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2001 • R • 2h 37m • Biography, Drama, Sport • Sony Pictures Releasing

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$10.20M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$58.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$87.70M
$29.50M international
Domestic legs5.70x
Budget$107M
2001 rank#41

Cast & crew

Full Mann filmography
Michael Mann Michael Mann Director Will Smith Will Smith Starring Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx Starring Jon Voight Jon Voight Starring Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles Starring Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright Starring
ScreenplayMichael Mann, Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J. Rivele, Eric Roth Produced byJon Peters, Michael Mann, James Lassiter, Paul Ardaji, A. Kitman Ho CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki MusicPieter Bourke & Lisa Gerrard Prod. DesignJohn Myhre StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 21-25 6 $10.2M — 2,446 $4,176 $10.2M
2 Dec 28-30 4 $14.7M +44.0% 2,446 $6,014 $34.7M
3 Jan 4-6 7 $7.0M −52.4% 2,446 $2,864 $49.5M
4 Jan 11-13 11 $3.3M −52.4% 2,521 $1,322 $54.5M
5 Jan 18-20 15 $1.4M −57.7% 1,977 $713 $56.9M
6 Jan 25-27 26 $324.3K −77.0% 473 $685 $57.9M
7 Feb 1-3 31 $151.5K −53.3% 267 $567 $58.1M
Cumulative total$55.5M
Dec 25Dec 31Jan 6Jan 11Jan 17
Weekend grossWk 7 · $151.5K
$10.2M
$14.7M
$7.0M
$3.3M
$1.4M
$324.3K
$151.5K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Theater countPeak 2,521 → 2,521 +0.0%
2,446 open2,521 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −53.3%
+44.0%
W1→2
−52.4%
W2→3
−52.4%
W3→4
−57.7%
W4→5
−77.0%
W5→6
−53.3%
W6→7
Steepest −77.0%Biggest gain +44.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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