The Father (2020)

The Father
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,120,992Details
International Box Office $34,306,163Details
Worldwide Box Office $36,427,155
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $424,815
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $204,902
Total $629,717
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Synopsis

Anthony is almost 80 years old and mischievous. He lives alone in his London apartment and refuses each of the nurses that his daughter, Anne, tries to impose upon him. Yet such a necessity is becoming more and more pressing for her, as she can’t visit him every day anymore: she has taken the decision to move to Paris to live with a man she has just met…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$433,611 (20.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:865 opening theaters/933 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,494,306

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 2021 (Oscar Qualifying Run) by Sony Pictures Classics
March 12th, 2021 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 25th, 2020 (Wide), released as El Padre (Spain)
March 25th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
April 1st, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
April 1st, 2021 (Wide), released as El Padre (Mexico)
April 1st, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 26th, 2021 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2627 (Cert #52705), 4/29/2020)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Award nomination: 2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: BAFTA Best Adapted Screenplay Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Unnamed Character
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2020
Plot point: Autumn Years, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Faulty Memory, Relationships Gone Wrong
Social setting: Retirement Home
Subgenre: Family Drama
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Film 4, Embankment Films, Trademark Films, F Commie Film, Sony Pictures Classics, Les Films Du Cru, Orange Studio, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, Cine-@
Production Countries: United Kingdom, France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 12, 2021 8 $433,611   865 $501   $433,611 1
Mar 19, 2021 9 $311,227 -28% 933 $334   $959,166 2
Mar 26, 2021 11 $157,455 -49% 652 $241   $1,223,949 3
Apr 2, 2021 - $45,398 -71% 186 $244   $1,317,324 4
Apr 9, 2021 - $62,034 +37% 202 $307   $1,401,904 5
Apr 16, 2021 - $139,787 +125% 689 $203   $1,565,083 6
Apr 23, 2021 - $80,206 -43% 575 $139   $1,707,213 7
Apr 30, 2021 - $146,054 +82% 713 $205   $1,886,859 8
May 7, 2021 - $60,667 -58% 224 $271   $2,008,344 9
May 21, 2021 - $12,390   46 $269   $2,076,689 13
May 28, 2021 - $7,924 -36% 18 $440   $2,108,904 14
Jun 4, 2021 - $5,370 -32% 16 $336   $2,117,742 15
Jun 11, 2021 - $1,240 -77% 5 $248   $2,120,992 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 11, 2021 P $43,984   0     $43,984  

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 12, 2021 - $647,939   865 $749   $647,939 1
Mar 19, 2021 - $418,555 -35% 933 $449   $1,066,494 2
Mar 26, 2021 - $205,432 -51% 933 $220   $1,271,926 3
Apr 2, 2021 - $67,944 -67% 186 $365   $1,339,870 4
Apr 9, 2021 - $85,426 +26% 202 $423   $1,425,296 5
Apr 16, 2021 - $201,711 +136% 689 $293   $1,627,007 6
Apr 23, 2021 - $113,798 -44% 689 $165   $1,740,805 7
Apr 30, 2021 14 $206,872 +82% 713 $290   $1,947,677 8
May 7, 2021 18 $89,928 -57% 224 $401   $2,037,605 9
May 14, 2021 24 $26,694 -70% 75 $356   $2,064,299 10
May 21, 2021 24 $24,291 -9% 46 $528   $2,100,980 11
May 28, 2021 31 $11,392 -53% 18 $633   $2,112,372 12
Jun 4, 2021 34 $7,380 -35% 16 $461   $2,119,752 13

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/25/2021 $100,164 99 177 1,476 $2,226,191 10/20/2022
China 6/18/2021 $1,210,000 7,693 7,693 16,941 $4,670,000 8/2/2021
Finland 8/13/2021 $64,187 67 112 1,023 $1,279,948 4/21/2026
France 5/26/2021 $1,017,159 407 737 3,345 $4,815,410 7/23/2021
Hong Kong 4/8/2021 $0 0 0 0 $677,184 6/11/2021
Italy 5/20/2021 $50,782 24 40 64 $1,448,415 10/20/2022
Lithuania 4/30/2021 $7,356 14 14 69 $33,721 7/15/2021
Mexico 4/1/2021 $157,597 0 0 0 $783,880 10/19/2022
Netherlands 8/27/2021 $236,607 66 120 1,557 $2,952,550 2/16/2022
New Zealand 4/1/2021 $127,446 87 90 829 $979,297 10/20/2022
Portugal 5/6/2021 $73,498 63 63 299 $332,479 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 4/15/2021 $206,059 303 303 1,361 $1,404,713 4/4/2026
Slovakia 6/25/2021 $4,579 34 34 94 $1,031,902 11/4/2025
South Korea 4/7/2021 $70,180 348 348 806 $323,652 2/8/2023
Spain 12/25/2020 $171,901 156 169 1,497 $1,159,325 4/8/2021
Turkey 9/17/2021 $16,304 78 89 370 $84,357 4/4/2026
United Kingdom 6/11/2021 $560,929 626 626 2,364 $2,860,621 11/16/2021
  
Rest of World $7,242,518
  
International Total $34,306,163 4/21/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

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.


Synopsis

Anthony is almost 80 years old and mischievous. He lives alone in his London apartment and refuses each of the nurses that his daughter, Anne, tries to impose upon him. Yet such a necessity is becoming more and more pressing for her, as she can’t visit him every day anymore: she has taken the decision to move to Paris to live with a man she has just met…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$433,611 (20.4% of total gross)
Legs:4.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:5.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:865 opening theaters/933 max. theaters, 5.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $2,494,306

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 26th, 2021 (Oscar Qualifying Run) by Sony Pictures Classics
March 12th, 2021 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 25th, 2020 (Wide), released as El Padre (Spain)
March 25th, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
April 1st, 2021 (Limited) (Australia)
April 1st, 2021 (Wide), released as El Padre (Mexico)
April 1st, 2021 (Wide) (New Zealand)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 26th, 2021 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2627 (Cert #52705), 4/29/2020)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Award nomination: 2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: BAFTA Best Adapted Screenplay Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Unnamed Character
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2020
Plot point: Autumn Years, Death of a Son or Daughter, Dysfunctional Family, Faulty Memory, Relationships Gone Wrong
Social setting: Retirement Home
Subgenre: Family Drama
Source:Based on Play
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Film 4, Embankment Films, Trademark Films, F Commie Film, Sony Pictures Classics, Les Films Du Cru, Orange Studio, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, Cine-@
Production Countries: United Kingdom, France
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 12, 2021 8 $433,611   865 $501   $433,611 1
Mar 19, 2021 9 $311,227 -28% 933 $334   $959,166 2
Mar 26, 2021 11 $157,455 -49% 652 $241   $1,223,949 3
Apr 2, 2021 - $45,398 -71% 186 $244   $1,317,324 4
Apr 9, 2021 - $62,034 +37% 202 $307   $1,401,904 5
Apr 16, 2021 - $139,787 +125% 689 $203   $1,565,083 6
Apr 23, 2021 - $80,206 -43% 575 $139   $1,707,213 7
Apr 30, 2021 - $146,054 +82% 713 $205   $1,886,859 8
May 7, 2021 - $60,667 -58% 224 $271   $2,008,344 9
May 21, 2021 - $12,390   46 $269   $2,076,689 13
May 28, 2021 - $7,924 -36% 18 $440   $2,108,904 14
Jun 4, 2021 - $5,370 -32% 16 $336   $2,117,742 15
Jun 11, 2021 - $1,240 -77% 5 $248   $2,120,992 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Mar 11, 2021 P $43,984   0     $43,984  

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 12, 2021 - $647,939   865 $749   $647,939 1
Mar 19, 2021 - $418,555 -35% 933 $449   $1,066,494 2
Mar 26, 2021 - $205,432 -51% 933 $220   $1,271,926 3
Apr 2, 2021 - $67,944 -67% 186 $365   $1,339,870 4
Apr 9, 2021 - $85,426 +26% 202 $423   $1,425,296 5
Apr 16, 2021 - $201,711 +136% 689 $293   $1,627,007 6
Apr 23, 2021 - $113,798 -44% 689 $165   $1,740,805 7
Apr 30, 2021 14 $206,872 +82% 713 $290   $1,947,677 8
May 7, 2021 18 $89,928 -57% 224 $401   $2,037,605 9
May 14, 2021 24 $26,694 -70% 75 $356   $2,064,299 10
May 21, 2021 24 $24,291 -9% 46 $528   $2,100,980 11
May 28, 2021 31 $11,392 -53% 18 $633   $2,112,372 12
Jun 4, 2021 34 $7,380 -35% 16 $461   $2,119,752 13

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 3/25/2021 $100,164 99 177 1,476 $2,226,191 10/20/2022
China 6/18/2021 $1,210,000 7,693 7,693 16,941 $4,670,000 8/2/2021
Finland 8/13/2021 $64,187 67 112 1,023 $1,279,948 4/21/2026
France 5/26/2021 $1,017,159 407 737 3,345 $4,815,410 7/23/2021
Hong Kong 4/8/2021 $0 0 0 0 $677,184 6/11/2021
Italy 5/20/2021 $50,782 24 40 64 $1,448,415 10/20/2022
Lithuania 4/30/2021 $7,356 14 14 69 $33,721 7/15/2021
Mexico 4/1/2021 $157,597 0 0 0 $783,880 10/19/2022
Netherlands 8/27/2021 $236,607 66 120 1,557 $2,952,550 2/16/2022
New Zealand 4/1/2021 $127,446 87 90 829 $979,297 10/20/2022
Portugal 5/6/2021 $73,498 63 63 299 $332,479 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 4/15/2021 $206,059 303 303 1,361 $1,404,713 4/4/2026
Slovakia 6/25/2021 $4,579 34 34 94 $1,031,902 11/4/2025
South Korea 4/7/2021 $70,180 348 348 806 $323,652 2/8/2023
Spain 12/25/2020 $171,901 156 169 1,497 $1,159,325 4/8/2021
Turkey 9/17/2021 $16,304 78 89 370 $84,357 4/4/2026
United Kingdom 6/11/2021 $560,929 626 626 2,364 $2,860,621 11/16/2021
  
Rest of World $7,242,518
  
International Total $34,306,163 4/21/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

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.