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An EducationFollow

2009 • PG-13 • 1h 40m • Drama, Romance • Sony Pictures Classics

An education isn't always by the book.

🍅 94% 80% MC 85 LB 3.56 IMDb 7.2

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$159K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic total
$12.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$29.70M
$17.10M international
Domestic legs13.8x from $911K biggest weekend
Budget$7.5M
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Cast & crew

Full Scherfig filmography
Lone Scherfig Lone Scherfig Director Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan Starring Peter Sarsgaard Peter Sarsgaard Starring Alfred Molina Alfred Molina Starring Dominic Cooper Dominic Cooper Starring Rosamund Pike Rosamund Pike Starring
ScreenplayNick Hornby Produced byFinola Dwyer, Amanda Posey CinematographyJohn de Borman Music byPaul Englishby StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 9-11 41 $159.0K — 4 $39,754 $159.0K
2 Oct 16-18 30 $244.8K +53.9% 19 $12,882 $483.7K
3 Oct 23-25 19 $367.4K +50.1% 31 $11,851 $940.3K
4 Oct 30-Nov 1 15 $467.4K +27.2% 48 $9,737 $1.5M
5 Nov 6-8 19 $592.4K +26.8% 83 $7,137 $2.3M
6 Nov 13-15 17 $661.9K +11.7% 120 $5,516 $3.2M
7 Nov 20-22 14 $826.8K +24.9% 303 $2,729 $4.3M
8 Nov 27-29 15 $911.4K +10.2% 265 $3,439 $5.6M
9 Dec 4-6 17 $479.8K −47.4% 236 $2,033 $6.3M
10 Dec 11-13 18 $314.4K −34.5% 223 $1,410 $6.8M
11 Dec 18-20 21 $220.9K −29.7% 200 $1,105 $7.1M
12 Dec 25-27 28 $170.5K −22.8% 153 $1,115 $7.4M
13 Jan 1-3 26 $271.8K +59.4% 151 $1,800 $7.9M
14 Jan 8-10 29 $167.8K −38.3% 89 $1,886 $8.2M
15 Jan 15-17 29 $147.5K −12.1% 73 $2,021 $8.4M
16 Jan 22-24 30 $159.2K +7.9% 79 $2,016 $8.6M
17 Jan 29-31 33 $119.1K −25.2% 75 $1,589 $8.8M
18 Feb 5-7 17 $763.2K +540.6% 761 $1,003 $9.6M
19 Feb 12-14 24 $471.8K −38.2% 333 $1,417 $10.5M
20 Feb 19-21 23 $354.5K −24.9% 241 $1,471 $11.1M
21 Feb 26-28 23 $320.4K −9.6% 209 $1,533 $11.5M
22 Mar 5-7 23 $365.6K +14.1% 223 $1,639 $12.0M
23 Mar 12-14 29 $149.3K −59.2% 135 $1,106 $12.3M
24 Mar 19-21 37 $70.8K −52.6% 117 $605 $12.4M
25 Mar 26-28 50 $30.9K −56.4% 49 $630 $12.5M
26 Apr 2-4 57 $16.5K −46.5% 26 $635 $12.5M
27 Apr 9-11 72 $8.8K −47.0% 16 $547 $12.6M
28 Apr 16-18 83 $6.6K −25.2% 10 $655 $12.6M
29 Apr 23-25 113 $583 −91.1% 3 $194 $12.6M
30 Apr 30-May 2 117 $254 −56.4% 4 $64 $12.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $314.4K
$159.0K
$244.8K
$367.4K
$467.4K
$592.4K
$661.9K
$826.8K
$911.4K
$479.8K
$314.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −34.5%
+53.9%
W1→2
+50.1%
W2→3
+27.2%
W3→4
+26.8%
W4→5
+11.7%
W5→6
+24.9%
W6→7
+10.2%
W7→8
−47.4%
W8→9
−34.5%
W9→10
Steepest −47.4%Biggest gain +53.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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