Suzhou River (2000)

Suzhou River
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $96,778Details
International Box Office $233,690Details
Worldwide Box Office $330,468
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Along the banks of the Suzhou River, which winds precariously through Shanghai, Marda falls in love with a dramatically beautiful young woman named Moudan. When he tries to kidnap her in order to demand ransom money from her rich father, she escapes him, jumping in to the river and disappearing forever. Marda serves a three-year jail sentence for his attempted crime. Upon his release, he meets a woman that looks exactly like Moudan, named MeiMei.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,808 (20.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 16.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $190,429

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,006 $96,778
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,593 $233,690
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,901-20,000) 19,919 $330,468
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,792 $96,778

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2000 (Wide) by Strand Releasing
February 17th, 2023 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
International Releases: July 14th, 2022 (Wide), released as La Donna del Fiume - Suzhou River (Italy)
June 16th, 2023 (Limited) (Spain)
October 9th, 2024 (Limited), released as Suzhou River (쑤저우강) (South Korea)
Video Release: October 16th, 2001 by Strand Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Huozhe
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Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: China, Germany
Languages: Mandarin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 41st Weekend Limited Release 68 $679 Aug 17, 2001 285
Biggest 40th Weekend Limited Release 77 $498 Aug 10, 2001 278

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,006 $96,778
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,713 $190,429
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,009 $96,778
Top 2000 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 317 $96,778
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,792 $96,778
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,270 $190,429
Top 2000 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 166 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,551 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,501 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,444 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Strand Releasing Movies 46 $96,778

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2000 66 $19,808   2 $9,904   $21,852 1
Nov 17, 2000 83 $9,179 -54% 2 $4,590   $39,201 2
Dec 1, 2000 92 $4,520   1 $4,520   $46,631 4
Dec 8, 2000 86 $6,121 +35% 2 $3,061   $54,781 5
Dec 15, 2000 100 $3,128 -49% 2 $1,564   $60,187 6
Dec 22, 2000 72 $800 -74% 1 $800   $62,717 7
Dec 29, 2000 83 $629 -21% 1 $629   $64,034 8
Jan 5, 2001 98 $512 -19% 1 $512   $64,903 9
Jan 12, 2001 99 $537 +5% 1 $537   $65,961 10
Jan 19, 2001 65 $5,005 +832% 2 $2,503   $71,256 11
Feb 2, 2001 103 $1,214   1 $1,214   $72,999 13
Mar 9, 2001 87 $1,197   1 $1,197   $79,726 18
Mar 30, 2001 102 $377   1 $377   $79,914 21
Apr 6, 2001 85 $2,933 +678% 1 $2,933   $83,119 22
Apr 13, 2001 93 $678 -77% 1 $678   $85,369 23
Apr 20, 2001 102 $338 -50% 2 $169   $85,707 24
Apr 27, 2001 128 $181 -46% 1 $181   $85,988 25
May 11, 2001 102 $2,796   2 $1,398   $88,927 27
May 18, 2001 113 $375 -87% 1 $375   $90,095 28
May 25, 2001 106 $952 +154% 1 $952   $91,591 29
Jun 1, 2001 97 $40 -96% 1 $40   $91,631 30
Jun 8, 2001 109 $262 +555% 1 $262   $92,045 31
Jun 22, 2001 112 $1,277   1 $1,277   $94,085 33
Aug 10, 2001 111 $498   1 $498   $95,042 40
Aug 17, 2001 104 $679 +36% 1 $679   $96,330 41

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2001 68 $165     1 $165   $65,961 69

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2000 68 $27,978   2 $13,989   $30,022 2
Nov 17, 2000 84 $12,089 -57% 2 $6,045   $42,111 3
Dec 1, 2000 88 $6,549   1 $6,549   $48,660 5
Dec 8, 2000 91 $8,399 +28% 2 $4,200   $57,059 6
Dec 15, 2000 70 $4,858 -42% 2 $2,429   $61,917 7
Dec 22, 2000 68 $1,488 -69% 1 $1,488   $63,405 8
Dec 29, 2000 79 $986 -34% 1 $986   $64,391 9
Jan 5, 2001 94 $1,033 +5% 1 $1,033   $65,424 10
Jan 12, 2001 90 $827 -20% 1 $827   $66,251 11
Jan 19, 2001 76 $5,534 +569% 2 $2,767   $71,785 12
Mar 9, 2001 89 $1,008   1 $1,008   $79,537 19
Mar 30, 2001 92 $649   1 $649   $80,186 22
Apr 6, 2001 81 $4,505 +594% 1 $4,505   $84,691 23
Apr 13, 2001 92 $678 -85% 1 $678   $85,369 24
Apr 20, 2001 98 $438 -35% 2 $219   $85,807 25
Apr 27, 2001 110 $324 -26% 1 $324   $86,131 26
May 11, 2001 102 $3,589   2 $1,795   $89,720 28
May 18, 2001 101 $919 -74% 1 $919   $90,639 29
May 25, 2001 97 $952 +4% 1 $952   $91,591 30
Jun 1, 2001 94 $192 -80% 1 $192   $91,783 31
Jun 22, 2001 89 $1,736   1 $1,736   $94,544 34
Aug 10, 2001 96 $1,107   1 $1,107   $95,651 41
Aug 17, 2001 90 $1,127 +2% 1 $1,127   $96,778 42

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Italy 7/14/2022 $8,473 0 0 0 $17,287 7/25/2022
South Korea 10/9/2024 $0000$0
Spain 6/16/2023 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $216,403
 
International Total$233,690 7/25/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,593 $233,690
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,393 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,927 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,131 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,236 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,269 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,476 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Strand Releasing Movies 57 $233,690

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,901-20,000) 19,919 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,477 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,066 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,004 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,437 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,526 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,168 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Strand Releasing Movies 57 $330,468

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.

Production and Technical Credits

Ye Lou    Director
Ye Lou    Screenwriter

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Synopsis

Along the banks of the Suzhou River, which winds precariously through Shanghai, Marda falls in love with a dramatically beautiful young woman named Moudan. When he tries to kidnap her in order to demand ransom money from her rich father, she escapes him, jumping in to the river and disappearing forever. Marda serves a three-year jail sentence for his attempted crime. Upon his release, he meets a woman that looks exactly like Moudan, named MeiMei.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$19,808 (20.5% of total gross)
Legs:4.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/2 max. theaters, 16.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $190,429

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,006 $96,778
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,593 $233,690
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,901-20,000) 19,919 $330,468
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,792 $96,778

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


Watch Now On

iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 8th, 2000 (Wide) by Strand Releasing
February 17th, 2023 (Limited) by Strand Releasing
International Releases: July 14th, 2022 (Wide), released as La Donna del Fiume - Suzhou River (Italy)
June 16th, 2023 (Limited) (Spain)
October 9th, 2024 (Limited), released as Suzhou River (쑤저우강) (South Korea)
Video Release: October 16th, 2001 by Strand Home
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 83 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Huozhe
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: China, Germany
Languages: Mandarin

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest 41st Weekend Limited Release 68 $679 Aug 17, 2001 285
Biggest 40th Weekend Limited Release 77 $498 Aug 10, 2001 278

Production and Technical Credits

Ye Lou    Director
Ye Lou    Screenwriter

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,006 $96,778
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,713 $190,429
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,009 $96,778
Top 2000 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 317 $96,778
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,792 $96,778
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,270 $190,429
Top 2000 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 166 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,551 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 11,501-11,600) 11,501 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,444 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,735 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,104 $96,778
All Time Domestic Box Office for Strand Releasing Movies 46 $96,778

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2000 66 $19,808   2 $9,904   $21,852 1
Nov 17, 2000 83 $9,179 -54% 2 $4,590   $39,201 2
Dec 1, 2000 92 $4,520   1 $4,520   $46,631 4
Dec 8, 2000 86 $6,121 +35% 2 $3,061   $54,781 5
Dec 15, 2000 100 $3,128 -49% 2 $1,564   $60,187 6
Dec 22, 2000 72 $800 -74% 1 $800   $62,717 7
Dec 29, 2000 83 $629 -21% 1 $629   $64,034 8
Jan 5, 2001 98 $512 -19% 1 $512   $64,903 9
Jan 12, 2001 99 $537 +5% 1 $537   $65,961 10
Jan 19, 2001 65 $5,005 +832% 2 $2,503   $71,256 11
Feb 2, 2001 103 $1,214   1 $1,214   $72,999 13
Mar 9, 2001 87 $1,197   1 $1,197   $79,726 18
Mar 30, 2001 102 $377   1 $377   $79,914 21
Apr 6, 2001 85 $2,933 +678% 1 $2,933   $83,119 22
Apr 13, 2001 93 $678 -77% 1 $678   $85,369 23
Apr 20, 2001 102 $338 -50% 2 $169   $85,707 24
Apr 27, 2001 128 $181 -46% 1 $181   $85,988 25
May 11, 2001 102 $2,796   2 $1,398   $88,927 27
May 18, 2001 113 $375 -87% 1 $375   $90,095 28
May 25, 2001 106 $952 +154% 1 $952   $91,591 29
Jun 1, 2001 97 $40 -96% 1 $40   $91,631 30
Jun 8, 2001 109 $262 +555% 1 $262   $92,045 31
Jun 22, 2001 112 $1,277   1 $1,277   $94,085 33
Aug 10, 2001 111 $498   1 $498   $95,042 40
Aug 17, 2001 104 $679 +36% 1 $679   $96,330 41

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 15, 2001 68 $165     1 $165   $65,961 69

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2000 68 $27,978   2 $13,989   $30,022 2
Nov 17, 2000 84 $12,089 -57% 2 $6,045   $42,111 3
Dec 1, 2000 88 $6,549   1 $6,549   $48,660 5
Dec 8, 2000 91 $8,399 +28% 2 $4,200   $57,059 6
Dec 15, 2000 70 $4,858 -42% 2 $2,429   $61,917 7
Dec 22, 2000 68 $1,488 -69% 1 $1,488   $63,405 8
Dec 29, 2000 79 $986 -34% 1 $986   $64,391 9
Jan 5, 2001 94 $1,033 +5% 1 $1,033   $65,424 10
Jan 12, 2001 90 $827 -20% 1 $827   $66,251 11
Jan 19, 2001 76 $5,534 +569% 2 $2,767   $71,785 12
Mar 9, 2001 89 $1,008   1 $1,008   $79,537 19
Mar 30, 2001 92 $649   1 $649   $80,186 22
Apr 6, 2001 81 $4,505 +594% 1 $4,505   $84,691 23
Apr 13, 2001 92 $678 -85% 1 $678   $85,369 24
Apr 20, 2001 98 $438 -35% 2 $219   $85,807 25
Apr 27, 2001 110 $324 -26% 1 $324   $86,131 26
May 11, 2001 102 $3,589   2 $1,795   $89,720 28
May 18, 2001 101 $919 -74% 1 $919   $90,639 29
May 25, 2001 97 $952 +4% 1 $952   $91,591 30
Jun 1, 2001 94 $192 -80% 1 $192   $91,783 31
Jun 22, 2001 89 $1,736   1 $1,736   $94,544 34
Aug 10, 2001 96 $1,107   1 $1,107   $95,651 41
Aug 17, 2001 90 $1,127 +2% 1 $1,127   $96,778 42

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Italy 7/14/2022 $8,473 0 0 0 $17,287 7/25/2022
South Korea 10/9/2024 $0000$0
Spain 6/16/2023 $0000$0
 
Rest of World $216,403
 
International Total$233,690 7/25/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) 15,593 $233,690
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,393 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,927 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,101-13,200) 13,131 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,236 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,269 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,476 $233,690
All Time International Box Office for Strand Releasing Movies 57 $233,690

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,901-20,000) 19,919 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 18,401-18,500) 18,477 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 11,001-11,100) 11,066 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,004 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,437 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,526 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,168 $330,468
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Strand Releasing Movies 57 $330,468

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.