Desert Dancer

Afshin Ghaffarian risks everything to start a dance company amid his home country of Iran's politically volatile climate and the nation's ban on dancing.

Grosses

Domestic (35.4%)
$155,271
Summary Details
DistributorRelativity Media
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Opening$40,763
23 theaters
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 44 min
GenresBiography Drama Music
In Release266 days/38 weeks
Widest Release36 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Apr 10Friday32$13,476--23$585$13,4761
Apr 11Saturday33$16,910+25.5%-23$735$30,3862
Apr 12Sunday31$10,377-38.6%-23$451$40,7633
Apr 13Monday27$4,822-53.5%-23$209$45,5854
Apr 14Tuesday32$4,310-10.6%-23$187$49,8955
Apr 15Wednesday30$4,474+3.8%-23$194$54,3696
Apr 16Thursday30$4,710+5.3%-23$204$59,0797
Apr 17Friday37$6,634+40.8%-50.8%27$245$65,7138
Apr 18Saturday36$10,493+58.2%-37.9%27$388$76,2069
Apr 19Sunday29$9,947-5.2%-4.1%27$368$86,15310
Apr 20Monday33$3,211-67.7%-33.4%27$118$89,36411
Apr 21Tuesday32$4,715+46.8%+9.4%27$174$94,07912
Apr 22Wednesday31$4,121-12.6%-7.9%27$152$98,20013
Apr 23Thursday31$4,377+6.2%-7.1%27$162$102,57714
Apr 24Friday42$4,477+2.3%-32.5%36$124$107,05415
Apr 25Saturday41$7,613+70%-27.4%36$211$114,66716
Apr 26Sunday41$5,022-34%-49.5%36$139$119,68917
Apr 27Monday39$2,198-56.2%-31.5%36$61$121,88718
Apr 28Tuesday39$2,251+2.4%-52.3%36$62$124,13819
Apr 29Wednesday39$2,645+17.5%-35.8%36$73$126,78320
Apr 30Thursday37$2,656+0.4%-39.3%36$73$129,43921
May 1Friday40$2,231-16%-50.2%18$123$131,67022
May 2
Mayweather/Pacquiao Fight
Saturday41$2,461+10.3%-67.7%18$136$134,13123
May 3Sunday40$2,946+19.7%-41.3%18$163$137,07724
May 4Monday43$725-75.4%-67%18$40$137,80225
May 5Tuesday42$1,079+48.8%-52.1%18$59$138,88126
May 6Wednesday42$981-9.1%-62.9%18$54$139,86227
May 7Thursday43$1,041+6.1%-60.8%18$57$140,90328
May 8Friday43$816-21.6%-63.4%7$116$141,71929
May 9Saturday43$1,073+31.5%-56.4%7$153$142,79230
May 10Sunday44$861-19.8%-70.8%7$123$143,65331
May 11Monday43$369-57.1%-49.1%7$52$144,02232
May 12Tuesday41$538+45.8%-50.1%7$76$144,56033
May 13Wednesday42$452-16%-53.9%7$64$145,01234
May 14Thursday40$609+34.7%-41.5%7$87$145,62135
May 15Friday45$168-72.4%-79.4%9$18$145,78936
May 16Saturday46$130-22.6%-87.9%9$14$145,91937
May 17Sunday44$238+83.1%-72.4%9$26$146,15738
May 18Monday45$24-89.9%-93.5%9$2$146,18139
May 19Tuesday42$147+512.5%-72.7%9$16$146,32840
May 20Wednesday42$88-40.1%-80.5%9$9$146,41641
May 21Thursday42$711+708%+16.7%11$64$147,12742
May 22Friday38$1,079+51.8%+542.3%7$154$148,20643
May 23Saturday38$1,921+78%+1,377.7%7$274$150,12744
May 24Sunday39$1,906-0.8%+700.8%7$272$152,03345
May 25
Memorial Day
Monday54$1,459-23.5%+5,979.2%7$208$153,49246
May 26Tuesday39$553-62.1%+276.2%7$79$154,04547
May 27Wednesday40$709+28.2%+705.7%7$101$154,75448
May 28Thursday38$517-27.1%-27.3%7$73$155,27149