Fear and Trembling
(2004 Re-release)
A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?
DistributorThe Cinema Guild
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Opening$6,007
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateNov 19, 2004
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Sep 15, 2005
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresComedy
Drama
In Release408 days/58 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19-21 | 88 | $6,007 | - | 1 | - | $6,007 | $6,007 | 1 |
| Nov 26-28 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 74 | $5,082 | -15.4% | 1 | - | $5,082 | $14,017 | 1 |
| Dec 3-5 Post-Thanksgiving | 85 | $3,050 | -40% | 1 | - | $3,050 | $20,543 | 3 |
| Dec 24-26 | 93 | $531 | - | 1 | - | $531 | $22,729 | 6 |
| Dec 31-Jan 2, 2005 | 89 | $551 | +3.8% | 1 | - | $551 | $23,965 | 7 |
| Jan 7-9 | 97 | $966 | +75.3% | 1 | - | $966 | $25,184 | 8 |
| Jan 14-17 MLK wknd | 84 | $928 | - | 1 | - | $928 | $26,806 | - |
| Jan 21-23 | 91 | $1,837 | - | 2 | - | $918 | $28,643 | 10 |
| Feb 18-21 Presidents' Day wknd | 80 | $11,289 | - | 2 | - | $5,644 | $42,814 | - |
| Feb 25-27 | 81 | $6,138 | - | 2 | - | $3,069 | $51,261 | 15 |
| Mar 4-6 | 90 | $4,829 | -21.3% | 2 | - | $2,414 | $59,303 | 16 |
| Mar 11-13 | 108 | $1,717 | -64.4% | 1 | -1 | $1,717 | $63,229 | 17 |
| Mar 18-20 | 98 | $4,135 | +140.8% | 3 | +2 | $1,378 | $68,073 | 18 |
| Apr 1-3 | 125 | $519 | - | 1 | - | $519 | $71,904 | 20 |
| Apr 8-10 | 114 | $1,343 | +158.8% | 1 | - | $1,343 | $73,006 | 21 |
| Apr 15-17 | 121 | $1,311 | -2.4% | 2 | +1 | $655 | $75,362 | 22 |
| May 20-22 | 95 | $3,824 | - | 3 | - | $1,274 | $84,222 | 27 |
| May 27-29 | 86 | $2,498 | -34.7% | 2 | -1 | $1,249 | $88,683 | 28 |
| May 27-30 Memorial Day wknd | 93 | $3,448 | - | 2 | - | $1,724 | $89,633 | - |
| Jun 3-5 | 106 | $1,194 | -52.2% | 2 | - | $597 | $92,187 | 29 |
| Jun 17-19 | 82 | $4,163 | - | 1 | - | $4,163 | $97,635 | 31 |
| Jun 24-26 | 105 | $1,678 | -59.7% | 1 | - | $1,678 | $101,577 | 32 |
| Jul 15-17 | 90 | $2,651 | - | 1 | - | $2,651 | $105,088 | 35 |
| Aug 5-7 | 78 | $8,778 | - | 1 | - | $8,778 | $114,363 | 38 |
| Aug 12-14 | 89 | $3,642 | -58.5% | 1 | - | $3,642 | $122,092 | 39 |
| Sep 9-11 Hurricane Katrina | 123 | $886 | - | 1 | - | $886 | $126,071 | 43 |
