Searching for Sugar Man
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
DistributorStudioCanal
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Opening$108,460
28 theaters
28 theaters
Release DateJul 27, 2012
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 26 min
GenresBiography
Documentary
Music
In Release158 days/22 weeks
Widest Release43 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27-29 London Olympics | 7 | $108,460 | - | 28 | - | $3,873 | $108,460 | 1 |
| Aug 3-5 London Olympics | 10 | $66,361 | -38.8% | 43 | +15 | $1,543 | $256,359 | 10 |
| Aug 10-12 London Olympics | 16 | $33,055 | -50.2% | 31 | -12 | $1,066 | $362,344 | 19 |
| Aug 17-19 | 15 | $26,265 | -20.5% | 19 | -12 | $1,382 | $430,844 | 4 |
| Aug 24-26 | 21 | $19,193 | -26.9% | 12 | -7 | $1,599 | $488,070 | 5 |
| Aug 31-Sep 2 | 30 | $14,002 | -27% | 12 | - | $1,166 | $524,896 | 6 |
| Sep 7-9 | 34 | $6,356 | -54.6% | 8 | -4 | $794 | $546,405 | 7 |
| Sep 14-16 | 41 | $5,120 | -19.4% | 5 | -3 | $1,024 | $566,003 | 8 |
| Sep 21-23 | 44 | $4,076 | -20.4% | 3 | -2 | $1,358 | $578,859 | 9 |
| Sep 28-30 | 47 | $2,878 | -29.4% | 2 | -1 | $1,439 | $585,156 | 10 |
| Oct 5-7 | 46 | $3,960 | +37.6% | 10 | +8 | $396 | $591,673 | 11 |
| Oct 12-14 | 49 | $1,604 | -59.5% | 1 | -9 | $1,604 | $593,994 | 12 |
| Oct 19-21 | 48 | $1,509 | -5.9% | 3 | +2 | $503 | $594,002 | 13 |
| Oct 26-28 | 42 | $2,727 | +80.7% | 3 | - | $909 | $602,187 | 14 |
| Nov 2-4 | 57 | $561 | -79.4% | 1 | -2 | $561 | $599,795 | 15 |
| Nov 9-11 | 55 | $242 | -56.9% | 1 | - | $242 | $597,693 | 16 |
