Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$906,666
Summary Details
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$20,247
1 theaters
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release543 days/77 weeks
Widest Release29 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 8-1449$38,847-1-$38,847$38,8471
Jul 15-2152$34,790-10.4%1-$34,790$73,6362
Jul 22-2845$89,833+158.2%8+7$11,229$163,4703
Jul 29-Aug 453$54,664-39.1%8-$6,833$218,1344
Aug 5-1149$75,533+38.2%14+6$5,395$292,5115
Aug 12-1855$65,012-13.9%17+3$3,824$358,6796
Aug 19-2561$44,888-31%14-3$3,206$403,8207
Aug 26-Sep 157$48,496+8%17+3$2,852$452,0638
Sep 2-862$49,745+2.6%15-2$3,316$501,8089
Sep 9-1568$31,583-36.5%17+2$1,857$533,39110
Sep 16-2285$14,999-52.5%11-6$1,363$548,39011
Sep 23-2975$18,160+21.1%10-1$1,816$566,55012
Sep 30-Oct 670$21,773+19.9%12+2$1,814$588,32313
Oct 7-1391$7,593-65.1%7-5$1,084$595,91614
Oct 14-2064$31,969+321%13+6$2,459$627,88515
Oct 21-2745$79,283+148%29+16$2,733$706,35116
Oct 28-Nov 357$53,123-33%26-3$2,043$760,29117
Nov 4-1064$29,348-44.8%21-5$1,397$789,63918
Nov 11-1767$18,377-37.4%19-2$967$808,01619
Nov 18-2468$14,162-22.9%13-6$1,089$822,17820
Nov 25-Dec 179$5,622-60.3%7-6$803$827,80021
Dec 2-875$6,746+20%5-2$1,349$834,54622
Dec 9-1589$2,900-57%2-3$1,450$837,44623
Dec 16-2289$1,647-43.2%2-$823$839,09324
Dec 23-2972$4,379+165.9%5+3$875$844,03125
Dec 30-Jan 5, 201276$2,963-32.3%3-2$987$846,43526
Jan 13-1982$2,960-1-$2,960$849,39528
Jan 20-2695$2,460-16.9%1-$2,460$851,85529
Jan 27-Feb 298$1,205-51%1-$1,205$853,06030
Feb 3-9112$194-83.9%1-$194$853,25431
Feb 10-1682$7,405+3,717%3+2$2,468$860,65932
Feb 17-2393$3,448-53.4%2-1$1,724$864,10733
Feb 24-Mar 181$7,614+120.8%2-$3,807$871,72134
Mar 2-891$4,456-41.5%2-$2,228$876,17735
Mar 9-1590$7,715+73.1%4+2$1,928$883,89236
Mar 16-2293$5,471-29.1%3-1$1,823$889,36337
Mar 23-2982$9,340+70.7%6+3$1,556$898,70338
Mar 30-Apr 5119$1,033-88.9%2-4$516$899,73639
Apr 20-26118$1,424-2-$712$901,16042
Apr 27-May 3116$2,015+41.5%1-1$2,015$903,17543
May 4-10108$2,935+45.7%1-$2,935$906,11044
May 11-17135$556-81.1%1-$556$906,66645