Darwin's Nightmare
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$8,072
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateAug 3, 2005
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Jun 22, 2006
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release516 days/73 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5-11 | 75 | $17,144 | - | 1 | - | $17,144 | $17,144 | 2 |
| Aug 12-18 | 75 | $12,670 | -26.1% | 1 | - | $12,670 | $29,814 | 3 |
| Aug 19-25 | 80 | $9,504 | -25% | 1 | - | $9,504 | $39,318 | 4 |
| Aug 26-Sep 1 | 96 | $7,222 | -24% | 2 | +1 | $3,611 | $46,540 | 5 |
| Sep 2-8 | 108 | $3,625 | -49.8% | 1 | -1 | $3,625 | $50,165 | 6 |
| Sep 9-15 | 104 | $3,904 | +7.7% | - | - | - | $54,069 | 7 |
| Sep 16-22 | 125 | $1,713 | -56.1% | 2 | - | $856 | $55,782 | 8 |
| Sep 30-Oct 6 | 114 | $3,158 | - | 5 | - | $631 | $58,940 | 10 |
| Oct 7-13 | 144 | $250 | -92.1% | - | - | - | $59,190 | 11 |
| Oct 14-20 | 92 | $5,684 | +2,173.6% | 5 | - | $1,136 | $65,386 | 12 |
| Oct 21-27 | 109 | $4,012 | -29.4% | 4 | -1 | $1,003 | $68,886 | 13 |
| Oct 28-Nov 3 | 131 | $879 | -78.1% | - | - | - | $69,765 | 14 |
| Nov 4-10 | 109 | $2,866 | +226.1% | 3 | - | $955 | $72,631 | 15 |
| Nov 11-17 | 95 | $8,224 | +187% | 3 | - | $2,741 | $80,855 | 16 |
| Dec 2-8 | 70 | $12,007 | - | 4 | - | $3,001 | $93,512 | 19 |
| Dec 9-15 | 100 | $3,194 | -73.4% | 1 | -3 | $3,194 | $96,706 | 20 |
| Jan 20-26 | 70 | $13,028 | - | 2 | - | $6,514 | $111,911 | 26 |
| Jan 27-Feb 2 | 87 | $4,679 | -64.1% | 3 | +1 | $1,559 | $116,590 | 27 |
| Feb 3-9 | 88 | $6,657 | +42.3% | 4 | +1 | $1,664 | $123,247 | 28 |
| Feb 10-16 | 74 | $13,042 | +95.9% | 5 | +1 | $2,608 | $136,289 | 29 |
| Feb 17-23 | 77 | $13,229 | +1.4% | 4 | -1 | $3,307 | $149,518 | 30 |
| Feb 24-Mar 2 | 79 | $13,969 | +5.6% | 6 | +2 | $2,328 | $163,487 | 31 |
| Mar 3-9 | 83 | $10,468 | -25.1% | 4 | -2 | $2,617 | $173,955 | 32 |
| Mar 10-16 | 103 | $3,481 | -66.7% | 3 | -1 | $1,160 | $178,139 | 33 |
| Mar 31-Apr 6 | 96 | $7,346 | - | 3 | - | $2,448 | $191,455 | 36 |
| Apr 14-20 | 121 | $2,964 | - | - | - | - | $194,419 | 38 |
| Apr 21-27 | 123 | $1,123 | -62.1% | 2 | - | $561 | $195,542 | 39 |
| Apr 28-May 4 | 127 | $1,350 | +20.2% | 2 | - | $675 | $196,892 | 40 |
| May 5-11 | 110 | $2,307 | +70.9% | 3 | +1 | $769 | $199,199 | 41 |
| May 12-18 | 120 | $1,237 | -46.4% | 1 | -2 | $1,237 | $200,936 | 42 |
| May 19-25 | 126 | $500 | -59.6% | 1 | - | $500 | $200,936 | 43 |
| Jun 2-8 | 118 | $449 | - | 1 | - | $449 | $201,385 | 45 |
| Jun 9-15 | 108 | $1,381 | +207.6% | 1 | - | $1,381 | $202,766 | 46 |
| Jun 16-22 | 115 | $980 | -29% | 2 | +1 | $490 | $203,746 | 47 |
