Anton Chekhov's the Duel

In ANTON CHEKHOV'S THE DUEL, escalating animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life is played out against the backdrop of a decaying seaside resort along the Black Sea coast. Laevsky is a dissipated romantic given to gambling and flirtation. He has run off to the sea with beautiful, emotionally empty, Nadia, another man's wife. Laevsky has now grown tired of her, but two obstacles block his route to escape: he is broke, and he faces the absolute enmity of Von Koren, an arrogant zoologist and former friend who can no longer tolerate Laevsky's irresponsibility. Soon Laevsky confronts Von Koren, accusing him of meddling in his affairs, but Von Koren maneuvers a criticism Laevsky makes of their mutual friend, Dr. Samoylenko, into a challenge to a duel. Utterly discombobulated and honor bound, Laevsky agrees to this absurdity -- a duel it shall be! A duel as comically inadvertent as it is inevitable.

Grosses

New Zealand
$72,563
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorRialto Distribution
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Opening$6,835
6 theaters
Release DateJan 5, 2012
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresDrama
In Release362 days/51 weeks
Widest Release12 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 5-821$6,835-6-$1,139$20,4031
Jan 12-1521$6,640-2.9%6-$1,106$30,6812
Jan 19-2226$3,083-53.6%6-$513$37,3923
Jan 26-2928$3,799+23.2%7+1$542$47,4974
Feb 2-527$4,320+13.7%10+3$432$53,9535
Feb 9-1227$3,634-15.9%11+1$330$59,2596
Feb 16-1934$1,898-47.8%12+1$158$64,2497
Feb 23-2637$2,190+15.4%8-4$273$68,8468
Mar 1-439$1,605-26.7%9+1$178$71,2179
Mar 8-1144$1,106-31.1%6-3$184$72,56310