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2024 | DIRECTED BY RUNGANO NYONI

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

AKA
Jak zostałam perliczką
Πώς να γίνεις φραγκόκοτα
死了舅舅以後
Movie Stats
Year
2024
Runtime
 99 minutes (1 hr 39 mins)
Certificates

12A

15A

16

6+
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Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
6th May 2025
Last viewed:
6th May 2025
Total views:
29
Release Dates
Ireland release date
 Ireland
6th December 2024
11 months 23 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £56.8 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $166.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
7,347 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
14,753 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 10th Oct '24
  • Debut box office: 6th Dec '24
  • Debut position: 22
  • Highest position: 22
  • Debut gross: £27.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 7th Mar '25
  • Debut position: 41
  • Highest position: 26
  • Debut gross: $13.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
rungano nyoni
Starring
Shula
Uncle Fred
Young Shula
Farm Club Presenter #1
Farm Club Presenter #2
Joseph
Shula's Father
Nsansa
Shula's Mother
Beatrice
Widow / Chichi
Matron #1
Matron #2
Aunty Ruth
Aunty Catherine
Aunty Linda
Aunty Bukata
Gossiping Woman #1
Gossiping Woman #2
Musonda
Mapalo
Aunty Sampa
Coal Man
Boarding House Security Guard
Female Student #1
Bupe
Farm Club Kid
Print Shop Owner
Aunty #1
Aunty #2
Young Man #1
Young Man #2
Female Student
Uncle Enoch
Uncle Lucky
Uncle Gabriel
Widow's Friend
Ba Doreen
Subi
Chiko
Jonas
Widow's Grandmother
Farm Club Storyteller
Praying Woman #1
Praying Woman #2
Widow's Aunty #1
Aunty Stella
Uncle Vincent
Uncle David
Uncle John
Widow's Uncle
Aunty Mayo
Widow's Aunty #2

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2024-12-06
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
22
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£56,791
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
22N
£27,419
£27,419
40
£2,913
£47,624
43
£1,266
£53,958
41
£311
£56,791

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

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
26
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
4
Total US Gross:
$166,851
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
41N
$13,361
$13,361
31
$21,664
$42,346
26
$59,527
$118,179
42
$13,430
$166,851

* 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
Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£56,791
8212
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
8213

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News from around the web
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl  Reverse Shot Fri, 7th March 2025

The Resounding Silences of “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”  The New Yorker Fri, 7th March 2025

'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' movie review with Casey T. Allen  Utah Public Radio Wed, 16th July 2025

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl movie review (2025)  Roger Ebert Fri, 7th March 2025

'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' Is a Revolutionary Call to Speak Up Against Female Abuse  Marie Claire Mon, 17th March 2025

Podcast Review: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl  InSession Film Wed, 14th May 2025

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