The film had €2m BO in Ire/UK (Element/Picturehouse) and US gross BO of €10m (through A24).
The Element Pictures produced 'The Lobster', directed by Yorgos Lanthimos has won in top categories at last night’s Screen awards, which recognises excellence in film marketing, distribution and exhibition. The film picked up the awards for poster design of the year, thanks to the incredible work of Greek designer Vasilis Marmatakis in collaboration with director Lanthimos. Element Pictures Distribution and Picturehouse Entertainment also scooped the coveted theatrical campaign of the year for 'The Lobster' (99 sites and under).
Element Pictures Distribution and Picturehouse Entertainment jointly released 'The Lobster' in Ireland and the UK last October, grossing over €2 million at the box-office which is deemed a break out figure for any independent film. A24 handled its US distribution with a gross box-office of $9 million. The film has also performed beyond expectations in all other international territories that have opened to date; Australia (Sony), Belgium (Imagine Films), France (Haut et Court), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), Italy (Good Films),The Netherlands (De Filmfreak), and South Korea (Contents Gate).
Head of Element Pictures Distribution, Audrey Sheils commented "The Lobster is such a unique film and we knew Vasilis, working with Yorgos would create artwork as original as the film, and delighted that has been recognized. Both the Element Distribution team and Picturehouse team worked endlessly to make The Lobster a theatrical success across Ireland and the UK, and to win against such other stand out campaigns is testament to the dedication of both teams."
'The Lobster' is a love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into The Woods. A desperate Man escapes from The Hotel to The Woods where The Loners live and falls in love, although it is against their rules.
Element Pictures will re-team with Yorgos for his next feature 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' which has just completed filming in the US with Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman attached.
'The Lobster' is written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou and produced by Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey and Yorgos Lanthimos. Executive Producers are Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross and Sam Lavender.
'The Lobster' is an Element Pictures, Scarlet Films, Faliro House, Haut et Court, Lemming Film co-production in association with Limp and with Irish finance for the film from the Irish Film Board.
