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Friday, September 5, 2008

Ong-Bak

The Numbers Rating: 7.25 (8 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $4,560,061
International Gross $19,499,798
Worldwide Gross $24,059,859
Released February 11, 2005 (limited)
MPAA Rating R for sequences of strong violence, language, some drug use and sexuality
Keywords Martial Arts, Foreign Language
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Action
Country Thailand
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

One dark night a former native of a rural Thai village has his men steal the head of the town's Ong Bak (Buddha statue) to win favor with ruthless Bangkok crime boss Khom Tuan. The locals regard the theft as a catastrophe, and seek a champion to retrieve their lost treasure. They find their man in Ting (Tony Jaa), an orphaned youngster raised at the local temple, and schooled by Pra Kru, a kindly monk, in an ancient system of Muay Thai: "Nine Body Weapons". Ting travels to the mean streets of Bangkok, where he's forced to compete in illegal street fights, taking on both local and foreign opponents to win the head of Ong Bak from the pitiless underworld kingpin.

Cast

Tony Jaa    Boonting

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2/11/2005 17 $1,334,869   387 $3,449 $1,334,869 3
2/18/2005 20 $719,706 -46.08% 361 $1,994 $2,681,150 10
2/25/2005 25 $363,004 -49.56% 180 $2,017 $3,401,046 17
3/4/2005 24 $296,712 -18.26% 191 $1,553 $3,875,926 24
3/11/2005 33 $145,124 -51.09% 132 $1,099 $4,159,536 31
3/18/2005 40 $96,047 -33.82% 91 $1,055 $4,332,457 38
3/25/2005 56 $48,788 -49.20% 51 $957 $4,434,169 45
4/1/2005 63 $19,474 -60.08% 38 $512 $4,476,630 52
4/8/2005 58 $24,992 +28.34% 28 $893 $4,512,498 59
4/15/2005 69 $19,887 -20.43% 31 $642 $4,543,512 66
4/22/2005 89 $7,422 -62.68% 21 $353 $4,560,061 73

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
2/21/2005 19 $133,011   361 $368 $2,814,161 11

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2005-02-17 30 $1,961,444   387 $5,068 $1,961,444
2005-02-24 32 $1,076,598 -45.11% 361 $2,982 $3,038,042
2005-03-03 40 $541,172 -49.73% 180 $3,007 $3,579,214
2005-03-10 41 $435,198 -19.58% 191 $2,279 $4,014,412
2005-03-17 46 $221,998 -48.99% 132 $1,682 $4,236,410