Kings of Pastry

The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef - it is a dream and an obsession. The 3-day competition includes everything from delicate chocolates to precarious six foot sugar sculptures and requires that the chefs have extraordinary skill, nerves of steel and luck. The film follows Jacquy Pfeiffer, founder of The French Pastry School in Chicago, as he returns to France to compete against 15 of France's leading pastry chefs. The filmmakers were given first time/exclusive access to this high-stakes drama of passion, sacrifice, disappointment and joy in the quest to have President Sarkozy declare them one of the best in France.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$336,386
Summary Details
DistributorFirst Run
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Opening$15,162
2 theaters
Running Time1 hr 27 min
GenresDocumentary Drama Family History
In Release473 days/67 weeks
Widest Release10 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 17-1973$15,162-2-$7,581$22,4281
Sep 24-2671$19,632+29.5%4+2$4,908$51,3702
Oct 1-372$14,790-24.7%5+1$2,958$75,3323
Oct 8-1072$12,554-15.1%6+1$2,092$101,0524
Oct 15-1783$7,793-37.9%8+2$974$115,0265
Oct 22-2482$5,252-32.6%9+1$583$124,3656
Oct 29-3176$8,682+65.3%10+1$868$136,0767
Nov 5-786$4,169-52%5-5$833$141,6088
Nov 12-1484$4,236+1.6%5-$847$150,4749
Nov 19-2159$9,511+124.5%4-1$2,377$164,75710
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
51$19,314+103.1%8+4$2,414$189,15511
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
59$12,929-33.1%7-1$1,847$211,66012
Dec 10-1261$10,552-18.4%10+3$1,055$236,62413
Dec 17-1962$5,379-49%7-3$768$249,10014
Dec 24-2675$1,476-72.6%4-3$369$252,91315
Dec 31-Jan 2, 201165$6,857+364.6%4-$1,714$264,48216
Jan 7-961$11,200+63.3%4-$2,800$286,29717
Jan 14-1680$3,419-69.5%4-$854$295,69218
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
73$4,211-4-$1,052$296,484-
Jan 28-3087$1,562-2-$781$302,06520
Feb 4-692$1,594+2%2-$797$305,24321
Feb 11-1396$926-41.9%1-1$926$308,93522
Feb 18-2093$1,257+35.7%1-$1,257$311,95323
Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
85$1,607-1-$1,607$312,303-
Mar 11-1396$2,179-1-$2,179$317,86526
Mar 18-20112$518-76.2%1-$518$320,60927
Mar 25-27109$1,223+136.1%1-$1,223$323,30928
Apr 8-10116$532-3-$177$325,17530
Apr 22-24110$979-1-$979$329,40532
May 20-22108$1,020-1-$1,020$330,42536
May 27-2999$788-22.7%1-$788$332,40137
May 27-30
Memorial Day wknd
101$788-1-$788$332,401-
Jul 1-396$918-1-$918$336,09542
Jul 1-4
July 4th long wknd
95$918-1-$918$336,095-
Jul 15-17120$79-1-$79$336,17444