The Lives of Others (2006)

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

All Releases

Domestic (14.5%)
$11,286,112
International (85.5%)
$66,386,039
Worldwide
$77,672,685
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Domestic Opening$223,000
Budget$2,000,000
Earliest Release DateMarch 23, 2006 (Germany)
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 17 min
GenresDrama Mystery Thriller

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMarch 23, 2006-January 15, 200940 markets$11,286,112$66,070,830$77,356,942
2021 Re-releaseAPAC$315,209$315,743

By Region

EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Germany1$19,147,078299
France1$10,752,848776
Spain1$6,833,795690
United Kingdom1$5,495,5991,553
Italy1$5,220,873844
Netherlands1$2,793,412575
Greece1$2,306,001137
Denmark1$1,720,105454
Belgium1$1,432,152657
Switzerland1$1,309,293461
Austria1$428,7571,538
Norway1$369,9611,553
Sweden1$198,8871,722
Türkiye1$191,0042,426
Portugal1$174,4751,948
Czech Republic1$94,2042,094
Iceland1$76,4831,078
Poland1$58,6933,206
South Africa1$43,1112,960
Lebanon1$20,3241,790
Slovenia1$20,1561,792
Serbia and Montenegro1$13,9911,765
Slovakia1$7,4302,638
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$11,286,1125,005
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia2$2,402,4351,772
New Zealand1$881,733809
South Korea2$611,0492,784
Russia/CIS1$300,0003,679
Hong Kong1$147,4532,822
Taiwan1$64,2922,036
Singapore1$34,3802,657
Thailand1$12,0542,901
Malaysia1$2,2772,745
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil1$1,073,8121,566
Argentina1$996,495783
Mexico1$573,0372,820
Chile1$319,631883
Uruguay1$141,110428
Venezuela1$89,2861,573
Bolivia1$9,7811,799