Synopsis
From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $25,820 (6.3% of total gross) |
Legs: | 8.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 26.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 4 opening theaters/23 max. theaters, 10.0 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $558,954 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) | 10,389 | $411,184 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) | 10,521 | $1,172,349 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) | 14,005 | $1,583,533 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) | 2,709 | $411,184 |
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
iTunes: | iTunes |
Google Play: | Google Play |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by Roadside Attractions |
Video Release: | February 7th, 2012 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some strong language, drug content, thematic elements and disturbing images. (Rating bulletin 2167, 4/13/2011) |
Running Time: | 93 minutes |
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Keywords: | Animal Lead, Academics, Relationships Gone Wrong, Dysfunctional Family, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Epilogue, Chimpanzees |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | BBC Films, UK Film Council, Red Box Films, Screen Pass Pictures, Passion Pictures |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Languages: | English |