Dahomey (2024)

Dahomey
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $100,959Details
International Box Office $468,933Details
Worldwide Box Office $569,892
OpusData ID: 665520100
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Synopsis

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,960 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:17.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/14 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,959

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,311 $100,959
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,273 $468,933
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,701-18,800) 18,751 $569,892
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,846 $100,959

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 2024 (Limited) by MUBI
International Releases: September 11th, 2024 (Limited) (France)
October 24th, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
October 25th, 2024 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
November 7th, 2024 (Limited) (Italy)
November 15th, 2024 (Limited) (Romania)
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MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 68 minutes
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Keywords: Berlin International Film Festival 2024, Festival Acquisition, Toronto International Film Festival 2024
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: France, Senegal
Languages: English, French, Fon

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2024 Theater Average 70 $12,980 Oct 25, 2024 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2024 - $25,960   2 $12,980   $25,960 1
Nov 1, 2024 - $15,438 -41% 13 $1,188   $54,732 2
Nov 8, 2024 - $8,041 -48% 11 $731   $70,810 3
Nov 15, 2024 - $3,823 -52% 11 $348   $81,121 4
Nov 22, 2024 - $3,330 -13% 9 $370   $87,665 5
Nov 29, 2024 - $1,463 -56% 5 $293   $92,121 6
Dec 6, 2024 - $1,609 +10% 6 $268   $95,009 7
Dec 13, 2024 - $1,598 -1% 3 $533   $97,132 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 25, 2024 - $5,260     2 $2,630   $5,260 1
Oct 26, 2024 - $9,752 +85%   2 $4,876   $15,012 2
Oct 27, 2024 - $10,948 +12%   2 $5,474   $25,960 3
Oct 28, 2024 - $5,965 -46%   2 $2,983   $31,925 4
Oct 29, 2024 - $2,595 -56%   2 $1,298   $34,520 5
Oct 30, 2024 - $2,902 +12%   2 $1,451   $37,422 6
Oct 31, 2024 - $1,872 -35%   2 $936   $39,294 7
Nov 1, 2024 - $4,390 +135% -17% 13 $338   $43,684 8
Nov 2, 2024 - $5,893 +34% -40% 13 $453   $49,577 9
Nov 3, 2024 - $5,155 -13% -53% 13 $397   $54,732 10
Nov 4, 2024 - $1,576 -69% -74% 13 $121   $56,308 11
Nov 5, 2024 - $2,229 +41% -14% 13 $171   $58,537 12
Nov 6, 2024 - $1,904 -15% -34% 13 $146   $60,441 13
Nov 7, 2024 - $2,328 +22% +24% 13 $179   $62,769 14
Nov 8, 2024 - $2,310 -1% -47% 13 $178   $65,079 15
Nov 9, 2024 - $2,514 +9% -57% 13 $193   $67,593 16
Nov 10, 2024 - $3,217 +28% -38% 13 $247   $70,810 17
Nov 11, 2024 - $2,345 -27% +49% 13 $180   $73,155 18
Nov 12, 2024 - $1,966 -16% -12% 13 $151   $75,121 19
Nov 13, 2024 - $1,503 -24% -21% 13 $116   $76,624 20
Nov 14, 2024 - $674 -55% -71% 13 $52   $77,298 21
Nov 15, 2024 - $1,225 +82% -47% 11 $111   $78,523 22
Nov 16, 2024 - $1,855 +51% -26% 11 $169   $80,378 23
Nov 17, 2024 - $743 -60% -77% 11 $68   $81,121 24
Nov 18, 2024 - $730 -2% -69% 14 $52   $81,851 25
Nov 19, 2024 - $480 -34% -76% 11 $44   $82,331 26
Nov 20, 2024 - $1,310 +173% -13% 11 $119   $83,641 27
Nov 21, 2024 - $694 -47% +3% 11 $63   $84,335 28
Nov 22, 2024 - $1,490 +115% +22% 9 $166   $85,825 29
Nov 23, 2024 - $972 -35% -48% 9 $108   $86,797 30
Nov 24, 2024 - $868 -11% +17% 9 $96   $87,665 31
Nov 25, 2024 - $750 -14% +3% 9 $83   $88,415 32
Nov 26, 2024 - $766 +2% +60% 9 $85   $89,181 33
Nov 27, 2024 - $982 +28% -25% 9 $109   $90,163 34
Nov 28, 2024 - $495 -50% -29% 3 $165   $90,658 35
Nov 29, 2024 - $515 +4% -65% 7 $74   $91,173 36
Nov 30, 2024 - $607 +18% -38% 7 $87   $91,780 37
Dec 1, 2024 - $341 -44% -61% 7 $49   $92,121 38
Dec 2, 2024 - $77 -77% -90% 7 $11   $92,198 39
Dec 3, 2024 - $708 +819% -8% 7 $101   $92,906 40
Dec 4, 2024 - $246 -65% -75% 7 $35   $93,152 41
Dec 5, 2024 - $248 +1% -50% 7 $35   $93,400 42
Dec 6, 2024 - $135 -46% -74% 6 $23   $93,535 43
Dec 7, 2024 - $213 +58% -65% 6 $36   $93,748 44
Dec 8, 2024 - $1,261 +492% +270% 6 $210   $95,009 45
Dec 9, 2024 - $57 -95% -26% 6 $10   $95,066 46
Dec 10, 2024 - $93 +63% -87% 6 $16   $95,159 47
Dec 11, 2024 - $103 +11% -58% 6 $17   $95,262 48
Dec 12, 2024 - $272 +164% +10% 6 $45   $95,534 49
Dec 13, 2024 - $847 +211% +527% 3 $282   $96,381 50
Dec 14, 2024 - $16 -98% -92% 3 $5   $96,397 51
Dec 15, 2024 - $735 +4,494% -42% 3 $245   $97,132 52
Dec 18, 2024 - $29   -72% 3 $10   $97,161 55
Dec 19, 2024 - $62 +114% -77% 3 $21   $100,959 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2024 32 $39,294   2 $19,647   $39,294 1
Nov 1, 2024 35 $23,475 -40% 13 $1,806   $62,769 2
Nov 8, 2024 36 $14,529 -38% 13 $1,118   $77,298 3
Nov 15, 2024 38 $7,037 -52% 11 $640   $84,335 4
Nov 22, 2024 34 $6,323 -10% 9 $703   $90,658 5
Nov 29, 2024 42 $2,742 -57% 7 $392   $93,400 6
Dec 6, 2024 55 $2,134 -22% 6 $356   $95,534 7
Dec 13, 2024 44 $5,425 +154% 3 $1,808   $100,959 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/27/2025 $1,014 0 0 0 $23,150 3/17/2025
Czech Republic 11/28/2024 $0000$0
France 9/11/2024 $0000$0
Germany 10/24/2024 $0000$0
Italy 11/7/2024 $0000$0
Netherlands 12/5/2024 $15,613 34 34 34 $30,137 12/9/2024
New Zealand 2/27/2025 $139 0 0 0 $263 3/10/2025
Portugal 11/28/2024 $1,744 5 6 17 $6,270 1/14/2025
Romania 11/15/2024 $1,842 7 7 7 $1,842 11/20/2024
Slovakia 11/28/2024 $0000$0
Spain 12/13/2024 $0000$0
United Kingdom 10/25/2024 $38,562 27 27 27 $38,562 10/30/2024
 
Rest of World $368,709
 
International Total$468,933 3/17/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Production and Technical Credits

Mati Diop    Director
Mati Diop    Screenwriter
Mati Diop    Producer
Judith Lou Lévy    Producer
Eve Robin    Producer
Josephine Drouin-Viallard    Cinematographer
Wally Badarou    Composer
Dean Blunt    Composer
Gabriel Gonzalez    Editor

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Synopsis

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,960 (25.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:17.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/14 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $100,959

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,311 $100,959
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,201-14,300) 14,273 $468,933
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,701-18,800) 18,751 $569,892
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,846 $100,959

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 25th, 2024 (Limited) by MUBI
International Releases: September 11th, 2024 (Limited) (France)
October 24th, 2024 (Limited) (Germany)
October 25th, 2024 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
November 7th, 2024 (Limited) (Italy)
November 15th, 2024 (Limited) (Romania)
... Show all releases
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 68 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Berlin International Film Festival 2024, Festival Acquisition, Toronto International Film Festival 2024
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production Countries: France, Senegal
Languages: English, French, Fon

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top 2024 Theater Average 70 $12,980 Oct 25, 2024 3

Production and Technical Credits

Mati Diop    Director
Mati Diop    Screenwriter
Mati Diop    Producer
Judith Lou Lévy    Producer
Eve Robin    Producer
Josephine Drouin-Viallard    Cinematographer
Wally Badarou    Composer
Dean Blunt    Composer
Gabriel Gonzalez    Editor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2024 - $25,960   2 $12,980   $25,960 1
Nov 1, 2024 - $15,438 -41% 13 $1,188   $54,732 2
Nov 8, 2024 - $8,041 -48% 11 $731   $70,810 3
Nov 15, 2024 - $3,823 -52% 11 $348   $81,121 4
Nov 22, 2024 - $3,330 -13% 9 $370   $87,665 5
Nov 29, 2024 - $1,463 -56% 5 $293   $92,121 6
Dec 6, 2024 - $1,609 +10% 6 $268   $95,009 7
Dec 13, 2024 - $1,598 -1% 3 $533   $97,132 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 25, 2024 - $5,260     2 $2,630   $5,260 1
Oct 26, 2024 - $9,752 +85%   2 $4,876   $15,012 2
Oct 27, 2024 - $10,948 +12%   2 $5,474   $25,960 3
Oct 28, 2024 - $5,965 -46%   2 $2,983   $31,925 4
Oct 29, 2024 - $2,595 -56%   2 $1,298   $34,520 5
Oct 30, 2024 - $2,902 +12%   2 $1,451   $37,422 6
Oct 31, 2024 - $1,872 -35%   2 $936   $39,294 7
Nov 1, 2024 - $4,390 +135% -17% 13 $338   $43,684 8
Nov 2, 2024 - $5,893 +34% -40% 13 $453   $49,577 9
Nov 3, 2024 - $5,155 -13% -53% 13 $397   $54,732 10
Nov 4, 2024 - $1,576 -69% -74% 13 $121   $56,308 11
Nov 5, 2024 - $2,229 +41% -14% 13 $171   $58,537 12
Nov 6, 2024 - $1,904 -15% -34% 13 $146   $60,441 13
Nov 7, 2024 - $2,328 +22% +24% 13 $179   $62,769 14
Nov 8, 2024 - $2,310 -1% -47% 13 $178   $65,079 15
Nov 9, 2024 - $2,514 +9% -57% 13 $193   $67,593 16
Nov 10, 2024 - $3,217 +28% -38% 13 $247   $70,810 17
Nov 11, 2024 - $2,345 -27% +49% 13 $180   $73,155 18
Nov 12, 2024 - $1,966 -16% -12% 13 $151   $75,121 19
Nov 13, 2024 - $1,503 -24% -21% 13 $116   $76,624 20
Nov 14, 2024 - $674 -55% -71% 13 $52   $77,298 21
Nov 15, 2024 - $1,225 +82% -47% 11 $111   $78,523 22
Nov 16, 2024 - $1,855 +51% -26% 11 $169   $80,378 23
Nov 17, 2024 - $743 -60% -77% 11 $68   $81,121 24
Nov 18, 2024 - $730 -2% -69% 14 $52   $81,851 25
Nov 19, 2024 - $480 -34% -76% 11 $44   $82,331 26
Nov 20, 2024 - $1,310 +173% -13% 11 $119   $83,641 27
Nov 21, 2024 - $694 -47% +3% 11 $63   $84,335 28
Nov 22, 2024 - $1,490 +115% +22% 9 $166   $85,825 29
Nov 23, 2024 - $972 -35% -48% 9 $108   $86,797 30
Nov 24, 2024 - $868 -11% +17% 9 $96   $87,665 31
Nov 25, 2024 - $750 -14% +3% 9 $83   $88,415 32
Nov 26, 2024 - $766 +2% +60% 9 $85   $89,181 33
Nov 27, 2024 - $982 +28% -25% 9 $109   $90,163 34
Nov 28, 2024 - $495 -50% -29% 3 $165   $90,658 35
Nov 29, 2024 - $515 +4% -65% 7 $74   $91,173 36
Nov 30, 2024 - $607 +18% -38% 7 $87   $91,780 37
Dec 1, 2024 - $341 -44% -61% 7 $49   $92,121 38
Dec 2, 2024 - $77 -77% -90% 7 $11   $92,198 39
Dec 3, 2024 - $708 +819% -8% 7 $101   $92,906 40
Dec 4, 2024 - $246 -65% -75% 7 $35   $93,152 41
Dec 5, 2024 - $248 +1% -50% 7 $35   $93,400 42
Dec 6, 2024 - $135 -46% -74% 6 $23   $93,535 43
Dec 7, 2024 - $213 +58% -65% 6 $36   $93,748 44
Dec 8, 2024 - $1,261 +492% +270% 6 $210   $95,009 45
Dec 9, 2024 - $57 -95% -26% 6 $10   $95,066 46
Dec 10, 2024 - $93 +63% -87% 6 $16   $95,159 47
Dec 11, 2024 - $103 +11% -58% 6 $17   $95,262 48
Dec 12, 2024 - $272 +164% +10% 6 $45   $95,534 49
Dec 13, 2024 - $847 +211% +527% 3 $282   $96,381 50
Dec 14, 2024 - $16 -98% -92% 3 $5   $96,397 51
Dec 15, 2024 - $735 +4,494% -42% 3 $245   $97,132 52
Dec 18, 2024 - $29   -72% 3 $10   $97,161 55
Dec 19, 2024 - $62 +114% -77% 3 $21   $100,959 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 25, 2024 32 $39,294   2 $19,647   $39,294 1
Nov 1, 2024 35 $23,475 -40% 13 $1,806   $62,769 2
Nov 8, 2024 36 $14,529 -38% 13 $1,118   $77,298 3
Nov 15, 2024 38 $7,037 -52% 11 $640   $84,335 4
Nov 22, 2024 34 $6,323 -10% 9 $703   $90,658 5
Nov 29, 2024 42 $2,742 -57% 7 $392   $93,400 6
Dec 6, 2024 55 $2,134 -22% 6 $356   $95,534 7
Dec 13, 2024 44 $5,425 +154% 3 $1,808   $100,959 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/27/2025 $1,014 0 0 0 $23,150 3/17/2025
Czech Republic 11/28/2024 $0000$0
France 9/11/2024 $0000$0
Germany 10/24/2024 $0000$0
Italy 11/7/2024 $0000$0
Netherlands 12/5/2024 $15,613 34 34 34 $30,137 12/9/2024
New Zealand 2/27/2025 $139 0 0 0 $263 3/10/2025
Portugal 11/28/2024 $1,744 5 6 17 $6,270 1/14/2025
Romania 11/15/2024 $1,842 7 7 7 $1,842 11/20/2024
Slovakia 11/28/2024 $0000$0
Spain 12/13/2024 $0000$0
United Kingdom 10/25/2024 $38,562 27 27 27 $38,562 10/30/2024
 
Rest of World $368,709
 
International Total$468,933 3/17/2025

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.