The Experiment (2001)

For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.

All Releases

Domestic (1%)
$144,634
International (99%)
$13,638,262
Worldwide
$13,782,896
Summary Details
Earliest Release DateMarch 8, 2001 (Germany)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresDrama Thriller

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMarch 8-9, 2001EMEA$11,455,141$11,455,141
2002 Re-releaseMarch 22-April 10, 20038 markets$144,634$2,183,121$2,327,755

By Region

EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$6,391,3561,004
Italy1$1,793,7091,937
France1$394,9225,093
Austria1$262,8931,892
Netherlands1$32,5114,394
Hungary1$14,4182,792
Poland1$11,9283,370
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$238,3063,417
Chile1$5,1192,473
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$144,63411,933
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
South Korea1$87,1304,252