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2003 • R • 2h 4m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Focus Features

How much does life weigh?

🍅 80% 86% MC 70 LB 3.74 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$274K
Limited · 8 theaters
Domestic total
$16.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$59.70M
$43.40M international
Domestic legs12.1x from $1.3M biggest weekend
Budget$20M
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Cast & crew

Full Iñárritu filmography
Alejandro G. Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu Director Sean Penn Sean Penn Starring Naomi Watts Naomi Watts Starring Benicio del Toro Benicio del Toro Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Gainsbourg Starring Danny Huston Danny Huston Starring
ScreenplayGuillermo Arriaga Produced byAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Robert Salerno CinematographyRodrigo Prieto Music byGustavo Santaolalla StudioFocus Features

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 21-23 22 $274.5K — 8 $34,307 $274.5K
2 Nov 28-30 16 $988.3K +260.1% 73 $13,539 $1.6M
3 Dec 5-7 16 $502.3K −49.2% 74 $6,788 $2.4M
4 Dec 12-14 19 $322.1K −35.9% 74 $4,352 $2.9M
5 Dec 19-21 23 $259.5K −19.4% 71 $3,655 $3.3M
6 Dec 26-28 18 $1.2M +371.6% 291 $4,206 $4.8M
7 Jan 2-4 17 $1.3M +9.6% 289 $4,640 $7.3M
8 Jan 9-11 14 $1.3M −6.5% 371 $3,380 $9.1M
9 Jan 16-18 18 $1.1M −14.6% 411 $2,606 $10.7M
10 Jan 23-25 20 $854.0K −20.3% 401 $2,130 $12.1M
11 Jan 30-Feb 1 23 $632.2K −26.0% 320 $1,976 $13.1M
12 Feb 6-8 23 $529.7K −16.2% 256 $2,069 $13.9M
13 Feb 13-15 24 $510.8K −3.6% 248 $2,060 $14.7M
14 Feb 20-22 28 $381.5K −25.3% 189 $2,018 $15.3M
15 Feb 27-29 30 $270.7K −29.0% 146 $1,854 $15.8M
16 Mar 5-7 34 $166.4K −38.5% 115 $1,447 $16.0M
17 Mar 12-14 44 $94.6K −43.1% 84 $1,127 $16.2M
18 Mar 19-21 53 $41.1K −56.6% 47 $874 $16.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $854.0K
$274.5K
$988.3K
$502.3K
$322.1K
$259.5K
$1.2M
$1.3M
$1.3M
$1.1M
$854.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −20.3%
+260.1%
W1→2
−49.2%
W2→3
−35.9%
W3→4
−19.4%
W4→5
+371.6%
W5→6
+9.6%
W6→7
−6.5%
W7→8
−14.6%
W8→9
−20.3%
W9→10
Steepest −49.2%Biggest gain +371.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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