Fabricando Tom Zé
Fabricating Tom Zé is a documentary that portrays the life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary mixes different video, film and animation formats in order to show a detailed vision of Tom Zé's personal musical universe, in which a guitar and a vacuum cleaner have the same melodic importance. In intimate interviews, he narrates different parts of his life and tells us about his musical debut in the early 60s, his downfall during the 70s and his 90s comeback. The film carries interviews with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, David Byrne and others. Tom Zé, at his 70th anniversary, continues to produce highly original music.
Distributor
Release DateJul 13, 2007
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release172 days/24 weeks
Widest Release5 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2-5 | 24 | $3,095 | - | 5 | - | $619 | $40,377 | 4 |
| Aug 9-12 | 30 | $1,732 | -44% | 5 | - | $346 | $44,606 | 5 |
| Aug 16-19 | 29 | $1,031 | -40.5% | 3 | -2 | $343 | $46,789 | 6 |
| Aug 23-26 | 39 | $562 | -45.5% | 3 | - | $187 | $47,932 | 7 |
| Aug 30-Sep 2 | 43 | $588 | +4.6% | 3 | - | $196 | $48,859 | 8 |
| Sep 6-9 | 45 | $426 | -27.6% | 1 | -2 | $426 | $49,342 | 9 |
| Sep 13-16 | 51 | $199 | -53.3% | 2 | +1 | $99 | $50,003 | 10 |
| Sep 20-23 | 53 | $169 | -15.1% | 1 | -1 | $169 | $50,292 | 11 |
| Sep 27-30 | 60 | $171 | +1.2% | 2 | +1 | $85 | $52,070 | 12 |
| Oct 4-7 | 57 | $177 | +3.5% | 1 | -1 | $177 | $56,527 | 13 |
| Nov 22-25 | 94 | $14 | - | 1 | - | $14 | $54,778 | 20 |
