The Lovely Month of May

Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria and the first time in 23 years that France was not involved in any war.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$55,038
Summary Details
DistributorIcarus Films
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Opening$10,662
3 theaters
Running Time2 hr 45 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release1,936 days/276 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Sep 19Thursday43$2,299+12%-1$2,299$18,0777
Sep 18Wednesday44$2,052+40.5%-1$2,052$15,7786
Dec 7Saturday41$1,484+137.1%+130.1%1$1,484$43,06186
Sep 17Tuesday44$1,461-8.9%-1$1,461$13,7265
Sep 15Sunday49$4,247+27.6%-3$1,415$10,6623
Aug 16Saturday49$1,277--1$1,277$48,432338
Oct 19Saturday52$1,219+577.2%-1$1,219$25,85537
Jul 14Friday45$1,124--1$1,124$51,7221,401
Sep 14Saturday50$3,329+7.9%-3$1,109$6,4152
Sep 13Friday49$3,086--3$1,028$3,0861
Jul 15Saturday46$1,027-8.6%-1$1,027$52,7491,402
Nov 9Saturday47$1,896+1,198.6%-2$948$29,93558
Dec 8Sunday41$944-36.4%-1$944$44,00587
Sep 16Monday42$1,603-62.3%-2$801$12,2654
Nov 30Saturday45$645-+281.7%1$645$40,55179
Dec 6Friday42$626--1$626$41,57785
Jun 22
World Cup (Russia)
Friday46$620--1$620$55,0381,744
Nov 16Saturday50$1,164+64.9%-38.6%2$582$35,60165
Nov 3Tuesday38$563--1$563$49,234782
Nov 21Thursday38$1,426+92.2%+217.6%3$475$39,50570
Jul 26Wednesday45$472--1$472$54,1681,413
Sep 21Saturday54$936+75.9%-71.9%2$468$19,5459
Nov 14Thursday47$449-44.6%-1$449$33,73163
Nov 17Sunday47$838-28%+16.9%2$419$36,43966
Nov 11Monday40$1,223+70.6%-3$407$31,87560
Nov 13Wednesday39$811+36.1%-2$405$33,28262
Dec 3Tuesday46$400--1$400$40,95182
Feb 16Tuesday48$400--1$400$50,598887
Jan 13Monday40$376-+571.4%1$376$46,305123
Nov 20Wednesday43$742+45.2%-8.5%2$371$38,07969
Jul 16Sunday49$370-64%-1$370$53,1191,403
Oct 24Thursday46$365+79.8%-1$365$27,15442
Nov 10Sunday50$717-62.2%-2$358$30,65259
Nov 15Friday50$706+57.2%+383.6%2$353$34,43764
Oct 21Monday46$335+7%-1$335$26,50339
Jul 22Saturday49$317--69.1%1$317$53,4361,409
Sep 22Sunday54$633-32.4%-85.1%2$316$20,17810
Oct 20Sunday53$313-74.3%-1$313$26,16838
Nov 12Tuesday43$596-51.3%-2$298$32,47161
Oct 30Wednesday46$282-+38.9%1$282$27,43648
Sep 26Thursday50$547+8.1%-76.2%2$273$22,01614
Sep 20Friday56$532-76.9%-82.8%2$266$18,6098
Jan 24Friday43$262--1$262$46,567134
Jul 23Sunday49$260-18%-29.7%1$260$53,6961,410
Nov 19Tuesday43$511+32%-14.3%2$255$37,33768
Sep 25Wednesday50$506+31.4%-75.3%2$253$21,46913
Nov 1Sunday41$239--1$239$48,671780
Oct 23Wednesday46$203+144.6%-1$203$26,78941
Sep 23Monday49$400-36.8%-75%2$200$20,57811
Apr 23Wednesday47$194--1$194$46,761223
Nov 18Monday43$387-53.8%-68.4%2$193$36,82667
Sep 24Tuesday50$385-3.8%-73.6%2$192$20,96312
Oct 18Friday53$180--1$180$24,63636
May 20Tuesday43$171+48.7%-1$171$47,155250
Nov 24Sunday49$149-11.8%-82.2%1$149$39,90673
Nov 8Friday53$146--1$146$28,03957
May 19Monday43$115--1$115$46,984249
May 1Thursday48$108--1$108$46,869231
Nov 23Saturday51$169+103.6%-85.5%2$84$39,75772
Oct 22Tuesday48$83-75.2%-1$83$26,58640
Nov 22Friday50$83-94.2%-88.2%1$83$39,58871
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Wednesday49$59--1$59$45,802111
Jan 6Monday45$56--1$56$45,873116
Jan 7Tuesday45$56--1$56$45,929117
Jan 2Thursday49$15-74.6%-1$15$45,817112