The Lovely Month of May

Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria and the first time in 23 years that France was not involved in any war.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$55,038
Summary Details
DistributorIcarus Films
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Opening$10,662
3 theaters
Running Time2 hr 45 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release1,936 days/276 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Sep 13Friday49$3,086--3$1,028$3,0861
Sep 14Saturday50$3,329+7.9%-3$1,109$6,4152
Sep 15Sunday49$4,247+27.6%-3$1,415$10,6623
Sep 16Monday42$1,603-62.3%-2$801$12,2654
Sep 17Tuesday44$1,461-8.9%-1$1,461$13,7265
Sep 18Wednesday44$2,052+40.5%-1$2,052$15,7786
Sep 19Thursday43$2,299+12%-1$2,299$18,0777
Sep 20Friday56$532-76.9%-82.8%2$266$18,6098
Sep 21Saturday54$936+75.9%-71.9%2$468$19,5459
Sep 22Sunday54$633-32.4%-85.1%2$316$20,17810
Sep 23Monday49$400-36.8%-75%2$200$20,57811
Sep 24Tuesday50$385-3.8%-73.6%2$192$20,96312
Sep 25Wednesday50$506+31.4%-75.3%2$253$21,46913
Sep 26Thursday50$547+8.1%-76.2%2$273$22,01614
Oct 18Friday53$180--1$180$24,63636
Oct 19Saturday52$1,219+577.2%-1$1,219$25,85537
Oct 20Sunday53$313-74.3%-1$313$26,16838
Oct 21Monday46$335+7%-1$335$26,50339
Oct 22Tuesday48$83-75.2%-1$83$26,58640
Oct 23Wednesday46$203+144.6%-1$203$26,78941
Oct 24Thursday46$365+79.8%-1$365$27,15442
Oct 30Wednesday46$282-+38.9%1$282$27,43648
Nov 8Friday53$146--1$146$28,03957
Nov 9Saturday47$1,896+1,198.6%-2$948$29,93558
Nov 10Sunday50$717-62.2%-2$358$30,65259
Nov 11Monday40$1,223+70.6%-3$407$31,87560
Nov 12Tuesday43$596-51.3%-2$298$32,47161
Nov 13Wednesday39$811+36.1%-2$405$33,28262
Nov 14Thursday47$449-44.6%-1$449$33,73163
Nov 15Friday50$706+57.2%+383.6%2$353$34,43764
Nov 16Saturday50$1,164+64.9%-38.6%2$582$35,60165
Nov 17Sunday47$838-28%+16.9%2$419$36,43966
Nov 18Monday43$387-53.8%-68.4%2$193$36,82667
Nov 19Tuesday43$511+32%-14.3%2$255$37,33768
Nov 20Wednesday43$742+45.2%-8.5%2$371$38,07969
Nov 21Thursday38$1,426+92.2%+217.6%3$475$39,50570
Nov 22Friday50$83-94.2%-88.2%1$83$39,58871
Nov 23Saturday51$169+103.6%-85.5%2$84$39,75772
Nov 24Sunday49$149-11.8%-82.2%1$149$39,90673
Nov 30Saturday45$645-+281.7%1$645$40,55179
Dec 3Tuesday46$400--1$400$40,95182
Dec 6Friday42$626--1$626$41,57785
Dec 7Saturday41$1,484+137.1%+130.1%1$1,484$43,06186
Dec 8Sunday41$944-36.4%-1$944$44,00587
Jan 1
New Year's Day
Wednesday49$59--1$59$45,802111
Jan 2Thursday49$15-74.6%-1$15$45,817112
Jan 6Monday45$56--1$56$45,873116
Jan 7Tuesday45$56--1$56$45,929117
Jan 13Monday40$376-+571.4%1$376$46,305123
Jan 24Friday43$262--1$262$46,567134
Apr 23Wednesday47$194--1$194$46,761223
May 1Thursday48$108--1$108$46,869231
May 19Monday43$115--1$115$46,984249
May 20Tuesday43$171+48.7%-1$171$47,155250
Aug 16Saturday49$1,277--1$1,277$48,432338
Nov 1Sunday41$239--1$239$48,671780
Nov 3Tuesday38$563--1$563$49,234782
Feb 16Tuesday48$400--1$400$50,598887
Jul 14Friday45$1,124--1$1,124$51,7221,401
Jul 15Saturday46$1,027-8.6%-1$1,027$52,7491,402
Jul 16Sunday49$370-64%-1$370$53,1191,403
Jul 22Saturday49$317--69.1%1$317$53,4361,409
Jul 23Sunday49$260-18%-29.7%1$260$53,6961,410
Jul 26Wednesday45$472--1$472$54,1681,413
Jun 22
World Cup (Russia)
Friday46$620--1$620$55,0381,744