2007, taking £1,021,063 in 407 cinemas for its opening weekend. The film also opened the same weekend in seven other markets, performing most strongly in Hong Kong (US$267,000), Taiwan (US$442,000) and Singapore (US$198,000). On the weekend of 13 April 2007, Sunshine opened in 22 more countries, garnering US$5.3 million for the weekend. Its French debut was the strongest with US$1.2 million in 380 cinemas, but the film only had an average performance in New Zealand (US$120,149 from 36 cinemas), Switzerland (US$60,285 from 11 cinemas) and Finland (US$42,745 from 15 cinemas). The following weekend of 20 April 2007, the film's release expanded to 44 countries, garnering US$5.9 million for a total of US$18.6 million thus far, considered a disappointing amount. Sunshine had poor debuts in Spain (US$1 million), Germany (US$638,549), and Italy (US$453,000). By the end of April, Sunshine had opened to most countries, with the notable exception of the United States, for which a release date had yet to be established at the time. The film's cinematic run in the UK lasted twelve weeks, totaling £3,175,911. The film was released everywhere else in the two countries the following weekend of 27 July 2007. In the film's first wide release weekend in Canada and the United States, Sunshine took US$1,262,996 in 461 cinemas, ranking no. 13 at the weekend box office. In its theatrical run, the film took a worldwide gross of US$32,017,803. Accolades The film won the award for Best Technical Achievement from the British Independent Film Awards 2008 and was nominated for several other awards in 2007–08. See also Solar Crisis, a film with a similar premise of dropping a bomb into the Sun to save the Earth. Solar Attack Stellar evolution Sun in culture References Further reading External links 2007 films 2000s disaster films 2000s science fiction thriller films 2007 psychological thriller films American disaster films American science fiction thriller films American psychological thriller films American space adventure films American survival films British disaster films British science fiction thriller films British psychological thriller films British space adventure films DNA Films films Films scored by John Murphy (composer) Films about astronauts Films about religion Films directed by Danny Boyle Films set in 2057 Films set in Sydney Films shot in London Films shot in Stockholm Films set on spacecraft Fox Searchlight Pictures films Films with screenplays by Alex Garland Sun in film 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s