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Before the Devil Knows You're DeadFollow

2007 • R • 1h 57m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Michael Cerenzie Productions

No one was supposed to get hurt.

🍅 89% 72% MC 86 LB 3.72 IMDb 7.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$74K
Limited · 2 theaters
Domestic total
$7.10M
Final
Worldwide total
$24.90M
$17.80M international
Domestic legs7.6x from $930K biggest weekend
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Cast & crew

Full Lumet filmography
Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Starring Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke Starring Albert Finney Albert Finney Starring Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei Starring Michael Shannon Michael Shannon Starring
ScreenplayKelly Masterson Produced byWilliam S. Gilmore, Michael Cerenzie, Brian Linse, Paul Parmar CinematographyRon Fortunato MusicCarter Burwell StudioMichael Cerenzie Productions

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 26-28 44 $73.8K — 2 $36,918 $73.8K
2 Nov 2-4 23 $370.5K +401.8% 43 $8,617 $484.8K
3 Nov 9-11 22 $660.8K +78.3% 123 $5,373 $1.3M
4 Nov 16-18 20 $696.2K +5.4% 177 $3,933 $2.2M
5 Nov 23-25 15 $930.1K +33.6% 260 $3,577 $3.4M
6 Nov 30-Dec 2 14 $767.1K −17.5% 302 $2,540 $4.5M
7 Dec 7-9 16 $578.5K −24.6% 321 $1,802 $5.3M
8 Dec 14-16 20 $338.2K −41.5% 295 $1,147 $5.9M
9 Dec 21-23 27 $129.7K −61.7% 162 $801 $6.2M
10 Dec 28-30 33 $133.9K +3.2% 101 $1,325 $6.4M
11 Jan 4-6 33 $135.2K +1.0% 92 $1,469 $6.7M
12 Jan 11-13 37 $93.9K −30.5% 95 $988 $6.8M
13 Jan 18-21 40 $48.1K −48.8% 58 $829 $6.9M
14 Jan 25-27 49 $32.5K −32.4% 40 $813 $7.0M
15 Feb 1-3 51 $31.6K −2.8% 35 $902 $7.0M
16 Feb 8-10 61 $21.8K −31.0% 25 $872 $7.0M
17 Feb 15-18 71 $13.3K −38.8% 18 $741 $7.1M
18 Feb 22-24 89 $3.4K −74.6% 6 $564 $7.1M
19 Feb 29-Mar 2 89 $4.4K +30.6% 7 $632 $7.1M
20 Mar 7-9 102 $1.9K −56.2% 5 $387 $7.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $133.9K
$73.8K
$370.5K
$660.8K
$696.2K
$930.1K
$767.1K
$578.5K
$338.2K
$129.7K
$133.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +3.2%
+401.8%
W1→2
+78.3%
W2→3
+5.4%
W3→4
+33.6%
W4→5
−17.5%
W5→6
−24.6%
W6→7
−41.5%
W7→8
−61.7%
W8→9
+3.2%
W9→10
Steepest −61.7%Biggest gain +401.8%

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