Synopsis
The Illusionist is a story about two paths that cross. An outdated, aging magician, forced to wander from country to country, city to city and station to station in search of a stage to perform his act, meets a young girl at the start of her life's journey. Alice is a teenage girl with all her capacity for childish wonder still intact. She plays at being a woman without realizing the day to stop pretending is fast approaching. She doesn't know yet that she loves The Illusionist like she would a father; he already knows that he loves her as he would a daughter. Their destinies will collide, but nothing - not even magic or the power of illusion - can stop the voyage of discovery.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $38,594 (1.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 25.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $17,000,000 (worldwide box office is 0.5 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 3 opening theaters/206 max. theaters, 4.5 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $3,183,482 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) | 8,086 | $2,231,474 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) | 6,330 | $6,378,475 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) | 8,530 | $8,609,949 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,057 | $2,231,474 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 25th, 2010 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics, released as The Illusionist |
| International Releases: | April 27th, 2023 (Limited), released as L'illusionniste (Germany) |
| Video Release: | May 10th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Illusionist (2010) |
| MPAA Rating: | PG for thematic elements and smoking. (Rating bulletin 2136, 9/1/2010) |
| Running Time: | 80 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Stage Magician, Unexpected Families |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Hand Animation |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Django Films, Cine B, France 3 Cinema, Canal Plus, Cinecinema |
| Production Countries: | France, United Kingdom |
| Languages: | French, English, Gaelic |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 2010 Theater Average | 67 | $15,472 | Dec 31, 2010 | 9 |