Synopsis
Papillion is the story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $1,090,073 (46.7% of total gross) |
Legs: | 2.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 30.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 544 opening theaters/544 max. theaters, 2.2 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $2,764,100 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) | 7,816 | $2,335,896 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) | 6,388 | $5,440,324 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) | 8,600 | $7,776,220 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,011 | $2,335,896 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,853 | $2,335,896 |
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,606 | $5,440,324 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,571 | $7,776,220 |
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: | August 24th, 2018 (Limited) by Bleecker Street |
International Releases: | June 27th, 2018 (Wide) (Italy)
July 27th, 2018 (Wide) (Germany) August 17th, 2018 (Wide) (France) August 31st, 2018 (Wide) (Portugal) September 14th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands) ... Show all releases |
Video Release: | November 6th, 2018 by Universal Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | R for violence including bloody images, language, nudity, and some sexual material. (Rating bulletin 2512 (Cert #51209), 1/31/2018) |
Running Time: | 133 minutes |
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Keywords: | Prison, Prison Break, Wrongfully Convicted |
Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Bleecker Street , Ram Bergman Productions, FishCorb Films |
Production Countries: | Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, United States |
Languages: | English |