Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.
DistributorInternational Film Circuit
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Opening$20,247
1 theaters
1 theaters
Release DateJul 8, 2011
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May 17, 2012
Running Time1 hr 33 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release543 days/77 weeks
Widest Release29 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8-10 | 50 | $20,247 | - | 1 | - | $20,247 | $20,247 | 1 |
| Jul 15-17 | 51 | $20,998 | +3.7% | 1 | - | $20,998 | $59,845 | 2 |
| Jul 22-24 | 42 | $57,200 | +172.4% | 8 | +7 | $7,150 | $130,837 | 3 |
| Jul 29-31 | 52 | $35,584 | -37.8% | 8 | - | $4,448 | $199,054 | 4 |
| Aug 5-7 | 46 | $50,839 | +42.9% | 14 | +6 | $3,631 | $268,973 | 5 |
| Aug 12-14 | 53 | $40,776 | -19.8% | 17 | +3 | $2,398 | $334,443 | 6 |
| Aug 19-21 | 59 | $30,153 | -26.1% | 14 | -3 | $2,153 | $388,832 | 7 |
| Aug 26-28 | 56 | $28,295 | -6.2% | 17 | +3 | $1,664 | $431,862 | 8 |
| Sep 2-4 | 63 | $27,815 | -1.7% | 15 | -2 | $1,854 | $479,878 | 9 |
| Sep 2-5 Labor Day wknd | 59 | $41,159 | - | 15 | - | $2,743 | $493,222 | - |
| Sep 9-11 | 68 | $20,931 | -24.7% | 17 | +2 | $1,231 | $522,739 | 10 |
| Sep 16-18 | 78 | $10,299 | -50.8% | 11 | -6 | $936 | $543,690 | 11 |
| Sep 23-25 | 74 | $14,121 | +37.1% | 10 | -1 | $1,412 | $562,511 | 12 |
| Sep 30-Oct 2 | 72 | $16,320 | +15.6% | 12 | +2 | $1,360 | $582,870 | 13 |
| Oct 7-9 | 89 | $4,629 | -71.6% | 7 | -5 | $661 | $592,952 | 14 |
| Oct 14-16 | 61 | $22,483 | +385.7% | 13 | +6 | $1,729 | $618,399 | 15 |
| Oct 21-23 | 45 | $55,425 | +146.5% | 29 | +16 | $1,911 | $683,310 | 16 |
| Oct 28-30 | 53 | $36,586 | -34% | 26 | -3 | $1,407 | $743,754 | 17 |
| Nov 4-6 | 61 | $20,472 | -44% | 21 | -5 | $974 | $780,763 | 18 |
| Nov 11-13 | 67 | $13,129 | -35.9% | 18 | -3 | $729 | $802,768 | 19 |
| Nov 18-20 | 61 | $9,719 | -26% | 13 | -5 | $747 | $817,735 | 20 |
| Nov 25-27 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 81 | $2,986 | -69.3% | 7 | -6 | $426 | $825,164 | 21 |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | 74 | $4,997 | +67.3% | 5 | -2 | $999 | $832,797 | 22 |
| Dec 9-11 | 84 | $2,250 | -55% | 2 | -3 | $1,125 | $836,796 | 23 |
| Dec 16-18 | 91 | $789 | -64.9% | 1 | -1 | $789 | $838,235 | 24 |
| Dec 23-25 | 63 | $2,483 | +214.7% | 5 | +4 | $496 | $841,576 | 25 |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 2012 | 69 | $1,716 | -30.9% | 3 | -2 | $572 | $845,188 | 26 |
| Jan 13-16 MLK wknd | 64 | $2,468 | - | 1 | - | $2,468 | $848,903 | - |
| Jan 20-22 | 92 | $1,248 | - | 1 | - | $1,248 | $850,643 | 29 |
| Jan 27-29 | 98 | $812 | -34.9% | 1 | - | $812 | $852,667 | 30 |
| Feb 10-12 | 78 | $4,824 | - | 3 | - | $1,608 | $858,078 | 32 |
| Feb 17-19 | 94 | $2,242 | -53.5% | 2 | -1 | $1,121 | $862,901 | 33 |
| Feb 17-20 Presidents' Day wknd | 89 | $2,724 | - | 2 | - | $1,362 | $863,383 | - |
| Feb 24-26 | 81 | $5,394 | +140.6% | 2 | - | $2,697 | $869,501 | 34 |
| Mar 2-4 | 88 | $3,223 | -40.2% | 2 | - | $1,611 | $874,944 | 35 |
| Mar 9-11 | 83 | $5,671 | +76% | 4 | +2 | $1,417 | $881,848 | 36 |
| Mar 23-25 | 80 | $5,595 | - | 6 | - | $932 | $894,958 | 38 |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | 110 | $933 | -83.3% | 2 | -4 | $466 | $899,636 | 39 |
| Apr 20-22 | 112 | $710 | - | 2 | - | $355 | $900,446 | 42 |
| May 4-6 | 107 | $1,850 | - | 1 | - | $1,850 | $905,025 | 44 |
| May 11-13 | 126 | $556 | -69.9% | 1 | - | $556 | $906,666 | 45 |
