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2004 • PG-13 • 1h 39m • Comedy, Drama, Romance • Sony Pictures Releasing

Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams... every friggin' day.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$39.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$121.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$198.00M
$77.50M international
Domestic legs3.03x
Budget$75.0M
2004 rank#15

Cast & crew

Full Segal filmography
Peter Segal Peter Segal Director Adam Sandler Adam Sandler Starring Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Starring Rob Schneider Rob Schneider Starring Sean Astin Sean Astin Starring Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Starring
ScreenplayGeorge Wing Produced byJack Giarraputo, Steve Golin, Nancy Juvonen CinematographyJack N. Green MusicTeddy Castellucci Prod. DesignAlan Au StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Feb 13-15 1 $39.9M — 3,591 $11,097 $39.9M
2 Feb 20-22 1 $20.4M −48.7% 3,612 $5,655 $71.7M
3 Feb 27-29 2 $12.6M −38.5% 3,450 $3,642 $88.7M
4 Mar 5-7 4 $7.6M −39.2% 3,040 $2,512 $99.3M
5 Mar 12-14 6 $5.4M −29.0% 2,586 $2,098 $106.7M
6 Mar 19-21 9 $4.2M −22.8% 2,153 $1,944 $113.1M
7 Mar 26-28 13 $2.4M −43.0% 1,759 $1,356 $116.7M
8 Apr 2-4 17 $772.1K −67.6% 781 $988 $118.2M
9 Apr 9-11 23 $273.0K −64.6% 235 $1,161 $118.8M
10 Apr 16-18 29 $155.8K −42.9% 166 $938 $119.1M
11 Apr 23-25 31 $167.6K +7.5% 163 $1,027 $119.3M
12 Apr 30-May 2 41 $125.1K −25.3% 110 $1,137 $119.4M
13 May 21-23 20 $231.7K +85.2% 237 $977 $119.9M
14 May 28-30 24 $177.6K −23.4% 222 $800 $120.1M
15 Jun 4-6 24 $132.0K −25.7% 176 $749 $120.4M
16 Jun 11-13 24 $127.6K −3.3% 151 $845 $120.6M
17 Jun 18-20 36 $80.4K −37.0% 127 $633 $120.8M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$114.4M
Feb 13Feb 23Mar 5Mar 15Mar 25
Weekend grossWk 10 · $155.8K
$39.9M
$20.4M
$12.6M
$7.6M
$5.4M
$4.2M
$2.4M
$772.1K
$273.0K
$155.8K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,612 → 2,153 −40.4%
3,591 open2,153 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −42.9%
−48.7%
W1→2
−38.5%
W2→3
−39.2%
W3→4
−29.0%
W4→5
−22.8%
W5→6
−43.0%
W6→7
−67.6%
W7→8
−64.6%
W8→9
−42.9%
W9→10
Steepest −67.6%Best hold −22.8%

Run milestones

$100M in 26 days
$100M
Day 26
Mar 9

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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