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Dark WaterFollow

2005 • PG-13 • 1h 45m • Drama, Horror, Mystery • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Dark water conceals darker secrets.

🍅 47% 28% MC 52 LB 2.73 IMDb 5.6

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$9.90M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$25.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$49.50M
$24.00M international
Domestic legs2.6x
Budget$60M
2005 rank#100
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Cast & crew

Full Salles filmography
Walter Salles Walter Salles Director Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly Starring John C. Reilly John C. Reilly Starring Tim Roth Tim Roth Starring Dougray Scott Dougray Scott Starring Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite Starring
ScreenplayRafael Yglesias Produced byRoy Lee, Doug Davison, Bill Mechanic CinematographyAffonso Beato MusicAngelo Badalamenti StudioWalt Disney Studios

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 8-10 4 $9.9M — 2,657 $3,741 $9.9M
2 Jul 15-17 7 $4.6M −53.6% 2,657 $1,735 $18.9M
3 Jul 22-24 13 $1.8M −61.0% 1,772 $1,014 $23.0M
4 Jul 29-31 19 $396.4K −77.9% 434 $913 $24.4M
5 Aug 5-7 29 $174.0K −56.1% 192 $906 $24.8M
6 Aug 12-14 46 $63.2K −63.7% 120 $527 $25.0M
7 Aug 19-21 53 $32.8K −48.0% 59 $557 $25.0M
8 Aug 26-28 74 $14.8K −55.0% 34 $435 $25.1M
9 Sep 2-5 38 $94.3K +537.7% 172 $549 $25.2M
10 Sep 9-11 42 $65.1K −31.0% 143 $455 $25.3M
11 Sep 16-18 53 $45.6K −30.0% 97 $470 $25.3M
12 Sep 23-25 48 $55.2K +20.9% 79 $698 $25.4M
13 Sep 30-Oct 2 63 $20.9K −62.2% 36 $579 $25.5M
14 Oct 7-9 85 $6.1K −70.6% 16 $383 $25.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $65.1K
$9.9M
$4.6M
$1.8M
$396.4K
$174.0K
$63.2K
$32.8K
$14.8K
$94.3K
$65.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −31.0%
−53.6%
W1→2
−61.0%
W2→3
−77.9%
W3→4
−56.1%
W4→5
−63.7%
W5→6
−48.0%
W6→7
−55.0%
W7→8
+537.7%
W8→9
−31.0%
W9→10
Steepest −77.9%Biggest gain +537.7%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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