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

Austria
$356,248
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$67,189
22 theaters
Release DateDec 26, 2008
Running Time2 hr 31 min
GenresDrama
In Release371 days/53 weeks
Widest Release24 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 25-289$67,189-22-$3,054$79,5851
Jan 1-410$50,845-24.3%22-$2,311$178,9022
Jan 8-1111$32,836-35.4%23+1$1,427$271,8863
Jan 15-1815$20,601-37.3%24+1$858$312,4634
Jan 22-2520$12,000-41.8%17-7$705$339,4725
Jan 29-Feb 122$7,344-38.8%13-4$564$358,0116
Feb 5-831$4,142-43.6%13-$318$336,8067
Feb 12-1536$2,743-33.8%12-1$228$347,8518
Feb 19-2235$1,951-28.9%10-2$195$351,6919
Feb 26-Mar 134$3,479+78.3%8-2$434$356,24810