Fire At Sea

Pietro Bartolo

Samuele Caruana

Samuele Pucillo

Mattias Cucina

Maria Costa

Maria Signorello

Full cast and crew

Salty Popcorn Stats

First viewed:
26th Sep 2016

Last viewed:
6th Jan 2026

Total views:
53

UK total gross
£13.1 Thousand

US total gross
$114.5 Thousand

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
1,770 aprox.

US tickets sold
13,241 aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 10th Jun '16
Debut position: 24
Highest position: 24
Debut gross: £13.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 1

US Box Office

Debut weekend: 21st Oct '16
Debut position: 72
Highest position: 69
Debut gross: $11.9 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 10

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Gianfranco Rosi

Starring
Pietro Bartolo
Samuele Caruana
Samuele Pucillo
Mattias Cucina
Maria Costa
Maria Signorello
Francesco Mannino
Giuseppe Fragapane
Francesco Paterna

Totals for each star

MUST WATCH

GOOD FILM

ITS OK

DULL

CRAP

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
24

Weeks top 15
0

Total weeks
1

Total UK Gross:

£13,115

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Fire At Sea

10 Jun 2016

24N

£13,115

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
69

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
10

Total US Gross:

$114,535

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

21 Oct 2016

72N

$11,906

$20,907

28 Oct 2016

69▲

$7,255

$36,984

4 Nov 2016

72▼

$3,442

$48,289

11 Nov 2016

85▼

$1,866

$55,489

18 Nov 2016

82▲

$1,742

$58,857

25 Nov 2016

106▼

$432

$61,297

2 Dec 2016

120▼

$438

$62,029

9 Dec 2016

70▲

$2,423

$64,508

10 Mar 2017

95N

$798

$114,047

17 Mar 2017

97▼

$346

$114,535

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History

No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

No global box office info

Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£13,115

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Fire At Sea

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Genres

Documentary

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Malaysia
Germany
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Ecuador
Vietnam
Sweden

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