Chavela (2017)

Chavela
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $148,666Details
International Box Office $94,510Details
Worldwide Box Office $243,176
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $48,726 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $48,726
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame. Born in Costa Rica in 1919, Chavela Vargas ran away to Mexico City as a teenager to sing in the streets. By the 1950s, she became a household name in her adopted country, delivering her performances with a raw passion and unique voice. Just as influential were her cultural contributions; Chavela was a bold, rebellious, sexual pioneer who was known for having many female lovers at a time when being out in Mexico was dangerous. Chavela centers around a 1991 interview—the singer’s first public appearance after 15 hard years lost to alcoholism and heartbreak. In the final years of her life, Chavela openly comes out as a lesbian and rises into her momentous third act, becoming a muse to filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, earning a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, and selling out performances at prestigious concert halls around the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,453 (15.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/14 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $178,560

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,209 $148,666
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,533 $94,510
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,201-21,300) 21,212 $243,176
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,138 $148,666

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
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 4th, 2017 (Limited) by Music Box Films
International Releases: June 16th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain)
April 6th, 2018 (Wide) (Portugal)
June 8th, 2018 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 24th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
Video Release: January 2nd, 2018 by Music Box Films Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1990s, Biography, Artists, Singers
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Aubin Pictures, National Endowment for the Arts, Centro Costarricense de Produccion, Cinematografica del Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud, IFP, Women in Film Film Finishing Fund, The Arch and Bruce Foundation, Frameline Completion Fund, Mexican Cultural Institute New York
Production Countries: Mexico, Spain, United States
Languages: English, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,209 $148,666
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,823 $178,560
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,232 $148,666
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 341 $148,666
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,138 $148,666
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,355 $178,560
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 188 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,377 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,830 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 716 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,759 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Music Box Films Movies 42 $148,666

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 6, 2017 50 $22,453   4 $5,613   $26,506 1
Oct 13, 2017 52 $22,247 -1% 14 $1,589   $63,450 2
Oct 20, 2017 57 $19,323 -13% 11 $1,757   $99,101 3
Oct 27, 2017 70 $8,238 -57% 9 $915   $120,534 4
Nov 3, 2017 76 $3,424 -58% 4 $856   $127,041 5
Nov 10, 2017 83 $1,791 -48% 3 $597   $130,878 6
Nov 17, 2017 94 $277 -85% 2 $139   $132,599 7
Nov 24, 2017 67 $3,073 +1,009% 2 $1,537   $136,540 8
Dec 1, 2017 85 $1,202 -61% 2 $601   $139,257 9
Dec 8, 2017 75 $1,183 -2% 2 $592   $140,683 10
Dec 15, 2017 77 $92 -92% 1 $92   $142,359 11
Jan 5, 2018 70 $1,310   1 $1,310   $144,764 14
Jan 26, 2018 76 $2,789   3 $930   $148,666 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 2017 83 $4,053   1 $4,053   $4,053 1
Oct 6, 2017 50 $37,150 +817% 5 $7,430   $41,203 2
Oct 13, 2017 47 $38,575 +4% 14 $2,755   $79,778 3
Oct 20, 2017 52 $32,518 -16% 13 $2,501   $112,296 4
Oct 27, 2017 72 $11,321 -65% 9 $1,258   $123,617 5
Nov 3, 2017 77 $5,470 -52% 4 $1,368   $129,087 6
Nov 10, 2017 85 $3,235 -41% 3 $1,078   $132,322 7
Nov 17, 2017 88 $1,145 -65% 3 $382   $133,467 8
Nov 24, 2017 69 $4,588 +301% 2 $2,294   $138,055 9
Dec 1, 2017 86 $1,445 -69% 2 $723   $139,500 10
Dec 8, 2017 74 $2,767 +91% 3 $922   $142,267 11
Dec 15, 2017 72 $386 -86% 2 $193   $142,653 12
Dec 22, 2017 69 $801 +108% 1 $801   $143,454 13
Jan 5, 2018 73 $1,310   1 $1,310   $144,764 15
Jan 12, 2018 84 $1,113 -15% 1 $1,113   $145,877 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 6/8/2018 $0 0 0 0 $8,384 1/1/2019
Netherlands 8/24/2018 $13,696 21 21 21 $15,162 8/31/2018
Portugal 4/6/2018 $1,810 1 2 6 $10,965 5/11/2018
Spain 6/16/2017 $8,762 12 12 73 $59,999 10/24/2017
 
International Total$94,510 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,533 $94,510
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,261 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,862 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,694 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,172 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,006 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,748 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Music Box Films Movies 72 $94,510

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,201-21,300) 21,212 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,728 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,015 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,087 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,159 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,362 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Music Box Films Movies 72 $243,176

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.

Documentary Subject(s)

Chavela Vargas    Herself

Interviewee(s)

Pedro Almodovar    Himself
Elena Benarroch    Herself
Miguel Bose    Himself
Alicia Elena Perez Duarte    Herself
Liliana Felipe    Herself
Patria Jimenez Flores    Herself
Laura Garcia-Lorca    Herself
Martirio Gira    Herself
Mariana Gyalui    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Catherine Gund    Director
Darsha Kyi    Director
Catherine Gund    Producer
Darsha Kyi    Producer
Catherine Gund    Cinematographer
Natalia Cuevas    Cinematographer
Carla Gutierrez    Editor
Hajer Salem    Assistant Editor
Gil Talmi    Composer
Lynda Weinman    Executive Producer
Bruce Heavin    Executive Producer
Pepita Serrano    Co-Producer
Agnes Gund    Co-Producer
Laura Tatham    Associate Producer
Laura Pilloni    Associate Producer

Home Market Releases for January 2nd, 2018

January 2nd, 2018

Lucky

This is the first Tuesday of the year, so it should be no surprise that there are not a lot of top-tier releases on this week’s list. In fact, there were so few releases worth mentioning that I had to pad the list with some films that were not selling well enough to be worth mentioning during most weeks. As for the Pick of the Week contenders, there were only two: Lucky and Battle of the Sexes. It was a close race, but in the end, I gave that title to Lucky on DVD. More...

Theater Averages: Something Good Comes out of Florida

October 11th, 2017

The Florida Project

The Florida Project dominated the theater average chart earning over $150,000 in four theaters for an average of $39,208. This is easily the best new release of the week. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Better Watch these Limited Releases

October 6th, 2017

Better Watch Out

It is a very busy week for limited releases with over 30 films coming out this week. Needless to say we’ve had to be a little callous, culling the list to a more manageable number. We are still left with a number of films that have a shot at finding a receptive audience. Some of these are like Better Watch Out, which will struggle in theaters, but very likely do well on Video on Demand. Others, like The Florida Project, could see its strong reviews turn to Awards Season success and that will be a boon to its financial success. More...


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Synopsis

A look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame. Born in Costa Rica in 1919, Chavela Vargas ran away to Mexico City as a teenager to sing in the streets. By the 1950s, she became a household name in her adopted country, delivering her performances with a raw passion and unique voice. Just as influential were her cultural contributions; Chavela was a bold, rebellious, sexual pioneer who was known for having many female lovers at a time when being out in Mexico was dangerous. Chavela centers around a 1991 interview—the singer’s first public appearance after 15 hard years lost to alcoholism and heartbreak. In the final years of her life, Chavela openly comes out as a lesbian and rises into her momentous third act, becoming a muse to filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, earning a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, and selling out performances at prestigious concert halls around the world.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,453 (15.1% of total gross)
Legs:6.62 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:61.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/14 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $178,560

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,209 $148,666
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,533 $94,510
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,201-21,300) 21,212 $243,176
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,138 $148,666

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
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 4th, 2017 (Limited) by Music Box Films
International Releases: June 16th, 2017 (Wide) (Spain)
April 6th, 2018 (Wide) (Portugal)
June 8th, 2018 (Wide) (Argentina)
August 24th, 2018 (Wide) (Netherlands)
Video Release: January 2nd, 2018 by Music Box Films Video
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1990s, Biography, Artists, Singers
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Aubin Pictures, National Endowment for the Arts, Centro Costarricense de Produccion, Cinematografica del Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud, IFP, Women in Film Film Finishing Fund, The Arch and Bruce Foundation, Frameline Completion Fund, Mexican Cultural Institute New York
Production Countries: Mexico, Spain, United States
Languages: English, Spanish

Documentary Subject(s)

Chavela Vargas    Herself

Interviewee(s)

Pedro Almodovar    Himself
Elena Benarroch    Herself
Miguel Bose    Himself
Alicia Elena Perez Duarte    Herself
Liliana Felipe    Herself
Patria Jimenez Flores    Herself
Laura Garcia-Lorca    Herself
Martirio Gira    Herself
Mariana Gyalui    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Catherine Gund    Director
Darsha Kyi    Director
Catherine Gund    Producer
Darsha Kyi    Producer
Catherine Gund    Cinematographer
Natalia Cuevas    Cinematographer
Carla Gutierrez    Editor
Hajer Salem    Assistant Editor
Gil Talmi    Composer
Lynda Weinman    Executive Producer
Bruce Heavin    Executive Producer
Pepita Serrano    Co-Producer
Agnes Gund    Co-Producer
Laura Tatham    Associate Producer
Laura Pilloni    Associate Producer

Home Market Releases for January 2nd, 2018

January 2nd, 2018

Lucky

This is the first Tuesday of the year, so it should be no surprise that there are not a lot of top-tier releases on this week’s list. In fact, there were so few releases worth mentioning that I had to pad the list with some films that were not selling well enough to be worth mentioning during most weeks. As for the Pick of the Week contenders, there were only two: Lucky and Battle of the Sexes. It was a close race, but in the end, I gave that title to Lucky on DVD. More...

Theater Averages: Something Good Comes out of Florida

October 11th, 2017

The Florida Project

The Florida Project dominated the theater average chart earning over $150,000 in four theaters for an average of $39,208. This is easily the best new release of the week. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Better Watch these Limited Releases

October 6th, 2017

Better Watch Out

It is a very busy week for limited releases with over 30 films coming out this week. Needless to say we’ve had to be a little callous, culling the list to a more manageable number. We are still left with a number of films that have a shot at finding a receptive audience. Some of these are like Better Watch Out, which will struggle in theaters, but very likely do well on Video on Demand. Others, like The Florida Project, could see its strong reviews turn to Awards Season success and that will be a boon to its financial success. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,209 $148,666
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,801-11,900) 11,823 $178,560
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,232 $148,666
Top 2017 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 341 $148,666
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,138 $148,666
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,355 $178,560
Top 2017 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 188 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,377 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,801-10,900) 10,830 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 701-800) 788 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 701-800) 716 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,759 $148,666
All Time Domestic Box Office for Music Box Films Movies 42 $148,666

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 6, 2017 50 $22,453   4 $5,613   $26,506 1
Oct 13, 2017 52 $22,247 -1% 14 $1,589   $63,450 2
Oct 20, 2017 57 $19,323 -13% 11 $1,757   $99,101 3
Oct 27, 2017 70 $8,238 -57% 9 $915   $120,534 4
Nov 3, 2017 76 $3,424 -58% 4 $856   $127,041 5
Nov 10, 2017 83 $1,791 -48% 3 $597   $130,878 6
Nov 17, 2017 94 $277 -85% 2 $139   $132,599 7
Nov 24, 2017 67 $3,073 +1,009% 2 $1,537   $136,540 8
Dec 1, 2017 85 $1,202 -61% 2 $601   $139,257 9
Dec 8, 2017 75 $1,183 -2% 2 $592   $140,683 10
Dec 15, 2017 77 $92 -92% 1 $92   $142,359 11
Jan 5, 2018 70 $1,310   1 $1,310   $144,764 14
Jan 26, 2018 76 $2,789   3 $930   $148,666 17

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 29, 2017 83 $4,053   1 $4,053   $4,053 1
Oct 6, 2017 50 $37,150 +817% 5 $7,430   $41,203 2
Oct 13, 2017 47 $38,575 +4% 14 $2,755   $79,778 3
Oct 20, 2017 52 $32,518 -16% 13 $2,501   $112,296 4
Oct 27, 2017 72 $11,321 -65% 9 $1,258   $123,617 5
Nov 3, 2017 77 $5,470 -52% 4 $1,368   $129,087 6
Nov 10, 2017 85 $3,235 -41% 3 $1,078   $132,322 7
Nov 17, 2017 88 $1,145 -65% 3 $382   $133,467 8
Nov 24, 2017 69 $4,588 +301% 2 $2,294   $138,055 9
Dec 1, 2017 86 $1,445 -69% 2 $723   $139,500 10
Dec 8, 2017 74 $2,767 +91% 3 $922   $142,267 11
Dec 15, 2017 72 $386 -86% 2 $193   $142,653 12
Dec 22, 2017 69 $801 +108% 1 $801   $143,454 13
Jan 5, 2018 73 $1,310   1 $1,310   $144,764 15
Jan 12, 2018 84 $1,113 -15% 1 $1,113   $145,877 16

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Argentina 6/8/2018 $0 0 0 0 $8,384 1/1/2019
Netherlands 8/24/2018 $13,696 21 21 21 $15,162 8/31/2018
Portugal 4/6/2018 $1,810 1 2 6 $10,965 5/11/2018
Spain 6/16/2017 $8,762 12 12 73 $59,999 10/24/2017
 
International Total$94,510 1/1/2019

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 18,501-18,600) 18,533 $94,510
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) 17,261 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,862 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,694 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,172 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,006 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,748 $94,510
All Time International Box Office for Music Box Films Movies 72 $94,510

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 21,201-21,300) 21,212 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,728 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,015 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,087 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,159 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,362 $243,176
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Music Box Films Movies 72 $243,176

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.