Darwin's Nightmare
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$8,072
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateAug 3, 2005
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Jun 22, 2006
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release516 days/73 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16-18 World Cup (Germany) | 114 | $880 | +340% | 2 | +1 | $440 | $203,646 | 46 |
| Jun 9-11 World Cup (Germany) | 122 | $200 | -49.7% | 1 | - | $200 | $201,585 | 45 |
| Jun 2-4 | 116 | $398 | - | 1 | - | $398 | $201,334 | 44 |
| May 19-21 | 124 | $500 | +33% | 1 | - | $500 | $200,936 | 42 |
| May 12-14 | 123 | $376 | -80.2% | 1 | -2 | $376 | $199,575 | 41 |
| May 5-7 | 102 | $1,900 | +245.5% | 3 | +1 | $633 | $198,792 | 40 |
| Apr 28-30 | 135 | $550 | -12.6% | 2 | - | $275 | $196,092 | 39 |
| Apr 21-23 | 127 | $629 | -38.9% | 2 | - | $314 | $195,048 | 38 |
| Apr 14-16 | 126 | $1,029 | - | 2 | - | $514 | $192,484 | 37 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 89 | $6,895 | - | 3 | - | $2,298 | $191,004 | 35 |
| Mar 17-19 | 105 | $2,517 | -30.2% | 3 | - | $839 | $179,953 | 33 |
| Mar 10-12 | 95 | $3,606 | -57.4% | 3 | -1 | $1,202 | $177,561 | 32 |
| Mar 3-5 | 81 | $8,465 | -21.2% | 4 | -2 | $2,116 | $171,952 | 31 |
| Feb 24-26 Torino Olympics | 79 | $10,741 | - | 6 | - | $1,790 | $160,259 | 30 |
| Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day wknd Torino Olympics | 76 | $10,044 | - | 4 | - | $2,511 | $146,333 | - |
| Feb 10-12 Torino Olympics | 71 | $10,254 | +176.3% | 5 | +1 | $2,050 | $133,501 | 28 |
| Feb 3-5 | 90 | $3,711 | +7.6% | 4 | +1 | $927 | $120,301 | 27 |
| Jan 27-29 | 88 | $3,448 | -56% | 3 | +1 | $1,149 | $115,359 | 26 |
| Jan 20-22 | 70 | $7,834 | - | 2 | - | $3,917 | $106,717 | 25 |
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006 New Year's long wknd | 89 | $623 | - | 1 | - | $623 | $98,614 | - |
| Dec 16-18 | 97 | $908 | -55.1% | 1 | - | $908 | $97,614 | 20 |
| Dec 9-11 | 101 | $2,023 | -76% | 1 | -3 | $2,023 | $95,535 | 19 |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | 69 | $8,420 | - | 4 | - | $2,105 | $89,925 | 18 |
| Nov 18-20 | 133 | $650 | -84.8% | 1 | -2 | $650 | $81,505 | 16 |
| Nov 11-13 | 98 | $4,275 | +76.2% | 3 | - | $1,425 | $76,906 | 15 |
| Nov 4-6 | 105 | $2,426 | - | 3 | - | $808 | $72,191 | 14 |
| Oct 21-23 | 105 | $3,015 | +8.7% | 4 | -1 | $753 | $67,889 | 12 |
| Oct 14-16 | 98 | $2,773 | - | 5 | - | $554 | $61,963 | 11 |
| Sep 30-Oct 2 Hurricane Katrina | 106 | $3,048 | - | 5 | - | $609 | $58,830 | 9 |
| Sep 16-18 Hurricane Katrina | 118 | $1,654 | - | 2 | - | $827 | $55,723 | 7 |
| Sep 2-5 Hurricane Katrina Labor Day wknd | 106 | $2,573 | - | 1 | - | $2,573 | $49,113 | - |
| Aug 26-28 Hurricane Katrina | 92 | $4,786 | -11.1% | 2 | +1 | $2,393 | $44,104 | 4 |
| Aug 19-21 | 83 | $5,381 | -27.9% | 1 | - | $5,381 | $35,195 | 3 |
| Aug 12-14 | 76 | $7,461 | -7.6% | 1 | - | $7,461 | $24,605 | 2 |
| Aug 5-7 | 79 | $8,072 | - | 1 | - | $8,072 | $11,456 | 1 |
