Buddenbrooks

In the 1840s, Lübeck is a dominating commercial town on the Baltic coast, and the Buddenbrooks are among the town's first families. Consul Jean Buddenbrook has two sons, Thomas and Christian, and a daughter, Antonia, called Tony. He dearly loves them but also expects them to sacrifice personal happiness for the sake of the company if necessary. The first to learn this is Tony, who is married off to Hamburgian businessman Bendix Grünlich. Meanwhile, her brothers have learned the trade in Amsterdam and London respectively. Crushed by Tony's marriage disaster and several unlucky transactions, Jean Buddenbrook turns the business over to his eldest, Thomas, who marries Dutch heiress Gerda, a passionate violinist, but never forgets his first love, a flower girl. After spending time in Valparaiso, Christian also returns to Lübeck. Thomas soon learns that his brother is much more interested in the theatre and actress Aline than in the company, which causes a rift between the brothers. Seeing that she can't heal it, their mother admonishes them to at least conceal it from the public.

Grosses

Germany
$11,422,762
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$2,733,016
238 theaters
Release DateDec 25, 2008
Running Time2 hr 31 min
GenresDrama
In Release372 days/53 weeks
Widest Release275 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 25-285$2,733,016-238-$11,483$2,733,0161
Jan 1-45$1,632,238-40.3%256+18$6,375$4,990,8382
Jan 8-115$1,071,265-34.4%266+10$4,027$6,988,0483
Jan 15-188$971,487-9.3%273+7$3,558$8,688,3624
Jan 22-2511$557,076-42.7%274+1$2,033$8,927,1755
Jan 29-Feb 113$427,771-23.2%275+1$1,555$10,342,6746
Feb 5-812$333,863-22%275-$1,214$9,965,2687
Feb 12-1515$220,208-34%275-$800$10,319,9888
Feb 19-2219$173,572-21.2%266-9$652$10,602,2899
Feb 26-Mar 123$116,203-33.1%59-207$1,969$10,816,03210
Mar 5-826$90,207-22.4%229+170$393$10,791,49711
Mar 12-1532$57,530-36.2%180-49$319$11,150,76012
Mar 19-2233$30,698-46.6%123-57$249$11,779,41613
Mar 26-2938$20,376-33.6%94-29$216$10,954,03114
Apr 2-543$8,470-58.4%64-30$132$11,565,94215
Apr 9-1250$6,451-23.8%58-6$111$11,527,02816
Apr 16-1952$7,457+15.6%53-5$140$11,422,76217