Desert Flower

(2009 Re-release)

Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model.

Grosses

Austria
$1,937,745
Summary Details
DistributorFilmladen
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Opening$240,987
77 theaters
Release DateOct 9, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr
GenresBiography Drama
In Release84 days/12 weeks
Widest Release84 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 8-115$240,987-77-$3,129$240,9871
Oct 15-185$245,800+2%82+5$2,997$663,2392
Oct 22-255$217,769-11.4%84+2$2,592$1,041,8763
Oct 29-Nov 16$143,132-34.3%82-2$1,745$1,362,1804
Nov 5-86$109,321-23.6%77-5$1,419$1,572,9305
Nov 12-159$69,940-36%74-3$945$1,710,5276
Nov 19-2211$45,031-35.6%70-4$643$1,804,5927
Nov 26-2917$15,299-66%38-32$402$1,850,2978
Dec 3-623$8,515-44.3%25-13$340$1,907,6729
Dec 10-1328$4,808-43.5%19-6$253$1,918,45110
Dec 17-2026$5,307+10.4%13-6$408$1,927,03211
Dec 24-2731$3,463-34.7%10-3$346$1,937,74512