Drive (2011)

Drive is a 2011 American drama film directed by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks. Although Drive shares several characteristics with the similarly-named 1978 Walter Hill car-chase film, The Driver, it is actually adapted from the 2005 James Sallis novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hossein Amini.Like the book, the film is about a Hollywood stunt performer (played by Gosling) who moonlights as a getaway driver. Prior to its September 2011 release, it had been shown at a number of film festivals. At the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Drive was praised and received a standing ovation. Winding Refn won the festival's Best Director Award for the film. Reviews from critics have been positive, with many drawing comparisons to work from previous eras. Praise has also been given to Gosling's and Brooks' performances. Winding Refn has said the film was influenced by Halloween and The Transporter, and that it was a tribute to Taxi Driver and the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky. The film achieved a moderate success at the box office and has since gained a large cult following (Source 'Wikipedia')

PLOT:
A mysterious man who has multiple jobs as a garage mechanic, a Hollywood stuntman and a getaway driver seems to be trying to escape his shady past as he falls for his neighbor - whose husband is in prison and who's looking after her child alone. Meanwhile, his garage mechanic boss is trying to set up a race team using gangland money, which implicates our driver as he is to be used as the race team's main driver. Our hero gets more than he bargained for when he meets the man who is married to the woman he loves.

Budget: $15,000,000 (estimated)

Production Companies

• Bold Films

• Odd Lot Entertainment

• Marc Platt Productions (as Marc Platt)

• Motel Movies

Distributors

• 01 Distribuzione (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)

• 24 Bilder Filmagentur (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)

• Alliance Vivafilm (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)

• Cinéart (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)

• Cinéart (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

• Energía Entusiasta (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)

• FS Film Oy (2011) (Finland) (theatrical)

• FilmDistrict (2011) (USA) (theatrical)

• Forum Films (2011) (Romania) (theatrical)

• Forum Hungary (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)

• Icon Film Distribution (2011) (UK) (theatrical)

• Klock Worx Company, The (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)

• Le Pacte (2011) (France) (theatrical)

• Maple Pictures (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)

• Nu Metro Cinemas (2011) (South Africa) (theatrical)

• Pinnacle Films (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)

• Shaw Organisation (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)

• Spentzos Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)

• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2011) (Sweden) (theatrical)

• Svensk Filmindustri (2011) (Denmark) (theatrical)

• Svensk Filmindustri (2011) (Norway) (theatrical)

• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)

• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)

• Viva International Pictures (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)

• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)

• Wild Side Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Bulgaria) (all media)

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Czech Republic) (all media)

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Hungary) (all media)

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Poland) (all media)

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Romania) (all media)

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Slovakia) (all media)

• DT Production (2011) (Russia) (all media)

• Golden Scene (2011) (Hong Kong) (all media)

• Italia Film International (2011) (Italy) (all media)

• MG Film (2011) (Croatia) (all media)

• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)

• Pancinema (2011) (South Korea) (all media)

• Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

• Sierra / Affinity (2011) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

• Twin Pics (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

• Twin Pics (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)

Opening Weekend

€525,166 (Italy) (2 October 2011) (301 Screens)

$11,340,461 (USA) (18 September 2011) (2,886 Screens)

Gross

€1,624,191 (Italy) (16 October 2011)

€1,319,506 (Italy) (9 October 2011)

$35,010,464 (USA) (22 January 2012)

$35,037,185 (USA) (29 January 2012)

$34,363,122 (USA) (20 November 2011)

$34,598,322 (USA) (4 December 2011)

$33,720,938 (USA) (30 October 2011)

$35,054,909 (USA) (5 February 2012)

$34,677,497 (USA) (11 December 2011)

$34,911,585 (USA) (8 January 2012)

$34,972,717 (USA) (15 January 2012)

$27,003,029 (USA) (2 October 2011)

$21,417,373 (USA) (25 September 2011)

$34,064,642 (USA) (6 November 2011)

€525,166 (Italy) (2 October 2011)

$33,188,983 (USA) (23 October 2011)

$34,259,311 (USA) (13 November 2011)

$32,113,455 (USA) (16 October 2011)

$11,340,461 (USA) (18 September 2011)

$30,107,885 (USA) (9 October 2011)

$34,746,353 (USA) (18 December 2011)

$34,840,191 (USA) (1 January 2012)

Weekend Gross

$11,972 (USA) (5 February 2012) (22 Screens)

$11,340,461 (USA) (18 September 2011) (2,886 Screens)

$1,842,563 (USA) (9 October 2011) (1,330 Screens)

$608,534 (USA) (23 October 2011) (367 Screens)

$61,775 (USA) (20 November 2011) (46 Screens)

$48,452 (USA) (11 December 2011) (70 Screens)

$5,763,998 (USA) (25 September 2011) (2,904 Screens)

$56,208 (USA) (8 January 2012) (30 Screens)

$60,515 (USA) (4 December 2011) (86 Screens)

$1,116,149 (USA) (16 October 2011) (703 Screens)

$105,466 (USA) (13 November 2011) (75 Screens)

$3,289,714 (USA) (2 October 2011) (1,974 Screens)

$28,827 (USA) (15 January 2012) (32 Screens)

$267,464 (USA) (30 October 2011) (194 Screens)

$26,543 (USA) (22 January 2012) (33 Screens)

$24,518 (USA) (1 January 2012) (25 Screens)

$197,534 (USA) (6 November 2011) (136 Screens)

$13,397 (USA) (29 January 2012) (23 Screens)

$41,947 (USA) (18 December 2011) (56 Screens)

From the research, I have that Drive (2011), the production company is Vertical company purely because its production company only produces, and a separate companies distribute the film. This is because this is a fairly independent film and had a small budget compared to a high budget Hollywood film.