41 $5,098   $797,053 13
Mar 4, 2005 27 $354,967 +70% 65 $5,461   $1,152,020 14
Mar 11, 2005 23 $520,720 +47% 124 $4,199   $1,672,740 15
Mar 18, 2005 24 $479,007 -8% 127 $3,772   $2,151,747 16
Mar 25, 2005 26 $391,391 -18% 123 $3,182   $2,543,138 17
Apr 1, 2005 26 $250,423 -36% 111 $2,256   $2,793,561 18
Apr 8, 2005 32 $161,776 -35% 88 $1,838   $2,955,337 19
Apr 15, 2005 33 $146,825 -9% 80 $1,835   $3,102,162 20
Apr 22, 2005 39 $116,061 -21% 60 $1,934   $3,218,223 21
Apr 29, 2005 48 $70,531 -39% 44 $1,603   $3,288,754 22
May 6, 2005 45 $53,054 -25% 30 $1,768   $3,341,808 23
May 13, 2005 46 $47,680 -10% 24 $1,987   $3,389,488 24
May 20, 2005 47 $40,629 -15% 18 $2,257   $3,430,117 25

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.