The Devil Knows Why

In the land of King Dobromil (Josef Somr) honest labor, decency, honesty and respect among people has become a thing of the past. Instead the country is gradually succumbing to Hell's force and, thus, those who have some remnants of decency prefer to flee. Slightly befuddled herbalist Apollonia (Iva Janzurová) has a dream that the land is rescued by an unknown 'saviour' who arrives with on an ass and marries Annie (Tatiana Pauhofová), the king's daughter. But who will believe this mad herbalist with her 'magical' herbs that often cause more chaos than benefit? When things are at their worst in the country, the king signs his soul away to Hell and the Government is taken over by his base Minister (Jirí Lábus). At this time there arrives in the Kingdom an inconspicuous happy dreamer Philip (Stepán Kubista).

Grosses

Czech Republic
$624,257
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$73,958
22 theaters
Release DateFeb 27, 2003
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresComedy Family Fantasy
In Release308 days/44 weeks
Widest Release27 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Feb 20-2317$4,698-1-$4,698$4,698-
Feb 27-Mar 21$73,958-22-$3,361$79,4091
Mar 6-91$70,584-4.6%25+3$2,823$175,7992
Mar 13-161$73,277+3.8%25-$2,931$263,3163
Mar 27-303$22,477-27-$832$359,2975
Apr 10-134$21,457-24-$894$418,0787
Apr 17-204$16,850-21.5%25+1$674$440,1868
Apr 24-279$8,516-49.5%18-7$473$451,8749
May 1-410$9,404+10.4%20+2$470$487,08710
May 8-1111$6,558-30.3%22+2$298$506,03811
May 15-1813$4,745-27.6%20-2$237$519,95612
May 22-2518$1,785-62.4%15-5$119$531,46913
May 29-Jun 112$6,278+251.7%17+2$369$539,31714
Jun 5-819$1,519-75.8%16-1$94$539,67315
Jun 12-1518$2,235+47.1%15-1$149$545,12716
Jun 26-2914$4,737-19-$249$547,73418
Jul 10-1319$2,143-10-$214$532,67620
Aug 7-1016$1,915-10-$191$537,47724
Oct 23-2616$2,348-8-$293$578,34835
Dec 4-717$1,417-12-$118$603,10141
Dec 18-2114$6,573-20-$328$624,25743