O Menino da Porteira

1950s. At the village of Rio Bonito, cowboy Diogo leads a horde of oxen to the Ouro Fino Ranch. When passing by the Remanso Farm, he meets Rodrigo, a boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy. Soon they become friends and witnesses of the wrong doings that happen in the region due to Major Batista's greed. The major orders his thugs to blackmail the local residents, in a way they sell the cattle by the price he wants. The situation changes when Otacílio Mendes, Rodrigo's father, decide to rebel himself, counting on Dr. Almeida's help.

Grosses

Brazil
$1,871,774
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Releasing
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Opening$470,737
270 theaters
Release DateMar 6, 2009
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Drama Western
In Release301 days/43 weeks
Widest Release270 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Mar 5-83$470,737-270-$1,743$470,7371
Mar 12-155$329,143-30.1%270-$1,219$1,019,8252
Mar 19-228$190,338-42.2%256-14$743$1,363,4553
Mar 26-298$118,147-37.9%246-10$480$1,569,8184
Apr 2-510$66,880-43.4%199-47$336$1,717,3245
Apr 9-1214$28,832-56.9%130-69$221$1,777,9306
Apr 16-1917$10,309-64.2%65-65$158$1,809,8377
Apr 23-2621$9,833-4.6%50-15$196$1,833,3098
Apr 30-May 325$6,401-34.9%24-26$266$1,849,0059
May 7-1030$3,067-52.1%17-7$180$1,856,10510
May 14-1739$972-68.3%7-10$138$1,860,19311
May 21-2434$853-12.2%7-$121$1,863,13612
May 28-3142$249-70.8%4-3$62$1,865,44913
Jun 4-736$719+188.8%5+1$143$1,866,42114
Jun 11-1439$117-83.7%4-1$29$1,868,08815
Jun 18-2138$207+76.9%4-$51$1,869,93016
Jun 25-2839$72-65.2%1-3$72$1,871,35117
Jul 2-536$276+283.3%2+1$138$1,871,69318
Jul 9-1219$81-70.7%1-1$81$1,871,77419