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$19,147,078294
France1$10,752,848765
Spain1$6,833,795680
United Kingdom1$5,495,5991,529
Italy1$5,220,873835
Netherlands1$2,793,412566
Greece1$2,306,001137
Denmark1$1,720,105449
Belgium1$1,432,152650
Switzerland1$1,309,293456
Austria1$428,7571,525
Norway1$369,9611,530
Sweden1$198,8871,707
Türkiye1$191,0042,399
Portugal1$174,4751,922
Czech Republic1$94,2042,056
Iceland1$76,4831,063
Poland1$58,6933,154
South Africa1$43,1112,924
Lebanon1$20,3241,785
Slovenia1$20,1561,760
Serbia and Montenegro1$13,9911,725
Slovakia1$7,4302,570
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic1$11,286,1124,966
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Australia2$2,402,4351,749
New Zealand1$881,733802
South Korea2$611,0492,748
Russia/CIS1$300,0003,614
Hong Kong1$147,4532,775
Taiwan1$64,2922,013
Singapore1$34,3802,639
Thailand1$12,0542,881
Malaysia1$2,2772,725
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil1$1,073,8121,546
Argentina1$996,495772
Mexico1$573,0372,786
Chile1$319,631872
Uruguay1$141,110425
Venezuela1$89,2861,569
Bolivia1$9,7811,787