Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

A story set in nineteenth-century China and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women.

Grosses

Domestic (11.9%)
$1,348,205
Summary Details
DistributorFox Searchlight
Opening$134,005
24 theaters
Budget$6,000,000
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 44 min
GenresDrama History
In Release170 days/24 weeks
Widest Release116 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jul 15Friday27$38,734--24$1,613$38,7341
Jul 16Saturday26$55,884+44.3%-24$2,328$94,6182
Jul 17Sunday27$39,387-29.5%-24$1,641$134,0053
Jul 18Monday28$17,854-54.7%-24$743$151,8594
Jul 19Tuesday28$20,633+15.6%-24$859$172,4925
Jul 20Wednesday28$19,634-4.8%-24$818$192,1266
Jul 21Thursday28$18,674-4.9%-24$778$210,8007
Jul 22Friday25$57,610+208.5%+48.7%61$944$268,4108
Jul 23Saturday26$81,801+42%+46.4%61$1,341$350,2119
Jul 24Sunday26$60,922-25.5%+54.7%61$998$411,13310
Jul 25Monday26$25,037-58.9%+40.2%61$410$436,17011
Jul 26Tuesday26$30,399+21.4%+47.3%61$498$466,56912
Jul 27Wednesday27$30,630+0.8%+56%61$502$497,19913
Jul 28Thursday27$28,920-5.6%+54.9%61$474$526,11914
Jul 29Friday27$52,287+80.8%-9.2%93$562$578,40615
Jul 30Saturday26$74,767+43%-8.6%93$803$653,17316
Jul 31Sunday28$56,842-24%-6.7%93$611$710,01517
Aug 1Monday29$26,644-53.1%+6.4%93$286$736,65918
Aug 2Tuesday25$37,936+42.4%+24.8%93$407$774,59519
Aug 3Wednesday25$33,245-12.4%+8.5%93$357$807,84020
Aug 4Thursday27$29,699-10.7%+2.7%93$319$837,53921
Aug 5Friday27$44,894+51.2%-14.1%116$387$882,43322
Aug 6Saturday25$72,589+61.7%-2.9%116$625$955,02223
Aug 7Sunday24$60,448-16.7%+6.3%116$521$1,015,47024
Aug 8Monday26$23,379-61.3%-12.3%116$201$1,038,84925
Aug 9Tuesday24$32,531+39.1%-14.2%116$280$1,071,38026
Aug 10Wednesday25$23,314-28.3%-29.9%116$200$1,094,69427
Aug 11Thursday29$19,115-18%-35.6%116$164$1,113,80928
Aug 12Friday35$20,912+9.4%-53.4%104$201$1,134,72129
Aug 13Saturday35$30,837+47.5%-57.5%104$296$1,165,55830
Aug 14Sunday33$30,309-1.7%-49.9%104$291$1,195,86731
Aug 15Monday33$15,506-48.8%-33.7%104$149$1,211,37332
Aug 16Tuesday32$18,197+17.4%-44.1%104$174$1,229,57033
Aug 17Wednesday33$14,841-18.4%-36.3%104$142$1,244,41134
Aug 18Thursday31$18,765+26.4%-1.8%104$180$1,263,17635
Aug 19Friday42$5,271-71.9%-74.8%37$142$1,268,44736
Aug 20Saturday42$7,855+49%-74.5%37$212$1,276,30237
Aug 21Sunday41$7,357-6.3%-75.7%37$198$1,283,65938
Aug 22Monday38$5,266-28.4%-66%37$142$1,288,92539
Aug 23Tuesday38$5,482+4.1%-69.9%37$148$1,294,40740
Aug 24Wednesday38$5,652+3.1%-61.9%37$152$1,300,05941
Aug 25Thursday38$6,462+14.3%-65.6%37$174$1,306,52142
Aug 26Friday45$2,520-61%-52.2%15$168$1,309,04143
Aug 27Saturday44$4,602+82.6%-41.4%15$306$1,313,64344
Aug 28Sunday44$4,700+2.1%-36.1%15$313$1,318,34345
Aug 29Monday40$2,110-55.1%-59.9%15$140$1,320,45346
Aug 30Tuesday40$2,083-1.3%-62%15$138$1,322,53647
Aug 31Wednesday41$1,554-25.4%-72.5%15$103$1,324,09048
Sep 1Thursday42$1,453-6.5%-77.5%15$96$1,325,54349
Sep 2Friday51$1,587+9.2%-37%12$132$1,327,13050
Sep 3Saturday52$2,174+37%-52.8%12$181$1,329,30451
Sep 4Sunday52$1,938-10.9%-58.8%12$161$1,331,24252
Sep 5
Labor Day
Monday53$989-49%-53.1%12$82$1,332,23153
Sep 6Tuesday47$773-21.8%-62.9%12$64$1,333,00454
Sep 7Wednesday47$922+19.3%-40.7%12$76$1,333,92655
Sep 8Thursday47$1,081+17.2%-25.6%12$90$1,335,00756
Sep 9Friday53$830-23.2%-47.7%8$103$1,335,83757
Sep 10Saturday53$1,222+47.2%-43.8%8$152$1,337,05958
Sep 11Sunday53$860-29.6%-55.6%8$107$1,337,91959
Sep 12Monday47$618-28.1%-37.5%8$77$1,338,53760
Sep 13Tuesday48$474-23.3%-38.7%8$59$1,339,01161
Sep 14Wednesday48$459-3.2%-50.2%8$57$1,339,47062
Sep 15Thursday47$810+76.5%-25.1%8$101$1,340,28063
Sep 16Friday52$454-44%-45.3%5$90$1,340,73464
Sep 17Saturday52$541+19.2%-55.7%5$108$1,341,27565
Sep 18Sunday52$492-9.1%-42.8%5$98$1,341,76766
Sep 19Monday48$196-60.2%-68.3%5$39$1,341,96367
Sep 20Tuesday48$539+175%+13.7%5$107$1,342,50268
Sep 21Wednesday48$406-24.7%-11.5%5$81$1,342,90869
Sep 22Thursday48$161-60.3%-80.1%5$32$1,343,06970