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A Dangerous MethodFollow

2011 • R • 1h 39m • Biography, Drama, Romance • Sony Pictures Classics

Why deny what you desire the most.

🍅 78% 50% MC 76 LB 3.15 IMDb 6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$168K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$5.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$14.80M
$9.10M international
Domestic legs34.0x
Budget$20M
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Cast & crew

Full Cronenberg filmography
David Cronenberg David Cronenberg Director Keira Knightley Keira Knightley Starring Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen Starring Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender Starring Sarah Gadon Sarah Gadon Starring Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel Starring
ScreenplayChristopher Hampton Produced byJeremy Thomas CinematographyPeter Suschitzky MusicHoward Shore StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 25-27 34 $168.0K — 4 $41,988 $226.7K
2 Dec 2-4 34 $119.6K −28.8% 4 $29,894 $412.9K
3 Dec 9-11 37 $76.9K −35.7% 4 $19,234 $536.0K
4 Dec 16-18 25 $150.9K +96.1% 17 $8,874 $719.9K
5 Dec 23-25 23 $197.2K +30.7% 58 $3,401 $993.5K
6 Dec 30-Jan 1 23 $299.7K +52.0% 61 $4,914 $1.6M
7 Jan 6-8 22 $279.3K −6.8% 64 $4,364 $2.1M
8 Jan 13-16 23 $499.6K +78.9% 104 $4,804 $2.7M
9 Jan 20-22 22 $382.7K −23.4% 105 $3,645 $3.3M
10 Jan 27-29 25 $549.0K +43.4% 365 $1,504 $4.1M
11 Feb 3-5 27 $322.5K −41.3% 235 $1,372 $4.6M
12 Feb 10-12 37 $205.2K −36.4% 107 $1,918 $4.9M
13 Feb 17-20 41 $152.4K −25.7% 96 $1,588 $5.2M
14 Feb 24-26 46 $93.2K −38.8% 81 $1,151 $5.3M
15 Mar 2-4 47 $67.8K −27.3% 53 $1,279 $5.5M
16 Mar 9-11 49 $52.3K −22.8% 54 $969 $5.5M
17 Mar 16-18 56 $37.7K −28.0% 59 $639 $5.6M
18 Mar 23-25 56 $29.6K −21.4% 47 $630 $5.7M
19 Mar 30-Apr 1 74 $7.9K −73.4% 20 $394 $5.7M
20 Apr 6-8 75 $6.4K −18.3% 12 $537 $5.7M
21 Apr 13-15 88 $3.3K −49.3% 8 $408 $5.7M
22 Apr 20-22 94 $1.9K −43.2% 3 $619 $5.7M
23 Apr 27-29 104 $1.1K −41.5% 4 $271 $5.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $549.0K
$168.0K
$119.6K
$76.9K
$150.9K
$197.2K
$299.7K
$279.3K
$499.6K
$382.7K
$549.0K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +43.4%
−28.8%
W1→2
−35.7%
W2→3
+96.1%
W3→4
+30.7%
W4→5
+52.0%
W5→6
−6.8%
W6→7
+78.9%
W7→8
−23.4%
W8→9
+43.4%
W9→10
Steepest −35.7%Biggest gain +96.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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