Ernest et Celestine (2012)

Ernest & Celestine poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $292,562Details
International Box Office $9,083,882Details
Worldwide Box Office $9,376,444
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $348,259 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $313,041 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $661,300
Further financial details...

Metrics

Legs:7.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:3.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $386,905

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,857 $292,562
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,045 $9,083,882
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,838 $9,376,444

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: March 1st, 2013 (Limited) by Mongrel Media, released as Ernest & Celestine (Canada)
February 28th, 2014 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Ernest & Celestine
International Releases: December 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Lithuania)
March 1st, 2013 (Limited), released as Ernest & Celestine (Canada)
April 10th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
July 3rd, 2014 (Wide), released as Ernest & Celestine (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2022 (Wide) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 17th, 2014 by Cinedigm/New Video, released as Ernest & Celestine
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Comparisons: vs. The Lion King
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Keywords: Animal Lead, Poverty, Orphan, Busking, Musicians, Dream Sequence, Fugitive / On the Run, Prison, Courtroom / Legal Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 2013 59 $23,755   27 $880   $106,627 1
Mar 15, 2013 81 $5,362 -77% 14 $383   $117,160 2
Mar 22, 2013 102 $1,414 -74% 3 $471   $123,222 3
Mar 29, 2013 104 $1,702 +20% 1 $1,702   $127,432 4
Apr 5, 2013 114 $319 -81% 1 $319   $129,809 5
May 10, 2013 104 $651   3 $217   $135,013 1
Feb 28, 2014 63 $13,078   1 $13,078   $148,996 1
Mar 7, 2014 67 $10,953 -16% 6 $1,826   $161,878 2
Mar 14, 2014 51 $39,556 +261% 9 $4,395   $205,431 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 28, 2014 - $2,319     1 $2,319   $138,237 1
Mar 1, 2014 - $7,819 +237%   1 $7,819   $146,056 2
Mar 2, 2014 - $2,940 -62%   1 $2,940   $148,996 3
Mar 7, 2014 - $2,888   +25% 6 $481   $151,884 8
Mar 8, 2014 - $4,499 +56% -42% 6 $750   $156,383 9
Mar 9, 2014 - $3,566 -21% +21% 6 $594   $159,949 10
Mar 10, 2014 - $1,010 -72%   6 $168   $160,959 11
Mar 11, 2014 - $1,122 +11%   6 $187   $162,081 12
Mar 12, 2014 - $1,924 +71%   6 $321   $164,005 13
Mar 13, 2014 - $1,870 -3%   6 $312   $165,875 14
Apr 28, 2014 - $836     20 $42   $290,286 60
Apr 29, 2014 - $872 +4%   20 $44   $291,158 61
Apr 30, 2014 - $654 -25%   20 $33   $291,812 62
May 1, 2014 - $750 +15%   20 $38   $292,562 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 1, 2013 53 $76,637   27 $2,838   $76,637 1
Mar 8, 2013 62 $28,314 -63% 27 $1,049   $111,186 2
Mar 15, 2013 79 $8,814 -69% 17 $518   $121,808 3
Mar 22, 2013 97 $3,922 -56% 3 $1,307   $125,730 4
Mar 29, 2013 101 $3,388 -14% 1 $3,388   $129,490 1
Apr 5, 2013 102 $2,257 -33% 1 $2,257   $131,747 6
Apr 12, 2013 114 $714 -68% 1 $714   $132,461 1
Apr 19, 2013 112 $351 -51% 1 $351   $134,243 2
May 10, 2013 113 $650   3 $217   $135,012 1
May 17, 2013 99 $699 +8% 4 $175   $135,918 2
Feb 28, 2014 63 $15,007   1 $15,007   $150,925 1
Mar 7, 2014 62 $14,950 n/c 6 $2,492   $165,875 2
Mar 21, 2014 62 $15,166   7 $2,167   $220,597 4
Mar 28, 2014 50 $42,250 +179% 12 $3,521   $262,847 5
Apr 4, 2014 75 $5,717 -86% 24 $238   $268,564 6
Apr 18, 2014 55 $20,886   31 $674   $289,450 8
Apr 25, 2014 83 $3,112 -85% 20 $156   $292,562 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/1/2022 $138 1 1 1 $58,844 12/5/2022
Canada 3/1/2013 $0 0 0 0 $0
Germany 4/10/2014 $0 0 1 1 $309 10/20/2015
Lithuania 12/12/2012 $0 0 1 1 $1,671 6/9/2016
New Zealand 7/3/2014 $0 0 33 33 $53,300 1/8/2016
 
Rest of World $8,969,758
 
International Total$9,083,882 12/5/2022

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.

Uncategorized

Forest Whitaker    Ernest
Lauren Bacall   
Paul Giamatti   
William H. Macy   
Nick Offerman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephane Aubier    Director
Vincent Patar    Director
Benjamin Renner    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 17th, 2014

June 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. There are several releases coming out this week that are absolutely worth picking up. But there are also several of these where I'm still waiting for screeners to arrive, some of which are contenders for Pick of the Week, like The Grand Budapest Hotel or House of Cards. Other potential Pick of the Week contenders include Ernest and Celestine on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The LEGO Movie on Blu-ray Combo Pack. It was literally a coin toss and Ernest and Celestine won. Meanwhile, No Clue on DVD wins the Puck of the Week, for the best Canadian release of the week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Ernest and Celestine

June 15th, 2014

Pretty much every year, the Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature includes one surprise nomination. I don't mean one film that didn't earn strong enough reviews to be an Oscar-contender (although that also happens a lot) but a film that most mainstream moviegoers haven't heard of before the nominations are announced. Last year, that film was Ernest and Celestine. The film only got a token release in theaters, but it is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack this week. Did it earn the nomination? And is the Blu-ray Combo Pack worth picking up? More...

Per Theater Chart: Wind Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club this past weekend, two that were not a surprise, but one that was a huge surprise. Leading the way was The Lunchbox with an average of $14,847 in three theaters. This film earned 94% positive reviews. Likewise, Ernest & Celestine earned 100% positive reviews, so its start of $13,078 in one theater is also to be expected. In between those two films was The Bag Man, which earned an average of $14,616 in two theaters, but only managed 9% positive reviews. More...

Weekend Estimates: Non-Stop Tops Son of God on Oscar Weekend

March 2nd, 2014

Non-Stop poster

Even with awards shows dominating industry headlines this weekend, three movies, none of which are nominated for anything, will manage to top $20 million at the box office. Top of the pile will be Liam Neeson actioner Non-Stop, which will debut with a shade over $30 million. That's the best performance for a non-sequel movie Neeson has headlined. Not far behind, Son of God is projected to earn around $26.5 million this weekend, and Fox is projecting it to top the chart on Sunday. The third movie topping $20 million will be The LEGO Movie, which passes $200 million in the process in its 4th weekend in release. More...

Limited Releases take on the Oscars

February 28th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

It is Oscar weekend, so it should come as no surprise there are not a lot of limited releases with the usual target audience. Art house aficionados will be paying more attention to the Awards than to new releases. Ernest & Celestine is the lone exception, which is the only Oscar-nominated film on this week's list and the best reviewed as well. Most of the rest of the movies are earning reviews that range from mixed to outright terrible. The Lunchbox could be the break-out hit of the weekend, if there is a break-out hit. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which looked like it would be competitive for most of the year, then Frozen came out and instantly became the favorite. Is it the favorite? Or is there a dark horse out there? More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

Per Theater Chart: Somebody Up There Likes These Films

March 13th, 2013

There were a trio of films to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Somebody Up There Likes Me earned first place with $34,362 in its one theater. The overall number one film, Oz the Great and Powerful, earned second place with an average of $20,223 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The We and the I, which managed $10,774 in one theater. More...


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Metrics

Legs:7.40 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:3.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,500,000 (worldwide box office is 0.8 times production budget)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $386,905

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,857 $292,562
All Time International Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,045 $9,083,882
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,838 $9,376,444

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 1st, 2013 (Limited) by Mongrel Media, released as Ernest & Celestine (Canada)
February 28th, 2014 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Ernest & Celestine
International Releases: December 12th, 2012 (Wide) (Lithuania)
March 1st, 2013 (Limited), released as Ernest & Celestine (Canada)
April 10th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
July 3rd, 2014 (Wide), released as Ernest & Celestine (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2022 (Wide) (Australia)
... Show all releases
Video Release: June 17th, 2014 by Cinedigm/New Video, released as Ernest & Celestine
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Comparisons: vs. The Lion King
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Animal Lead, Poverty, Orphan, Busking, Musicians, Dream Sequence, Fugitive / On the Run, Prison, Courtroom / Legal Drama
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: France
Languages: English, French

Uncategorized

Forest Whitaker    Ernest
Lauren Bacall   
Paul Giamatti   
William H. Macy   
Nick Offerman   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Stephane Aubier    Director
Vincent Patar    Director
Benjamin Renner    Director

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 17th, 2014

June 17th, 2014

It's a good week / bad week on the home market. There are several releases coming out this week that are absolutely worth picking up. But there are also several of these where I'm still waiting for screeners to arrive, some of which are contenders for Pick of the Week, like The Grand Budapest Hotel or House of Cards. Other potential Pick of the Week contenders include Ernest and Celestine on Blu-ray Combo Pack and The LEGO Movie on Blu-ray Combo Pack. It was literally a coin toss and Ernest and Celestine won. Meanwhile, No Clue on DVD wins the Puck of the Week, for the best Canadian release of the week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Ernest and Celestine

June 15th, 2014

Pretty much every year, the Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature includes one surprise nomination. I don't mean one film that didn't earn strong enough reviews to be an Oscar-contender (although that also happens a lot) but a film that most mainstream moviegoers haven't heard of before the nominations are announced. Last year, that film was Ernest and Celestine. The film only got a token release in theaters, but it is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack this week. Did it earn the nomination? And is the Blu-ray Combo Pack worth picking up? More...

Per Theater Chart: Wind Rises to the Top

March 5th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

There were three films in the $10,000 club this past weekend, two that were not a surprise, but one that was a huge surprise. Leading the way was The Lunchbox with an average of $14,847 in three theaters. This film earned 94% positive reviews. Likewise, Ernest & Celestine earned 100% positive reviews, so its start of $13,078 in one theater is also to be expected. In between those two films was The Bag Man, which earned an average of $14,616 in two theaters, but only managed 9% positive reviews. More...

Weekend Estimates: Non-Stop Tops Son of God on Oscar Weekend

March 2nd, 2014

Non-Stop poster

Even with awards shows dominating industry headlines this weekend, three movies, none of which are nominated for anything, will manage to top $20 million at the box office. Top of the pile will be Liam Neeson actioner Non-Stop, which will debut with a shade over $30 million. That's the best performance for a non-sequel movie Neeson has headlined. Not far behind, Son of God is projected to earn around $26.5 million this weekend, and Fox is projecting it to top the chart on Sunday. The third movie topping $20 million will be The LEGO Movie, which passes $200 million in the process in its 4th weekend in release. More...

Limited Releases take on the Oscars

February 28th, 2014

Ernest & Celestine poster

It is Oscar weekend, so it should come as no surprise there are not a lot of limited releases with the usual target audience. Art house aficionados will be paying more attention to the Awards than to new releases. Ernest & Celestine is the lone exception, which is the only Oscar-nominated film on this week's list and the best reviewed as well. Most of the rest of the movies are earning reviews that range from mixed to outright terrible. The Lunchbox could be the break-out hit of the weekend, if there is a break-out hit. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Animated Feature

February 15th, 2014

Frozen poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Animated Feature Film, which looked like it would be competitive for most of the year, then Frozen came out and instantly became the favorite. Is it the favorite? Or is there a dark horse out there? More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

Per Theater Chart: Somebody Up There Likes These Films

March 13th, 2013

There were a trio of films to top the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart. Somebody Up There Likes Me earned first place with $34,362 in its one theater. The overall number one film, Oz the Great and Powerful, earned second place with an average of $20,223 in nearly 4,000 theaters. The final film in the $10,000 club was The We and the I, which managed $10,774 in one theater. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 8, 2013 59 $23,755   27 $880   $106,627 1
Mar 15, 2013 81 $5,362 -77% 14 $383   $117,160 2
Mar 22, 2013 102 $1,414 -74% 3 $471   $123,222 3
Mar 29, 2013 104 $1,702 +20% 1 $1,702   $127,432 4
Apr 5, 2013 114 $319 -81% 1 $319   $129,809 5
May 10, 2013 104 $651   3 $217   $135,013 1
Feb 28, 2014 63 $13,078   1 $13,078   $148,996 1
Mar 7, 2014 67 $10,953 -16% 6 $1,826   $161,878 2
Mar 14, 2014 51 $39,556 +261% 9 $4,395   $205,431 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 28, 2014 - $2,319     1 $2,319   $138,237 1
Mar 1, 2014 - $7,819 +237%   1 $7,819   $146,056 2
Mar 2, 2014 - $2,940 -62%   1 $2,940   $148,996 3
Mar 7, 2014 - $2,888   +25% 6 $481   $151,884 8
Mar 8, 2014 - $4,499 +56% -42% 6 $750   $156,383 9
Mar 9, 2014 - $3,566 -21% +21% 6 $594   $159,949 10
Mar 10, 2014 - $1,010 -72%   6 $168   $160,959 11
Mar 11, 2014 - $1,122 +11%   6 $187   $162,081 12
Mar 12, 2014 - $1,924 +71%   6 $321   $164,005 13
Mar 13, 2014 - $1,870 -3%   6 $312   $165,875 14
Apr 28, 2014 - $836     20 $42   $290,286 60
Apr 29, 2014 - $872 +4%   20 $44   $291,158 61
Apr 30, 2014 - $654 -25%   20 $33   $291,812 62
May 1, 2014 - $750 +15%   20 $38   $292,562 63

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 1, 2013 53 $76,637   27 $2,838   $76,637 1
Mar 8, 2013 62 $28,314 -63% 27 $1,049   $111,186 2
Mar 15, 2013 79 $8,814 -69% 17 $518   $121,808 3
Mar 22, 2013 97 $3,922 -56% 3 $1,307   $125,730 4
Mar 29, 2013 101 $3,388 -14% 1 $3,388   $129,490 1
Apr 5, 2013 102 $2,257 -33% 1 $2,257   $131,747 6
Apr 12, 2013 114 $714 -68% 1 $714   $132,461 1
Apr 19, 2013 112 $351 -51% 1 $351   $134,243 2
May 10, 2013 113 $650   3 $217   $135,012 1
May 17, 2013 99 $699 +8% 4 $175   $135,918 2
Feb 28, 2014 63 $15,007   1 $15,007   $150,925 1
Mar 7, 2014 62 $14,950 n/c 6 $2,492   $165,875 2
Mar 21, 2014 62 $15,166   7 $2,167   $220,597 4
Mar 28, 2014 50 $42,250 +179% 12 $3,521   $262,847 5
Apr 4, 2014 75 $5,717 -86% 24 $238   $268,564 6
Apr 18, 2014 55 $20,886   31 $674   $289,450 8
Apr 25, 2014 83 $3,112 -85% 20 $156   $292,562 9

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/1/2022 $138 1 1 1 $58,844 12/5/2022
Canada 3/1/2013 $0 0 0 0 $0
Germany 4/10/2014 $0 0 1 1 $309 10/20/2015
Lithuania 12/12/2012 $0 0 1 1 $1,671 6/9/2016
New Zealand 7/3/2014 $0 0 33 33 $53,300 1/8/2016
 
Rest of World $8,969,758
 
International Total$9,083,882 12/5/2022

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.