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 | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20-26 | 70 | $13,028 | - | 2 | - | $6,514 | $111,911 | 26 |
| Dec 2-8 | 70 | $12,007 | - | 4 | - | $3,001 | $93,512 | 19 |
| Feb 10-16 | 74 | $13,042 | +95.9% | 5 | +1 | $2,608 | $136,289 | 29 |
| Aug 5-11 | 75 | $17,144 | - | 1 | - | $17,144 | $17,144 | 2 |
| Aug 12-18 | 75 | $12,670 | -26.1% | 1 | - | $12,670 | $29,814 | 3 |
| Feb 17-23 | 77 | $13,229 | +1.4% | 4 | -1 | $3,307 | $149,518 | 30 |
| Feb 24-Mar 2 | 79 | $13,969 | +5.6% | 6 | +2 | $2,328 | $163,487 | 31 |
| Aug 19-25 | 80 | $9,504 | -25% | 1 | - | $9,504 | $39,318 | 4 |
| Mar 3-9 | 83 | $10,468 | -25.1% | 4 | -2 | $2,617 | $173,955 | 32 |
| Jan 27-Feb 2 | 87 | $4,679 | -64.1% | 3 | +1 | $1,559 | $116,590 | 27 |
| Feb 3-9 | 88 | $6,657 | +42.3% | 4 | +1 | $1,664 | $123,247 | 28 |
| Oct 14-20 | 92 | $5,684 | +2,173.6% | 5 | - | $1,136 | $65,386 | 12 |
| Nov 11-17 | 95 | $8,224 | +187% | 3 | - | $2,741 | $80,855 | 16 |
| Mar 31-Apr 6 | 96 | $7,346 | - | 3 | - | $2,448 | $191,455 | 36 |
| Aug 26-Sep 1 | 96 | $7,222 | -24% | 2 | +1 | $3,611 | $46,540 | 5 |
| Dec 9-15 | 100 | $3,194 | -73.4% | 1 | -3 | $3,194 | $96,706 | 20 |
| Mar 10-16 | 103 | $3,481 | -66.7% | 3 | -1 | $1,160 | $178,139 | 33 |
| Sep 9-15 | 104 | $3,904 | +7.7% | - | - | - | $54,069 | 7 |
| Sep 2-8 | 108 | $3,625 | -49.8% | 1 | -1 | $3,625 | $50,165 | 6 |
| Jun 9-15 | 108 | $1,381 | +207.6% | 1 | - | $1,381 | $202,766 | 46 |
| Oct 21-27 | 109 | $4,012 | -29.4% | 4 | -1 | $1,003 | $68,886 | 13 |
| Nov 4-10 | 109 | $2,866 | +226.1% | 3 | - | $955 | $72,631 | 15 |
| May 5-11 | 110 | $2,307 | +70.9% | 3 | +1 | $769 | $199,199 | 41 |
| Sep 30-Oct 6 | 114 | $3,158 | - | 5 | - | $631 | $58,940 | 10 |
| Jun 16-22 | 115 | $980 | -29% | 2 | +1 | $490 | $203,746 | 47 |
| Jun 2-8 | 118 | $449 | - | 1 | - | $449 | $201,385 | 45 |
| May 12-18 | 120 | $1,237 | -46.4% | 1 | -2 | $1,237 | $200,936 | 42 |
| Apr 14-20 | 121 | $2,964 | - | - | - | - | $194,419 | 38 |
| Apr 21-27 | 123 | $1,123 | -62.1% | 2 | - | $561 | $195,542 | 39 |
| Sep 16-22 | 125 | $1,713 | -56.1% | 2 | - | $856 | $55,782 | 8 |
| May 19-25 | 126 | $500 | -59.6% | 1 | - | $500 | $200,936 | 43 |
| Apr 28-May 4 | 127 | $1,350 | +20.2% | 2 | - | $675 | $196,892 | 40 |
| Oct 28-Nov 3 | 131 | $879 | -78.1% | - | - | - | $69,765 | 14 |
| Oct 7-13 | 144 | $250 | -92.1% | - | - | - | $59,190 | 11 |
