The Rocket Post
(2008 Re-release)
A German rocket scientist arrives on a small Scottish island in the mid 1930s. He's there to run tests on a new type of rocket that is to be used for mail delivery between the island and the mainland. Initially he's met with skepticism, but slowly the islanders come to like and trust him. One of the young women falls in love with him, but with WWII around the corner life gets complicated.
DistributorHopscotch Films
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Opening$5,188
2 theaters
2 theaters
Release DateSep 18, 2008
Running Time1 hr 52 min
GenresDrama
In Release470 days/67 weeks
Widest Release9 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13-16 | 30 | $1,437 | -27.6% | 9 | +3 | $159 | $379,043 | 9 |
| Apr 2-5 | 43 | $66 | -29% | 1 | - | $66 | $58,112 | 29 |
| Mar 26-29 | 45 | $93 | -47.8% | 1 | - | $93 | $56,414 | 28 |
| Mar 19-22 | 42 | $178 | +13.4% | 1 | - | $178 | $55,148 | 27 |
| Mar 12-15 | 36 | $157 | +12.1% | 1 | - | $157 | $51,610 | 26 |
| Jan 8-11 | 28 | $941 | +19.3% | 2 | +1 | $470 | $51,422 | 17 |
| Feb 5-8 | 35 | $630 | +65.8% | 1 | - | $630 | $50,307 | 21 |
| Feb 12-15 | 39 | $363 | -42.4% | 1 | - | $363 | $50,084 | 22 |
| Feb 19-22 | 37 | $336 | -7.4% | 1 | - | $336 | $49,434 | 23 |
| Jan 1-4 | 27 | $789 | - | 1 | - | $789 | $49,299 | 16 |
| Mar 5-8 | 39 | $140 | -33.3% | 1 | - | $140 | $49,290 | 25 |
| Jan 15-18 | 26 | $1,219 | +29.5% | 1 | -1 | $1,219 | $49,026 | 18 |
| Feb 26-Mar 1 | 40 | $210 | -37.5% | 1 | - | $210 | $48,719 | 24 |
| Jan 22-25 | 32 | $515 | -57.8% | 1 | - | $515 | $48,327 | 19 |
| Jan 29-Feb 1 | 37 | $380 | -26.2% | 1 | - | $380 | $47,136 | 20 |
| Dec 11-14 | 26 | $738 | -18.6% | 3 | -1 | $246 | $43,248 | 13 |
| Dec 4-7 | 28 | $907 | -0.5% | 4 | - | $226 | $41,025 | 12 |
| Nov 27-30 | 31 | $912 | -50.1% | 4 | +1 | $228 | $40,757 | 11 |
| Nov 20-23 | 29 | $1,829 | +27.3% | 3 | -6 | $609 | $37,910 | 10 |
| Nov 6-9 | 25 | $1,984 | +0.7% | 6 | +3 | $330 | $36,458 | 8 |
| Oct 30-Nov 2 | 28 | $1,970 | -31.4% | 3 | +1 | $656 | $32,825 | 7 |
| Oct 23-26 | 27 | $2,871 | -8.1% | 2 | -1 | $1,435 | $28,497 | 6 |
| Oct 16-19 | 26 | $3,124 | - | 3 | - | $1,041 | $26,816 | 5 |
| Oct 2-5 | 22 | $4,900 | - | 2 | - | $2,450 | $17,977 | 3 |
| Sep 18-21 | 20 | $5,188 | - | 2 | - | $2,594 | $5,188 | 1 |
