The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $247,159Details
OpusData ID: 202540100
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Synopsis

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost. The Galapagos Affair is a documentary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and alluring as the famous archipelago itself. Fleeing conventional society, a Berlin doctor and his mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. But after the international press sensationalizes the exploits of the Galapagos’ “Adam and Eve,” others flock there—including a self-styled Swiss Family Robinson and a gun-toting Viennese Baroness and her two lovers. Clashing personalities are aggravated by the island community’s lusty free-love ethos, and when some of the islanders disappear, suspicions of murder hang in the air, leaving an unsolved mystery which remains the subject of local lore today.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,185 (2.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $342,150

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,617 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,301-22,400) 22,312 $247,159
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,469 $247,159

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2014 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 120 minutes
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Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Reenactments, Archive Footage
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Geller Goldfine
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,617 $247,159
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,120 $342,150
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,609 $247,159
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2014 (Rank 201-300) 299 $247,159
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,469 $247,159
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,576 $342,150
Top 2014 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 151 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,435 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 573 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,457 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 25 $247,159

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2014 81 $5,185   1 $5,185   $5,185 1
Apr 11, 2014 54 $18,535 +257% 4 $4,634   $27,045 2
Apr 18, 2014 51 $22,843 +23% 8 $2,855   $60,184 3
Apr 25, 2014 52 $28,941 +27% 14 $2,067   $109,583 4
May 9, 2014 56 $19,715   12 $1,643   $179,633 6
May 16, 2014 56 $15,046 -24% 15 $1,003   $205,468 7
May 23, 2014 59 $8,066 -46% 11 $733   $219,009 8
May 30, 2014 69 $3,246 -60% 5 $649   $226,412 9
Jun 6, 2014 75 $5,235 +61% 3 $1,745   $233,511 10
Jun 13, 2014 86 $2,197 -58% 1 $2,197   $238,781 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 26, 2014 - $2,276     11 $207   $221,285 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2014 72 $8,510   1 $8,510   $8,510 1
Apr 11, 2014 51 $28,831 +239% 4 $7,208   $37,341 2
Apr 18, 2014 48 $43,301 +50% 9 $4,811   $80,642 3
Apr 25, 2014 48 $42,153 -3% 14 $3,011   $122,795 4
May 2, 2014 53 $37,123 -12% 13 $2,856   $159,918 5
May 9, 2014 51 $30,504 -18% 12 $2,542   $190,422 6
May 16, 2014 50 $20,521 -33% 15 $1,368   $210,943 7
May 23, 2014 61 $12,223 -40% 11 $1,111   $223,166 8
May 30, 2014 73 $5,110 -58% 5 $1,022   $228,276 9
Jun 6, 2014 76 $8,308 +63% 4 $2,077   $236,584 10
Jun 13, 2014 82 $5,704 -31% 1 $5,704   $242,288 11
Jun 20, 2014 91 $2,367 -59% 2 $1,184   $244,655 12
Jul 11, 2014 82 $2,504   1 $2,504   $247,159 15

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Narrator(s)

Cate Blanchett    Dore Strauch
Sebastian Koch    Heinz Wittmer
Thomas Kretschmann    Friedrich Ritter
Diane Kruger    Margret Wittmer
Connie Nielsen    Baroness Eloise von Wagner
Josh Radnor    John Garth
Gustaf Skarsgard    Rolf Blomberg

Interviewee(s)

Octavio Latorre    Himself
Fritz Hieber    Himself
Jacqueline Gil De Roy    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dan Geller*    Director
Dayna Goldfine    Director
Dayna Goldfine    Screenwriter
Dan Geller*    Screenwriter
Celeste Schaefer Snyder    Screenwriter
Dan Geller*    Producer
Dayna Goldfine    Producer
Celeste Schaefer Snyder    Producer
Jonathan Dana    Executive Producer
Bill Weber    Editor
Laura Karpman    Composer
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
Dan Geller*    Cinematographer
William McComas    Associate Producer

Per Theater Chart: Under Over Everyone Else

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Synopsis

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost. The Galapagos Affair is a documentary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and alluring as the famous archipelago itself. Fleeing conventional society, a Berlin doctor and his mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. But after the international press sensationalizes the exploits of the Galapagos’ “Adam and Eve,” others flock there—including a self-styled Swiss Family Robinson and a gun-toting Viennese Baroness and her two lovers. Clashing personalities are aggravated by the island community’s lusty free-love ethos, and when some of the islanders disappear, suspicions of murder hang in the air, leaving an unsolved mystery which remains the subject of local lore today.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$5,185 (2.1% of total gross)
Legs:8.54 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $342,150

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,617 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,301-22,400) 22,312 $247,159
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,469 $247,159

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 4th, 2014 (Limited) by Zeitgeist
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 120 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Reenactments, Archive Footage
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Geller Goldfine
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

Narrator(s)

Cate Blanchett    Dore Strauch
Sebastian Koch    Heinz Wittmer
Thomas Kretschmann    Friedrich Ritter
Diane Kruger    Margret Wittmer
Connie Nielsen    Baroness Eloise von Wagner
Josh Radnor    John Garth
Gustaf Skarsgard    Rolf Blomberg

Interviewee(s)

Octavio Latorre    Himself
Fritz Hieber    Himself
Jacqueline Gil De Roy    Herself

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

Production and Technical Credits

Dan Geller*    Director
Dayna Goldfine    Director
Dayna Goldfine    Screenwriter
Dan Geller*    Screenwriter
Celeste Schaefer Snyder    Screenwriter
Dan Geller*    Producer
Dayna Goldfine    Producer
Celeste Schaefer Snyder    Producer
Jonathan Dana    Executive Producer
Bill Weber    Editor
Laura Karpman    Composer
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
Dan Geller*    Cinematographer
William McComas    Associate Producer

Per Theater Chart: Under Over Everyone Else

April 8th, 2014

Under the Skin poster

Under the Skin opened surprisingly well with a per theater average of $33,289 in four theaters. This is the second best opening per theater average for any film released in 2014, well back of The Grand Budapest Hotel's record-breaking debut. The only other film in the $10,000 club was the overall box office leader, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which earned an average of $24,130 in nearly 4,000 theaters. More...

Limited Releases: Afflicting Limited Releases on the Public

April 4th, 2014

Alan Partridge poster

It is a busy week, not only in terms of quantity, but also quality. There are seven films earning 80% positive reviews or higher (at least when I checked last). Some of these, like Afflicted, probably won't find an audience in theaters, because it is just the wrong genre. Others, like The Unknown Known and Watermark, might do well for the genre, but won't find any real measure of mainstream success. On the other hand, Under the Skin and Alan Partridge might find audiences in theaters. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,617 $247,159
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 11,101-11,200) 11,120 $342,150
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,609 $247,159
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2014 (Rank 201-300) 299 $247,159
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,469 $247,159
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,576 $342,150
Top 2014 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 151 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 10,401-10,500) 10,435 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 601-700) 646 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 501-600) 573 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,457 $247,159
All Time Domestic Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 25 $247,159

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2014 81 $5,185   1 $5,185   $5,185 1
Apr 11, 2014 54 $18,535 +257% 4 $4,634   $27,045 2
Apr 18, 2014 51 $22,843 +23% 8 $2,855   $60,184 3
Apr 25, 2014 52 $28,941 +27% 14 $2,067   $109,583 4
May 9, 2014 56 $19,715   12 $1,643   $179,633 6
May 16, 2014 56 $15,046 -24% 15 $1,003   $205,468 7
May 23, 2014 59 $8,066 -46% 11 $733   $219,009 8
May 30, 2014 69 $3,246 -60% 5 $649   $226,412 9
Jun 6, 2014 75 $5,235 +61% 3 $1,745   $233,511 10
Jun 13, 2014 86 $2,197 -58% 1 $2,197   $238,781 11

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
May 26, 2014 - $2,276     11 $207   $221,285 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 4, 2014 72 $8,510   1 $8,510   $8,510 1
Apr 11, 2014 51 $28,831 +239% 4 $7,208   $37,341 2
Apr 18, 2014 48 $43,301 +50% 9 $4,811   $80,642 3
Apr 25, 2014 48 $42,153 -3% 14 $3,011   $122,795 4
May 2, 2014 53 $37,123 -12% 13 $2,856   $159,918 5
May 9, 2014 51 $30,504 -18% 12 $2,542   $190,422 6
May 16, 2014 50 $20,521 -33% 15 $1,368   $210,943 7
May 23, 2014 61 $12,223 -40% 11 $1,111   $223,166 8
May 30, 2014 73 $5,110 -58% 5 $1,022   $228,276 9
Jun 6, 2014 76 $8,308 +63% 4 $2,077   $236,584 10
Jun 13, 2014 82 $5,704 -31% 1 $5,704   $242,288 11
Jun 20, 2014 91 $2,367 -59% 2 $1,184   $244,655 12
Jul 11, 2014 82 $2,504   1 $2,504   $247,159 15

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 22,301-22,400) 22,312 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 20,601-20,700) 20,690 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,181 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 19,101-19,200) 19,156 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,257 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,059 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,456 $247,159
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Zeitgeist Movies 31 $247,159

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.