Taiwan Box Office for Poor Things (可憐的東西) (2023)

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Poor Things
Theatrical Performance (US$)
Taiwan Box Office $1,675,362Details
Worldwide Box Office $111,894,450Details
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Synopsis

The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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Movie Details

Taiwan Releases: February 8th, 2024 (Wide), released as Poor Things (可憐的東西)
Video Release: February 27th, 2024 by Searchlight Pictures
MPAA Rating: R for strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2771 (cert #54287), 2/22/2023)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Keywords: Romance, Disrupted by 2023 WGA & SAG Strikes, 2024 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Black Comedy, 1800s, Set in London, Frankenstien's Monster
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Searchlight Pictures , Film 4, TSG Entertainment, Element Pictures
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English

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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

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2024/02/09 - $81,097   0     $128,938 1
2024/02/16 - $203,825 +151% 0     $595,196 2
2024/02/23 - $193,975 -5% 0     $889,596 3
2024/03/01 - $120,582 -38% 0     $1,172,332 4
2024/03/08 - $89,596 -26% 0     $1,331,460 5
2024/03/15 - $84,071 -6% 0     $1,488,547 6
2024/03/22 - $49,742 -41% 0     $1,577,670 7
2024/03/29 - $26,449 -47% 0     $1,628,496 8
2024/04/05 - $13,016 -51% 0     $1,656,229 9
2024/04/12 - $4,443 -66% 0     $1,665,907 10
2024/04/19 - $1,823 -59% 0     $1,670,560 11
2024/04/26 - $1,235 -32% 0     $1,673,138 12
2024/05/03 - $782 -37% 0     $1,674,791 13
2024/05/10 - $206 -74% 0     $1,675,362 14

Box Office Summary Per Territory

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Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/18/2024 $91,356 0 0 0 $974,941 4/22/2024
Australia 12/26/2023 $298,965 83 143 1085 $2,892,227 7/1/2024
Austria 1/18/2024 $120,506 0 0 0 $1,071,940 5/20/2024
Belgium 1/17/2024 $209,526 0 0 0 $1,426,745 6/10/2024
Brazil 2/1/2024 $504,188 0 0 0 $3,160,402 5/20/2024
Bulgaria 1/19/2024 00$0
Chile 1/25/2024 $117,755 0 0 0 $594,924 4/22/2024
Colombia 1/25/2024 $141,728 0 0 0 $1,153,095 4/29/2024
Croatia 1/18/2024 $30,677 55 55 226 $158,329 4/19/2024
Czech Republic 1/25/2024 $86,138 147 147 406 $445,897 4/9/2024
Denmark 1/18/2024 $138,989 0 0 0 $944,960 6/10/2024
Finland 1/12/2024 $132,012 72 72 511 $792,990 6/10/2024
France 1/17/2024 $1,017,055 0 0 0 $4,773,114 6/10/2024
Germany 1/18/2024 $800,465 0 0 0 $6,196,046 6/10/2024
Hong Kong 2/29/2024 $284,568 0 0 0 $1,550,379 5/28/2024
Italy 1/25/2024 $2,166,547 0 0 0 $10,056,924 7/22/2024
Japan 1/26/2024 $649,333 0 0 0 $3,480,382 6/3/2024
Mexico 1/25/2024 $1,329,896 0 0 0 $5,818,961 4/29/2024
Netherlands 2/8/2024 $466,263 72 138 931 $3,083,011 6/10/2024
New Zealand 1/1/2024 $26,769 0 69 505 $546,202 5/28/2024
North America 12/8/2023 $661,230 9 2,300 13,326 $34,553,225
Norway 1/12/2024 $0 0 0 0 $1,049,919 5/20/2024
Philippines 2/14/2024 $84,914 0 0 0 $166,968 4/2/2024
Poland 1/19/2024 $256,136 0 0 0 $2,018,161 6/10/2024
Portugal 1/26/2024 $170,190 79 79 473 $982,604 7/16/2024
Romania 2/9/2024 $121,968 83 83 336 $423,839 8/14/2024
Singapore 1/18/2024 00$0
Slovakia 2/8/2024 $32,885 70 70 144 $127,032 4/2/2024
South Africa 1/19/2024 00$0
South Korea 3/6/2024 $296,954 454 454 1191 $1,174,480 6/10/2024
Spain 1/26/2024 $867,198 286 303 2118 $5,277,760 5/13/2024
Sweden 1/26/2024 $60,709 0 0 0 $1,164,348 5/28/2024
Switzerland 1/17/2024 $174,171 0 0 0 $1,455,922 6/10/2024
Taiwan 2/8/2024 $81,097 0 0 0 $1,675,362 5/13/2024
Thailand 2/22/2024 $88,015 0 0 0 $261,405 4/8/2024
Turkey 2/9/2024 $226,840 95 97 668 $1,139,083 5/30/2024
United Kingdom 1/12/2024 $2,319,096 587 621 3472 $9,598,558 6/3/2024
 
Rest of World $1,704,315
 
Worldwide Total$111,894,450 8/14/2024

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.

Leading Cast

Emma Stone    Bella Baxter

Supporting Cast

Willem Dafoe    Dr. Godwin Baxter
Mark Ruffalo    Duncan Wedderburn
Ramy Youssef    Max McCandless
Christopher Abbott    Alfie Blessington
Suzy Bemba    Toinette
Jerrod Carmichael    Harry Astley
Kathryn Hunter    Swiney
Vicki Pepperdine    Mrs. Prim
Margaret Qualley    Felicity
Hanna Schygulla    Martha Von Kurtzroc

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

Production and Technical Credits

Yorgos Lanthimos    Director
Alasdair Gray    Story based upon the novel by
Tony McNamara    Screenwriter
Yorgos Lanthimos    Producer
Ed Guiney    Producer
Andrew Lowe    Producer
Emma Stone    Producer
Robbie Ryan    Director of Photography
James Price    Production Designer
Shona Heath    Production Designer
Holly Waddington    Costume Designer
Nadia Stacey    Make-up and Prosthetic Effects Designer
Jerskin Fendrix    Composer
Johnnie Burn    Sound Designer
Yorgos Mavropsaridis    Editor
Zsuzsa Mihalek    Set Decorator
Hayley Williams    First Assistant Director
Edoardo Petti    Second Assistant Director
Deborah Harding    Post-Production Supervisor
Ildiko Szucs    Stunt Coordinator
Adam A. Makin    Supervising Art Director
James Lewis    Supervising Art Director
Geza Kerti    Lead Art Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.