Darwin's Nightmare
A documentary on the effect of fishing the Nile perch in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The predatory fish, which has wiped out the native species, is sold in European supermarkets, while starving Tanzanian families have to make do with the leftovers.
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$8,072
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateAug 3, 2005
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Jun 22, 2006
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release516 days/73 weeks
Widest Release6 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5-7 | 79 | $8,072 | - | 1 | - | $8,072 | $11,456 | 1 |
| Aug 12-14 | 76 | $7,461 | -7.6% | 1 | - | $7,461 | $24,605 | 2 |
| Aug 19-21 | 83 | $5,381 | -27.9% | 1 | - | $5,381 | $35,195 | 3 |
| Jan 20-22 | 70 | $7,834 | - | 2 | - | $3,917 | $106,717 | 25 |
| Sep 2-5 Hurricane Katrina Labor Day wknd | 106 | $2,573 | - | 1 | - | $2,573 | $49,113 | - |
| Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day wknd Torino Olympics | 76 | $10,044 | - | 4 | - | $2,511 | $146,333 | - |
| Aug 26-28 Hurricane Katrina | 92 | $4,786 | -11.1% | 2 | +1 | $2,393 | $44,104 | 4 |
| Mar 31-Apr 2 | 89 | $6,895 | - | 3 | - | $2,298 | $191,004 | 35 |
| Mar 3-5 | 81 | $8,465 | -21.2% | 4 | -2 | $2,116 | $171,952 | 31 |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | 69 | $8,420 | - | 4 | - | $2,105 | $89,925 | 18 |
| Feb 10-12 Torino Olympics | 71 | $10,254 | +176.3% | 5 | +1 | $2,050 | $133,501 | 28 |
| Dec 9-11 | 101 | $2,023 | -76% | 1 | -3 | $2,023 | $95,535 | 19 |
| Feb 24-26 Torino Olympics | 79 | $10,741 | - | 6 | - | $1,790 | $160,259 | 30 |
| Nov 11-13 | 98 | $4,275 | +76.2% | 3 | - | $1,425 | $76,906 | 15 |
| Mar 10-12 | 95 | $3,606 | -57.4% | 3 | -1 | $1,202 | $177,561 | 32 |
| Jan 27-29 | 88 | $3,448 | -56% | 3 | +1 | $1,149 | $115,359 | 26 |
| Feb 3-5 | 90 | $3,711 | +7.6% | 4 | +1 | $927 | $120,301 | 27 |
| Dec 16-18 | 97 | $908 | -55.1% | 1 | - | $908 | $97,614 | 20 |
| Mar 17-19 | 105 | $2,517 | -30.2% | 3 | - | $839 | $179,953 | 33 |
| Sep 16-18 Hurricane Katrina | 118 | $1,654 | - | 2 | - | $827 | $55,723 | 7 |
| Nov 4-6 | 105 | $2,426 | - | 3 | - | $808 | $72,191 | 14 |
| Oct 21-23 | 105 | $3,015 | +8.7% | 4 | -1 | $753 | $67,889 | 12 |
| Nov 18-20 | 133 | $650 | -84.8% | 1 | -2 | $650 | $81,505 | 16 |
| May 5-7 | 102 | $1,900 | +245.5% | 3 | +1 | $633 | $198,792 | 40 |
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 2006 New Year's long wknd | 89 | $623 | - | 1 | - | $623 | $98,614 | - |
| Sep 30-Oct 2 Hurricane Katrina | 106 | $3,048 | - | 5 | - | $609 | $58,830 | 9 |
| Oct 14-16 | 98 | $2,773 | - | 5 | - | $554 | $61,963 | 11 |
| Apr 14-16 | 126 | $1,029 | - | 2 | - | $514 | $192,484 | 37 |
| May 19-21 | 124 | $500 | +33% | 1 | - | $500 | $200,936 | 42 |
| Jun 16-18 World Cup (Germany) | 114 | $880 | +340% | 2 | +1 | $440 | $203,646 | 46 |
| Jun 2-4 | 116 | $398 | - | 1 | - | $398 | $201,334 | 44 |
| May 12-14 | 123 | $376 | -80.2% | 1 | -2 | $376 | $199,575 | 41 |
| Apr 21-23 | 127 | $629 | -38.9% | 2 | - | $314 | $195,048 | 38 |
| Apr 28-30 | 135 | $550 | -12.6% | 2 | - | $275 | $196,092 | 39 |
| Jun 9-11 World Cup (Germany) | 122 | $200 | -49.7% | 1 | - | $200 | $201,585 | 45 |
