Operation Shmenti Capelli

Operation Shmenti Capelli is one of the most unique filmmaking stories in Bulgaria during the last twenty years. The long awaited eccentric comedy is a personal dream of popular Bulgarian actor Vladislav Karamfilov-Vargala. The title is based on the idiomatic expression "shmenti capelli" characterizing actions of people who like to shuffle and bamboozle others with superficial commitments. Karamfilov choose it as a metaphor for people with huge economic and political power. The funny comedy incorporates a tragic story in which Karamfilov plays two roles: the Big Guy and the Little Guy. Big is tied to the Mafia and the secret services. Little is an unemployed teacher, squeezed and crushed by the system, which stops his heating and electricity, has his home emptied by a bailiff, and uses him as a tool in a game.

Grosses

Bulgaria
$822,522
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$51,719
20 theaters
Release DateOct 7, 2011
Running Time1 hr 55 min
GenresComedy
In Release452 days/64 weeks
Widest Release23 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 7-91$51,719-20-$2,585$72,7821
Oct 14-162$58,925+13.9%23+3$2,561$207,8012
Oct 21-231$52,459-11%23-$2,280$312,0103
Oct 28-302$45,092-14%21-2$2,147$419,1614
Nov 4-62$37,386-17.1%20-1$1,869$496,3215
Nov 11-133$34,521-7.7%20-$1,726$566,4406
Nov 18-203$28,790-16.6%15-5$1,919$633,3207
Nov 25-274$22,255-22.7%14-1$1,589$681,0408
Dec 2-46$17,983-19.2%16+2$1,123$710,8179
Dec 9-117$13,683-23.9%16-$855$737,51210
Dec 23-257$5,009-14-$357$763,15012
Dec 30-Jan 1, 20128$5,383+7.5%13-1$414$746,56013
Jan 6-88$5,567+3.4%13-$428$759,57114
Jan 13-159$5,836+4.8%11-2$530$771,68015
Jan 20-2211$2,437-58.2%10-1$243$778,40016
Jan 27-2913$2,354-3.4%7-3$336$784,64917
Feb 3-517$1,693-28.1%7-$241$802,57518
Feb 10-1220$1,540-9%6-1$256$805,57919
Feb 17-1921$1,154-25.1%5-1$230$808,76020
Feb 24-2624$580-49.7%3-2$193$810,25821
Mar 2-427$282-51.4%2-1$141$820,66622
Mar 9-1132$41-85.5%1-1$41$820,81923
Mar 16-1819$430+948.8%2+1$215$822,34024
Mar 23-2522$87-79.8%1-1$87$822,45425
Mar 30-Apr 124$14-83.9%1-$14$822,52226