Synopsis
Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesman, take us on a kaleidoscopic tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy, unfolding in absurdist episodes: a sing-along at a 1940s beer hall, a randy flamenco teacher, a thirsty King Charles XII of Sweden en route to battle, and a diabolical metaphor for the horrors inflicted by European colonialism. It is a journey that unveils the beauty of single moments, the pettiness of others, life's grandeur, and the humor and tragedy hidden within us all.
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Movie Details
| Australia Releases: |
October 25th, 2015 (Limited), released as A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence |
| Video Release: |
October 6th, 2015 by Magnolia Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for brief sexuality and some disturbing images.
(Rating bulletin 2370, 4/21/2015) |
| Running Time: |
100 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Money Troubles, Surrealism / Absurdism, Segments |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion, 4 1/2 Fiksjon, Essential Filmproduktion, Parisienne de Production, Sveriges Television, Arte France Cinema |
| Production Countries: |
Sweden |
| Languages: |
Swedish |
November 25th, 2015
Awards Season begins with the Independent Spirit Awards nominations. There were definitely some surprise nominees this year, but that also meant there were some unfortunate snubs as well. The overall leader was Carol, which just opened this past weekend. This is great timing and should help its box office numbers, as well as its chances throughout Awards Season. Its six nominations were one ahead of Beasts of No Nation and Spotlight. (One of Spotlight's was the Robert Altman Award, which has no nominations, just one winner.)
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June 9th, 2015
There was only one film in the $10,000 club, Testament of Youth, which opened with $13,252 in four theaters. There was one other film, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, which earned an average of $8,699 in two theaters over the weekend. However, it was a Wednesday release and its average over five days was $12,657.
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June 5th, 2015
In another improvement to our news this week, the Limited Releases column is expanding to cover both limited and VOD releases. I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, “aren't you already talking about VOD on the Home Market Releases column?” Yes. However, those are for VOD releases for films that already played in theaters some time ago. This column will include films that debut on VOD either before, or simultaneously with, their theatrical release. We think this it an important change, as too often the Limited Release column was “Limited Releases Playing in New York City and Possibly Los Angeles.” For people in most of the rest of the country, there were no films on the list playing anywhere near them. This week, there are at least a few films worth checking out, including We Are Still Here, which is playing on VOD and Love and Mercy and Testament of Youth, which are theatrical-only releases that both have a shot at mainstream success.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2015/10/30 |
63 |
$1,116 |
|
1 |
$1,116 |
$2,029 |
2 |
| 2015/11/06 |
69 |
$776 |
-30% |
1 |
$776 |
$3,194 |
3 |
| 2015/11/13 |
60 |
$806 |
+4% |
1 |
$806 |
$4,129 |
4 |
| 2015/11/20 |
66 |
$784 |
-3% |
1 |
$784 |
$4,980 |
5 |
| 2016/04/01 |
46 |
$3,624 |
|
1 |
$3,624 |
$8,906 |
24 |
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