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Under the Sun (2015)
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Under the Sun Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Movie Information

Pусский한국어/조선말Deutsch Documentary
NR Factual Live Action Based on Real Life Events

Release Date: 2016-07-06

Budget: 0

Runtime: 110

Domestic Total: 78.57K

Opening Weekend: 15.45K

Legs: 4.23

Overview: Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.

TMDB

7.2

IMDB

7.4

Metacritic

81

Letterboxd

3.74
Wikipedia Page Views

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Wed, Jul 6, 2016$2,942+ 0.00%1
Thu, Jul 7, 2016$2,670 -9.25%1
Fri, Jul 8, 2016$4,193+ 57.04%2
Sat, Jul 9, 2016$6,591+ 57.19%2
Sun, Jul 10, 2016$4,670 -29.15%2
Mon, Jul 11, 2016$3,877 -16.98%2
Tue, Jul 12, 2016$3,974+ 2.50%2
Wed, Jul 13, 2016$557 -85.98%2
Thu, Jul 14, 2016$1,466+ 163.20%2
Fri, Jul 15, 2016$3,641+ 148.36%4
Sat, Jul 16, 2016$6,052+ 66.22%6
Sun, Jul 17, 2016$5,939 -1.87%6
Mon, Jul 18, 2016$3,333 -43.88%6
Tue, Jul 19, 2016$2,005 -39.84%6
Wed, Jul 20, 2016$2,347+ 17.06%4
Thu, Jul 21, 2016$1,453 -38.09%4
Fri, Jul 22, 2016$685 -52.86%4
Sat, Jul 23, 2016$2,127+ 210.51%4
Sun, Jul 24, 2016$1,479 -30.47%4
Mon, Jul 25, 2016$364 -75.39%2
Tue, Jul 26, 2016$560+ 53.85%2
Wed, Jul 27, 2016$411 -26.61%2
Thu, Jul 28, 2016$486+ 18.25%2
Fri, Jul 29, 2016$688+ 41.56%3
Sat, Jul 30, 2016$1,360+ 97.67%4
Sun, Jul 31, 2016$1,426+ 4.85%3
Mon, Aug 1, 2016$366 -74.33%2
Tue, Aug 2, 2016$363 -0.82%2
Wed, Aug 3, 2016$460+ 26.72%3
Thu, Aug 4, 2016$480+ 4.35%3
Fri, Aug 5, 2016$710+ 47.92%3
Sat, Aug 6, 2016$1,586+ 123.38%4
Sun, Aug 7, 2016$1,589+ 0.19%3
Mon, Aug 8, 2016$649 -59.16%4
Tue, Aug 9, 2016$1,192+ 83.67%5
Wed, Aug 10, 2016$457 -61.66%5
Thu, Aug 11, 2016$262 -42.67%3
Fri, Aug 12, 2016$283+ 8.02%2
Sat, Aug 13, 2016$418+ 47.70%4
Sun, Aug 14, 2016$318 -23.92%4
Mon, Aug 15, 2016$208 -34.59%5
Tue, Aug 16, 2016$207 -0.48%3
Wed, Aug 17, 2016$114 -44.93%3
Thu, Aug 18, 2016$527+ 362.28%3
Fri, Aug 19, 2016$189 -64.14%3
Sat, Aug 20, 2016$849+ 349.21%3
Sun, Aug 21, 2016$1,246+ 46.76%3
Mon, Aug 22, 2016$253 -79.70%3
Tue, Aug 23, 2016$108 -57.31%3
Wed, Aug 24, 2016$245+ 126.85%3
Thu, Aug 25, 2016$193 -21.22%3
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Vitaly Mansky

Director

Alexandra Ivanova

Director of Photography

Petr Kubica

Producer

Vít Klusák

Producer

Natalia Manskaya

Producer

Filip Remunda

Producer

Simone Baumann

Producer

Andrey Paperny

Editor

Cast

NameCharacter
Lee Zin-MiHerself
Yu-YongHerself, Zin-Min's schoolmate
Hye-YongHerself, Zin-Min's schoolmate
Oh-GyongHerself, Zin-Min's schoolmate
Choi Song-minHerself
Lim Soo-YongHerself
Su-YongHerself
Kim Jong-unHimself (archive footage)

Comps

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TitleRelease DateBudget
PhantomAug 28, 2015$9M
Bajrangi BhaijaanJul 17, 2015$13M
TrumboOct 27, 2015$15M
ABCD 2Jun 19, 2015$0
Pawn SacrificeSep 16, 2015$19M
He Named Me MalalaSep 12, 2015$0
Batkid BeginsJun 26, 2015$0
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own WordsAug 27, 2015$0
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $28.92K

Investor Share: $17.35K

Week 2: $22.99K

Investor Share: $12.65K

Week 3+: $26.66K

Investor Share: $13.33K

International

$225.13K (74.13%)

Investor Share: $78.79K

Costs

Budget: $N/A


P&A: $N/A

Breakdown

Gross: $303.69K


Net: $122.12K


Costs: $0.00

Profit

Profit: $122.12K

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

Production Companies

Hypermarket Film logo
Česká televize logo
Vertov Studio
Saxonia Entertainment
Vertov

Keywords

Set in North Korea
Communism