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
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $415,864 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $190,277 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $606,141
Further financial details...

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 $2,248,201

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,869 $2,120,992
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,553 $34,306,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,815 $36,427,155

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


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Amazon VOD:Amazon 4K UHD VOD/EST, Amazon VOD/EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

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
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2627 (Cert #52705), 4/29/2020)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Addicted
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Keywords: Sundance Film Festival 2020, Family Drama, Faulty Memory, Autumn Years, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Retirement Home, Death of a Son or Daughter, Unnamed Character, 2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
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: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,869 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,835 $2,248,201
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,031 $2,120,992
Top 2021 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 100 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 101-200) 161 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,022 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,150 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,846 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,230 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $2,120,992

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 - $206,872 +82% 713 $290   $1,947,677 8
May 7, 2021 - $89,928 -57% 224 $401   $2,037,605 9
May 14, 2021 - $26,694 -70% 75 $356   $2,064,299 10
May 21, 2021 - $24,291 -9% 46 $528   $2,100,980 11
May 28, 2021 - $11,392 -53% 18 $633   $2,112,372 12
Jun 4, 2021 - $7,380 -35% 16 $461   $2,119,752 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2021 $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 10/20/2022
France 5/26/2021 $1,017,159 407 737 3,345 $4,815,410 7/23/2021
Germany 8/26/2021 $0000$0
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 $1,581,444 10/20/2022
Slovakia 6/25/2021 $4,579 34 34 62 $15,237 7/13/2021
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 78 223 $130,292 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 6/11/2021 $560,929 626 626 2,364 $2,860,621 11/16/2021
 
Rest of World $8,036,517
 
International Total$34,306,163 2/8/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,553 $34,306,163
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,986 $34,306,163
Top 2020 Movies at the International Box Office 40 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Based on Play Movies 20 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,058 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,169 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900) 875 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies 24 $34,306,163

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,815 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,133 $36,427,155
Top 2020 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies 50 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,253 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,922 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 730 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,292 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies 32 $36,427,155

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 23, 2021910,131 10,131$242,536$242,5369

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

DateRank
May 22, 20219
May 29, 202116
Jun 5, 202116

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Leading Cast

Anthony Hopkins    Anthony
Olivia Colman    Anne

Supporting Cast

Imogen Poots    Laura
Mark Gatiss    The Man/Bill
Rufus Sewell    Paul
Olivia Williams    The Woman/Catherine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Florian Zeller    Director
Florian Zeller    Screenwriter
Christopher Hampton    Screenwriter
Florian Zeller    Story based on the play “La pere” by
David Parfitt    Producer
Jean-Louis Livi    Producer
Philippe Carcassonne    Producer
Christophe Spadone    Producer
Simon Friend    Producer
Alice Dawson    Co-Producer
Héloïse Spadone    Executive Producer
Alessandro Mauceri    Executive Producer
Lauren Dark    Executive Producer
Ollie Madden    Executive Producer
Daniel Battsek    Executive Producer
Hugo Grumbar    Executive Producer
Tim Haslam    Executive Producer
Paul Grindey    Executive Producer
Ben Smithard    Director of Photography
Peter Francis    Production Designer
Yorgos Lamprinos    Editor
Ludivico Einaudi    Composer
Anna Mary Scott Robbins    Costume Designer

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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 $2,248,201

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,869 $2,120,992
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,553 $34,306,163
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,815 $36,427,155

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


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon 4K UHD VOD/EST, Amazon VOD/EST
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

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
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, and thematic material.
(Rating bulletin 2627 (Cert #52705), 4/29/2020)
Running Time: 97 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Addicted
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Keywords: Sundance Film Festival 2020, Family Drama, Faulty Memory, Autumn Years, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Retirement Home, Death of a Son or Daughter, Unnamed Character, 2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
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: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Anthony Hopkins    Anthony
Olivia Colman    Anne

Supporting Cast

Imogen Poots    Laura
Mark Gatiss    The Man/Bill
Rufus Sewell    Paul
Olivia Williams    The Woman/Catherine

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

Production and Technical Credits

Florian Zeller    Director
Florian Zeller    Screenwriter
Christopher Hampton    Screenwriter
Florian Zeller    Story based on the play “La pere” by
David Parfitt    Producer
Jean-Louis Livi    Producer
Philippe Carcassonne    Producer
Christophe Spadone    Producer
Simon Friend    Producer
Alice Dawson    Co-Producer
Héloïse Spadone    Executive Producer
Alessandro Mauceri    Executive Producer
Lauren Dark    Executive Producer
Ollie Madden    Executive Producer
Daniel Battsek    Executive Producer
Hugo Grumbar    Executive Producer
Tim Haslam    Executive Producer
Paul Grindey    Executive Producer
Ben Smithard    Director of Photography
Peter Francis    Production Designer
Yorgos Lamprinos    Editor
Ludivico Einaudi    Composer
Anna Mary Scott Robbins    Costume Designer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,869 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,835 $2,248,201
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,031 $2,120,992
Top 2021 Movies at the Domestic Box Office 100 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Play Movies (Rank 101-200) 161 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,022 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,150 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,846 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,230 $2,120,992
All Time Domestic Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $2,120,992

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 - $206,872 +82% 713 $290   $1,947,677 8
May 7, 2021 - $89,928 -57% 224 $401   $2,037,605 9
May 14, 2021 - $26,694 -70% 75 $356   $2,064,299 10
May 21, 2021 - $24,291 -9% 46 $528   $2,100,980 11
May 28, 2021 - $11,392 -53% 18 $633   $2,112,372 12
Jun 4, 2021 - $7,380 -35% 16 $461   $2,119,752 13

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 4/1/2021 $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 10/20/2022
France 5/26/2021 $1,017,159 407 737 3,345 $4,815,410 7/23/2021
Germany 8/26/2021 $0000$0
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 $1,581,444 10/20/2022
Slovakia 6/25/2021 $4,579 34 34 62 $15,237 7/13/2021
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 78 223 $130,292 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 6/11/2021 $560,929 626 626 2,364 $2,860,621 11/16/2021
 
Rest of World $8,036,517
 
International Total$34,306,163 2/8/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,553 $34,306,163
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,986 $34,306,163
Top 2020 Movies at the International Box Office 40 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Based on Play Movies 20 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,058 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,169 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 457 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900) 875 $34,306,163
All Time International Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies 24 $34,306,163

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,815 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,133 $36,427,155
Top 2020 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 44 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Play Movies 50 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,253 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,922 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 730 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,292 $36,427,155
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Sony Pictures Classics Movies 32 $36,427,155

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
May 23, 2021910,131 10,131$242,536$242,5369

DEG Watched At Home Top 20 Charts

DateRank
May 22, 20219
May 29, 202116
Jun 5, 202116

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.