Footsteps in the Sand

At the airport, Slavi tells his life's story to a young customs officer. As children, Nelly promises Slavi to marry him. The two teenagers are passionately in love with each other but after some time Nelly falls in love with another guy. Slavi takes up drinking and gets into trouble with the Bulgarian militia (police) because of his family background. This is when he decides to defect to the West. After staying at a refugee camp in Austria and another desperate love, he sets out to the United States. There Slavi makes some new friends who help him buy a truck. He hits the roads of America, where he comes across an Indian who sells him an arrow. The vendor tells him this amulet will bring his love back. Eventually, Slavi comes back to Bulgaria, where communism has collapsed. His beloved Nelly lives alone with her daughter. One day Slavi meets her again...

Grosses

Bulgaria
$252,386
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorProfilms
Opening$23,032
12 theaters
Release DateJan 28, 2011
Running Time1 hr 29 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release338 days/48 weeks
Widest Release14 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 28-304$23,032-12-$1,919$25,8291
Feb 4-64$25,599+11.1%12-$2,133$73,1232
Feb 11-135$17,604-31.2%14+2$1,257$110,8383
Feb 18-208$15,322-13%12-2$1,276$145,3844
Feb 25-2710$9,769-36.2%12-$814$168,8635
Mar 4-611$7,471-23.5%8-4$933$192,2756
Mar 11-1314$5,112-31.6%8-$639$204,8297
Mar 18-2014$5,587+9.3%7-1$798$220,2418
Mar 25-2713$3,262-41.6%7-$466$225,5289
Apr 1-314$1,585-51.4%5-2$317$234,49410
Apr 8-1012$3,077+94.1%7+2$439$242,49011
Apr 15-1714$1,622-47.3%5-2$324$246,62612
Apr 22-2417$1,336-17.6%5-$267$251,44613
May 6-816$774-3-$258$252,38615