The Return (2004)

The Return
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $501,752Details
International Box Office $5,452,134Details
Worldwide Box Office $5,953,886
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Andrey and Ivan are brothers who have been raised alone by their mother. When their father suddenly returns home after vanishing some 12 years earlier, they are both extremely happy to see him back in their lives. Ivan, however, quickly grows suspicious of his father, and determines to find out where exactly his father vanished to all those years ago, and why he suddenly decided to come back into their lives now.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,795 (3.9% of total gross)
Legs:14.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:8.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 11.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $870,992

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,107 $501,752
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,384 $5,452,134
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,513 $5,953,886
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,480 $501,752

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, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 6th, 2004 (Limited) by Kino International
International Releases: July 1st, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: October 19th, 2004 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Ren Film , United King Films
Production Countries: Russian Federation
Languages: Russian

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,107 $501,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,248 $870,992
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,173 $501,752
Top 2004 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $501,752
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,480 $501,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,288 $870,992
Top 2004 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 88 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,260 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,078 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,272 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,763 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,578 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino International Movies 9 $501,752

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 2004 66 $19,795   3 $6,598   $19,795 1
Feb 13, 2004 62 $32,234 +63% 6 $5,372   $63,002 2
Feb 20, 2004 67 $34,647 +7% 9 $3,850   $116,955 3
Feb 27, 2004 72 $22,942 -34% 11 $2,086   $150,602 4
Mar 5, 2004 62 $20,594 -10% 8 $2,574   $181,277 5
Mar 12, 2004 64 $21,719 +5% 9 $2,413   $214,318 6
Mar 19, 2004 71 $12,535 -42% 7 $1,791   $234,262 7
Mar 26, 2004 99 $5,490 -56% 5 $1,098   $245,074 8
Apr 2, 2004 86 $12,018 +119% 7 $1,717   $259,649 9
Apr 9, 2004 84 $10,209 -15% 10 $1,021   $277,448 10
Apr 16, 2004 76 $8,111 -21% 12 $676   $291,065 11
Apr 23, 2004 94 $4,670 -42% 6 $778   $300,414 12
Apr 30, 2004 79 $17,647 +278% 9 $1,961   $320,842 13
May 7, 2004 65 $22,213 +26% 15 $1,481   $352,421 14
May 14, 2004 82 $17,918 -19% 18 $995   $377,559 15
May 21, 2004 86 $12,453 -31% 12 $1,038   $396,222 16
May 28, 2004 88 $11,576 -7% 10 $1,158   $414,912 17
Jun 4, 2004 78 $11,238 -3% 9 $1,249   $432,429 18
Jun 11, 2004 80 $11,346 +1% 11 $1,031   $449,459 19
Jun 18, 2004 87 $5,074 -55% 7 $725   $458,873 20
Jun 25, 2004 94 $2,727 -46% 5 $545   $495,983 21
Jul 2, 2004 98 $1,685 -38% 4 $421   $470,843 22
Jul 16, 2004 99 $1,715   4 $429   $475,799 24
Aug 27, 2004 81 $4,096   5 $819   $495,359 30
Sep 3, 2004 91 $1,607 -61% 2 $804   $501,752 31

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 16, 2004 55 $8,114     6 $1,352   $71,116 11

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 2004 59 $30,768   3 $10,256   $30,768 1
Feb 13, 2004 61 $51,540 +68% 6 $8,590   $82,308 2
Feb 20, 2004 70 $45,352 -12% 9 $5,039   $127,660 3
Feb 27, 2004 64 $33,023 -27% 11 $3,002   $160,683 4
Mar 5, 2004 60 $31,916 -3% 8 $3,990   $192,599 5
Mar 12, 2004 65 $29,128 -9% 9 $3,236   $221,727 6
Mar 19, 2004 69 $17,857 -39% 7 $2,551   $239,584 7
Mar 26, 2004 97 $8,047 -55% 5 $1,609   $247,631 8
Apr 2, 2004 85 $19,608 +144% 7 $2,801   $267,239 9
Apr 9, 2004 78 $15,715 -20% 10 $1,572   $282,954 10
Apr 16, 2004 73 $12,790 -19% 12 $1,066   $295,744 11
Apr 23, 2004 94 $7,451 -42% 6 $1,242   $303,195 12
Apr 30, 2004 71 $27,013 +263% 9 $3,001   $330,208 13
May 7, 2004 68 $29,433 +9% 15 $1,962   $359,641 14
May 14, 2004 83 $24,128 -18% 18 $1,340   $383,769 15
May 21, 2004 82 $19,567 -19% 12 $1,631   $403,336 16
May 28, 2004 82 $17,855 -9% 10 $1,786   $421,191 17
Jun 4, 2004 81 $16,922 -5% 9 $1,880   $438,113 18
Jun 11, 2004 80 $15,686 -7% 11 $1,426   $453,799 19
Jun 18, 2004 55 $39,457 +152% 7 $5,637   $493,256 20
Aug 27, 2004 75 $8,882   5 $1,776   $500,145 30
Sep 3, 2004 92 $1,607 -82% 2 $804   $501,752 31

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/1/2004 $7,818 8 8 76 $265,099 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $5,187,035
 
International Total$5,452,134 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,384 $5,452,134
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,521 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,364 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,314 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,273 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,531 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,454 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Kino International Movies 4 $5,452,134

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,513 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,435 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,055 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,232 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,074 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,289 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,165 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kino International Movies 4 $5,953,886

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.

Leading Cast

Vladimir Garin    Andrey
Ivan Dobronravov    Ivan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrey Zvyagintsev    Director
Vladimir Moiseyenko    Screenwriter
Aleksandr Novototskiy    Screenwriter
Dmitri Lesnevsky    Producer

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Synopsis

Andrey and Ivan are brothers who have been raised alone by their mother. When their father suddenly returns home after vanishing some 12 years earlier, they are both extremely happy to see him back in their lives. Ivan, however, quickly grows suspicious of his father, and determines to find out where exactly his father vanished to all those years ago, and why he suddenly decided to come back into their lives now.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,795 (3.9% of total gross)
Legs:14.48 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:8.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:3 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 11.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $870,992

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,107 $501,752
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,384 $5,452,134
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,513 $5,953,886
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,480 $501,752

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, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu, Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 6th, 2004 (Limited) by Kino International
International Releases: July 1st, 2004 (Wide) (Australia)
Video Release: October 19th, 2004 by Kino Lorber
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Kynodontas
Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Ren Film , United King Films
Production Countries: Russian Federation
Languages: Russian

Leading Cast

Vladimir Garin    Andrey
Ivan Dobronravov    Ivan

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

Production and Technical Credits

Andrey Zvyagintsev    Director
Vladimir Moiseyenko    Screenwriter
Aleksandr Novototskiy    Screenwriter
Dmitri Lesnevsky    Producer

Big Week for Small Releases

February 6th, 2004


Movie Websites Launches for January 30 - February 5

February 6th, 2004

During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week. Miracle - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) 10,107 $501,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,248 $870,992
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,173 $501,752
Top 2004 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $501,752
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,480 $501,752
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,288 $870,992
Top 2004 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 88 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,260 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,078 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,272 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,763 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,578 $501,752
All Time Domestic Box Office for Kino International Movies 9 $501,752

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 2004 66 $19,795   3 $6,598   $19,795 1
Feb 13, 2004 62 $32,234 +63% 6 $5,372   $63,002 2
Feb 20, 2004 67 $34,647 +7% 9 $3,850   $116,955 3
Feb 27, 2004 72 $22,942 -34% 11 $2,086   $150,602 4
Mar 5, 2004 62 $20,594 -10% 8 $2,574   $181,277 5
Mar 12, 2004 64 $21,719 +5% 9 $2,413   $214,318 6
Mar 19, 2004 71 $12,535 -42% 7 $1,791   $234,262 7
Mar 26, 2004 99 $5,490 -56% 5 $1,098   $245,074 8
Apr 2, 2004 86 $12,018 +119% 7 $1,717   $259,649 9
Apr 9, 2004 84 $10,209 -15% 10 $1,021   $277,448 10
Apr 16, 2004 76 $8,111 -21% 12 $676   $291,065 11
Apr 23, 2004 94 $4,670 -42% 6 $778   $300,414 12
Apr 30, 2004 79 $17,647 +278% 9 $1,961   $320,842 13
May 7, 2004 65 $22,213 +26% 15 $1,481   $352,421 14
May 14, 2004 82 $17,918 -19% 18 $995   $377,559 15
May 21, 2004 86 $12,453 -31% 12 $1,038   $396,222 16
May 28, 2004 88 $11,576 -7% 10 $1,158   $414,912 17
Jun 4, 2004 78 $11,238 -3% 9 $1,249   $432,429 18
Jun 11, 2004 80 $11,346 +1% 11 $1,031   $449,459 19
Jun 18, 2004 87 $5,074 -55% 7 $725   $458,873 20
Jun 25, 2004 94 $2,727 -46% 5 $545   $495,983 21
Jul 2, 2004 98 $1,685 -38% 4 $421   $470,843 22
Jul 16, 2004 99 $1,715   4 $429   $475,799 24
Aug 27, 2004 81 $4,096   5 $819   $495,359 30
Sep 3, 2004 91 $1,607 -61% 2 $804   $501,752 31

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 16, 2004 55 $8,114     6 $1,352   $71,116 11

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 6, 2004 59 $30,768   3 $10,256   $30,768 1
Feb 13, 2004 61 $51,540 +68% 6 $8,590   $82,308 2
Feb 20, 2004 70 $45,352 -12% 9 $5,039   $127,660 3
Feb 27, 2004 64 $33,023 -27% 11 $3,002   $160,683 4
Mar 5, 2004 60 $31,916 -3% 8 $3,990   $192,599 5
Mar 12, 2004 65 $29,128 -9% 9 $3,236   $221,727 6
Mar 19, 2004 69 $17,857 -39% 7 $2,551   $239,584 7
Mar 26, 2004 97 $8,047 -55% 5 $1,609   $247,631 8
Apr 2, 2004 85 $19,608 +144% 7 $2,801   $267,239 9
Apr 9, 2004 78 $15,715 -20% 10 $1,572   $282,954 10
Apr 16, 2004 73 $12,790 -19% 12 $1,066   $295,744 11
Apr 23, 2004 94 $7,451 -42% 6 $1,242   $303,195 12
Apr 30, 2004 71 $27,013 +263% 9 $3,001   $330,208 13
May 7, 2004 68 $29,433 +9% 15 $1,962   $359,641 14
May 14, 2004 83 $24,128 -18% 18 $1,340   $383,769 15
May 21, 2004 82 $19,567 -19% 12 $1,631   $403,336 16
May 28, 2004 82 $17,855 -9% 10 $1,786   $421,191 17
Jun 4, 2004 81 $16,922 -5% 9 $1,880   $438,113 18
Jun 11, 2004 80 $15,686 -7% 11 $1,426   $453,799 19
Jun 18, 2004 55 $39,457 +152% 7 $5,637   $493,256 20
Aug 27, 2004 75 $8,882   5 $1,776   $500,145 30
Sep 3, 2004 92 $1,607 -82% 2 $804   $501,752 31

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/1/2004 $7,818 8 8 76 $265,099 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $5,187,035
 
International Total$5,452,134 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,384 $5,452,134
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,521 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,364 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,301-5,400) 5,314 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,273 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,531 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,454 $5,452,134
All Time International Box Office for Kino International Movies 4 $5,452,134

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,501-9,600) 9,513 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,435 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,055 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,232 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,074 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,289 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,165 $5,953,886
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Kino International Movies 4 $5,953,886

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.