The Cut (2015)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $28,066Details
International Box Office $417,385Details
Worldwide Box Office $445,451
Further financial details...

Synopsis

1915: Armenian blacksmith Nazaret Manoogian lives in Mardin, north-eastern Mesopotamia, with his wife Rakel and their twin daughters Arsinée and Lucinée During World War I, the political winds turn and the minorities of the Ottoman Empire suddenly acquire enemy status. One night, Turkish gendarmes arrest Nazaret, his brother Hrant, and their brother-in-law Vahan, leaving behind Nazaret’s wife Rakel and the twin girls. The men are forced to work as road builders. Anyone who refuses will be shot. Anyone converting to Islam gets pardoned, an offer that few accept. The prisoners watch groups of old Armenians, women and children pass by while they work in the blazing heat. The gendarmes suddenly disappear one morning. But before Nazaret and the others manage to escape, they are arrested again by a crew of mercenaries and ex-convicts. Chained to one another, they are taken to a deep valley to be executed by sword and knife –in order to save bullets. Nazaret suffers a life-threatening cut to the neck, but survives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,327 (19.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:6.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,919 $28,066
All Time International Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,306 $417,385
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,301-18,400) 18,301 $445,451
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,485 $28,066

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2015 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
International Releases: January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
February 20th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
April 10th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
July 3rd, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 138 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Ottoman Lieutenant
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Keywords: Set in Turkey, 1910s, Genocide, Missing Person, Mute
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bombero Intl. , Pyramide Productions, Pandora Filmproduktion, Corazon Intl, NDR, ARD/Degeto
Production Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russian Federation, Turkey
Languages: Arabic, English, Kurdish, Spanish, Turkish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 79 $5,327   5 $1,065   $5,327 1
Sep 25, 2015 82 $4,880 -8% 3 $1,627   $15,123 2
Oct 2, 2015 95 $2,476 -49% 3 $825   $20,937 3
Oct 9, 2015 102 $457 -82% 2 $229   $23,039 4
Oct 16, 2015 92 $839 +84% 3 $280   $23,878 5
Nov 6, 2015 103 $355   1 $355   $27,531 8
Nov 13, 2015 100 $255 -28% 1 $255   $28,066 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 78 $10,243   5 $2,049   $10,243 1
Sep 25, 2015 81 $8,218 -20% 3 $2,739   $18,461 2
Oct 2, 2015 96 $4,121 -50% 3 $1,374   $22,582 3
Oct 9, 2015 110 $457 -89% 1 $457   $23,039 4
Oct 16, 2015 101 $1,501 +228% 3 $500   $24,540 5
Oct 30, 2015 93 $2,636   2 $1,318   $27,176 7
Nov 6, 2015 110 $635 -76% 1 $635   $27,811 8
Nov 13, 2015 110 $255 -60% 1 $255   $28,066 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 1/16/2015 $142,391 0 0 0 $153,083 8/20/2018
Italy 4/10/2015 $50,434 0 0 0 $50,434 11/6/2018
Russia (CIS) 2/20/2015 $72,020 150 150 300 $135,711 11/19/2018
Spain 7/3/2015 $22,362 33 33 116 $78,157 11/28/2018
 
International Total$417,385 11/28/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Tahar Rahim    Nazaret Manoogian
Hindi Zahra    Rakel

Supporting Cast

Simon Abkarian    Krikor
Makram Khoury    Omar Nasreddin
Kevork Malikyan    Hagob Nakashian
Bartu Kucukcalayan    Mehmet
Trine Dyrholm    Headmistress
Moritz Bleibtreu    Peter Edelman
Akin Gazi    Hrant
George Georgiou    Vahan
Arevik Martirosyan    Ani
Arsinee Khanjian    Mrs. Nakashian

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

Production and Technical Credits

Fatih Akin    Director
Fatih Akin    Screenwriter
Mardik Martin    Screenwriter
Fatih Akin    Producer
Karl Baumgartner    Producer
Reinhard Brundig    Producer
Nurhan Sekerci-Porst    Producer
Flaminio Zadra    Producer
Allan Starski    Production Designer
Andrew Bird    Editor

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Synopsis

1915: Armenian blacksmith Nazaret Manoogian lives in Mardin, north-eastern Mesopotamia, with his wife Rakel and their twin daughters Arsinée and Lucinée During World War I, the political winds turn and the minorities of the Ottoman Empire suddenly acquire enemy status. One night, Turkish gendarmes arrest Nazaret, his brother Hrant, and their brother-in-law Vahan, leaving behind Nazaret’s wife Rakel and the twin girls. The men are forced to work as road builders. Anyone who refuses will be shot. Anyone converting to Islam gets pardoned, an offer that few accept. The prisoners watch groups of old Armenians, women and children pass by while they work in the blazing heat. The gendarmes suddenly disappear one morning. But before Nazaret and the others manage to escape, they are arrested again by a crew of mercenaries and ex-convicts. Chained to one another, they are taken to a deep valley to be executed by sword and knife –in order to save bullets. Nazaret suffers a life-threatening cut to the neck, but survives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,327 (19.0% of total gross)
Legs:5.27 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:6.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:5 opening theaters/5 max. theaters, 3.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $35,887

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,901-15,000) 14,919 $28,066
All Time International Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,306 $417,385
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,301-18,400) 18,301 $445,451
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,485 $28,066

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2015 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
International Releases: January 16th, 2015 (Wide) (France)
February 20th, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
April 10th, 2015 (Wide) (Italy)
July 3rd, 2015 (Wide) (Spain)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 138 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Ottoman Lieutenant
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Set in Turkey, 1910s, Genocide, Missing Person, Mute
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Bombero Intl. , Pyramide Productions, Pandora Filmproduktion, Corazon Intl, NDR, ARD/Degeto
Production Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russian Federation, Turkey
Languages: Arabic, English, Kurdish, Spanish, Turkish

Leading Cast

Tahar Rahim    Nazaret Manoogian
Hindi Zahra    Rakel

Supporting Cast

Simon Abkarian    Krikor
Makram Khoury    Omar Nasreddin
Kevork Malikyan    Hagob Nakashian
Bartu Kucukcalayan    Mehmet
Trine Dyrholm    Headmistress
Moritz Bleibtreu    Peter Edelman
Akin Gazi    Hrant
George Georgiou    Vahan
Arevik Martirosyan    Ani
Arsinee Khanjian    Mrs. Nakashian

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

Production and Technical Credits

Fatih Akin    Director
Fatih Akin    Screenwriter
Mardik Martin    Screenwriter
Fatih Akin    Producer
Karl Baumgartner    Producer
Reinhard Brundig    Producer
Nurhan Sekerci-Porst    Producer
Flaminio Zadra    Producer
Allan Starski    Production Designer
Andrew Bird    Editor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 79 $5,327   5 $1,065   $5,327 1
Sep 25, 2015 82 $4,880 -8% 3 $1,627   $15,123 2
Oct 2, 2015 95 $2,476 -49% 3 $825   $20,937 3
Oct 9, 2015 102 $457 -82% 2 $229   $23,039 4
Oct 16, 2015 92 $839 +84% 3 $280   $23,878 5
Nov 6, 2015 103 $355   1 $355   $27,531 8
Nov 13, 2015 100 $255 -28% 1 $255   $28,066 9

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2015 78 $10,243   5 $2,049   $10,243 1
Sep 25, 2015 81 $8,218 -20% 3 $2,739   $18,461 2
Oct 2, 2015 96 $4,121 -50% 3 $1,374   $22,582 3
Oct 9, 2015 110 $457 -89% 1 $457   $23,039 4
Oct 16, 2015 101 $1,501 +228% 3 $500   $24,540 5
Oct 30, 2015 93 $2,636   2 $1,318   $27,176 7
Nov 6, 2015 110 $635 -76% 1 $635   $27,811 8
Nov 13, 2015 110 $255 -60% 1 $255   $28,066 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
France 1/16/2015 $142,391 0 0 0 $153,083 8/20/2018
Italy 4/10/2015 $50,434 0 0 0 $50,434 11/6/2018
Russia (CIS) 2/20/2015 $72,020 150 150 300 $135,711 11/19/2018
Spain 7/3/2015 $22,362 33 33 116 $78,157 11/28/2018
 
International Total$417,385 11/28/2018

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.