Up the Yangtze

At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.

Grosses

Domestic (76.2%)
$783,969
Summary Details
DistributorZeitgeist Films
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Opening$15,851
1 theaters
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release251 days/35 weeks
Widest Release23 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 25-2777$15,851-1-$15,851$15,8511
May 2-474$13,676-13.7%2+1$6,838$36,6492
May 9-1180$7,301-46.6%2-$3,650$51,7753
May 16-1862$21,952+200.7%6+4$3,658$80,1594
May 23-2561$18,015-17.9%6-$3,002$107,9675
May 23-26
Memorial Day wknd
60$22,549-6-$3,758$112,501-
May 30-Jun 174$8,122-54.9%4-2$2,030$125,0916
Jun 6-863$15,080+85.7%10+6$1,508$145,8257
Jun 20-2245$33,929-13-$2,609$242,6909
Jun 27-2942$38,220+12.6%15+2$2,548$305,74510
Jul 4-643$47,293+23.7%15-$3,152$375,35911
Jul 11-1343$49,590+4.9%17+2$2,917$446,59912
Jul 18-2046$35,299-28.8%18+1$1,961$504,24713
Jul 25-2745$33,139-6.1%17-1$1,949$557,79114
Aug 1-347$28,283-14.7%16-1$1,767$605,63015
Aug 8-10
Beijing Olympics
59$18,075-36.1%20+4$903$647,19716
Aug 15-17
Beijing Olympics
66$15,735-12.9%15-5$1,049$676,02017
Aug 22-24
Beijing Olympics
74$13,260-15.7%11-4$1,205$700,93418
Aug 29-3176$9,954-24.9%8-3$1,244$718,86419
Aug 29-Sep 1
Labor Day wknd
75$12,950-8-$1,618$721,860-
Sep 5-770$17,058+71.4%10+2$1,705$745,84220
Sep 12-1482$7,744-54.6%6-4$1,290$759,18721
Sep 19-2193$6,229-19.6%9+3$692$767,23822
Sep 26-2888$4,872-21.8%3-6$1,624$774,71023
Oct 3-5107$1,766-63.8%3-$588$779,06124
Oct 10-12136$231-86.9%1-2$231$781,28325
Oct 17-19130$167-27.7%1-$167$782,07226
Oct 24-26122$626+274.9%1-$626$783,41627