Fear and Trembling

(2004 Re-release)

A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan?

Grosses

Domestic (91.5%)
$126,684
Summary Details
DistributorThe Cinema Guild
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Opening$6,007
1 theaters
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release408 days/58 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 19-2188$6,007-1-$6,007$6,0071
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
74$5,082-15.4%1-$5,082$14,0171
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
85$3,050-40%1-$3,050$20,5433
Dec 24-2693$531-1-$531$22,7296
Dec 31-Jan 2, 200589$551+3.8%1-$551$23,9657
Jan 7-997$966+75.3%1-$966$25,1848
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
84$928-1-$928$26,806-
Jan 21-2391$1,837-2-$918$28,64310
Feb 18-21
Presidents' Day wknd
80$11,289-2-$5,644$42,814-
Feb 25-2781$6,138-2-$3,069$51,26115
Mar 4-690$4,829-21.3%2-$2,414$59,30316
Mar 11-13108$1,717-64.4%1-1$1,717$63,22917
Mar 18-2098$4,135+140.8%3+2$1,378$68,07318
Apr 1-3125$519-1-$519$71,90420
Apr 8-10114$1,343+158.8%1-$1,343$73,00621
Apr 15-17121$1,311-2.4%2+1$655$75,36222
May 20-2295$3,824-3-$1,274$84,22227
May 27-2986$2,498-34.7%2-1$1,249$88,68328
May 27-30
Memorial Day wknd
93$3,448-2-$1,724$89,633-
Jun 3-5106$1,194-52.2%2-$597$92,18729
Jun 17-1982$4,163-1-$4,163$97,63531
Jun 24-26105$1,678-59.7%1-$1,678$101,57732
Jul 15-1790$2,651-1-$2,651$105,08835
Aug 5-778$8,778-1-$8,778$114,36338
Aug 12-1489$3,642-58.5%1-$3,642$122,09239
Sep 9-11
Hurricane Katrina
123$886-1-$886$126,07143