Bus 174

On June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.

Grosses

Domestic (97.7%)
$217,201
Summary Details
DistributorTHINKFilm
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Opening$8,625
1 theaters
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 30 min
GenresCrime Documentary
In Release451 days/64 weeks
Widest Release5 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 10-1291$8,625-1-$8,625$10,8501
Oct 17-1986$9,640+11.8%1-$9,640$26,5302
Oct 24-2678$20,134+108.9%5+4$4,026$53,1043
Oct 31-Nov 286$11,476-43%4-1$2,869$83,2414
Nov 7-979$13,138+14.5%4-$3,284$104,8495
Nov 14-1690$4,199-68%3-1$1,399$116,7036
Nov 21-2386$8,202+95.3%4+1$2,050$127,6837
Dec 5-7
Post-Thanksgiving
67$11,395-5+4$2,279$140,9019
Dec 12-1488$4,272-62.5%3-2$1,424$151,42410
Dec 19-2183$4,389+2.7%5+2$877$158,56311
Dec 26-2891$1,108-74.8%1-4$1,108$161,44512
Jan 2-487$4,580+313.4%3+2$1,526$167,34013
Jan 9-1191$3,348-26.9%4+1$837$171,59514
Jan 16-1869$2,103-37.2%2-2$1,051$174,62215
Jan 16-19
MLK wknd
92$2,976-2-$1,488$175,495-
Jan 23-2594$2,868+36.4%2-$1,434$179,01816
Jan 30-Feb 1111$580-79.8%2-$290$181,89517
Feb 6-893$4,098+606.6%3+1$1,366$186,53318
Feb 13-16
Presidents' Day wknd
121$1,331-2-$665$190,066-
Feb 20-22108$2,141-2-$1,070$192,80420
Feb 27-29109$1,692-21%2-$846$194,66921
Mar 5-7100$2,065+22%2-$1,032$198,07822
Mar 12-14106$2,984+44.5%2-$1,492$204,24823
Mar 19-21109$2,336-21.7%5+3$467$207,26624
Mar 26-28132$398-83%1-4$398$209,15625
Apr 2-4119$1,092+174.4%3+2$364$210,68726
Apr 9-11121$883-19.1%4+1$220$212,44827
Apr 16-18136$529-40.1%2-2$264$213,66228
Apr 23-25114$2,269+328.9%3+1$756$216,15829