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2008 • R • 2h 17m • Drama, War, History • Paramount Vantage

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

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3.38

7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$124K

Limited · 2 theaters

Domestic total

$28.60M

Final

Worldwide total

$53.00M

$24.30M international

Domestic legs3.2x from $8.9M first wide weekend

Budget$50M

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Cast & crew

Full Zwick filmography

Edward Zwick

Edward Zwick Director

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig Starring

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber Starring

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell Starring

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos Starring

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein Starring

ScreenplayClayton Frohman, Edward Zwick Produced byEdward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge CinematographyEduardo Serra Music byJames Newton Howard StudioParamount Vantage

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jan 2-4 32 $123.5K — 2 $61,756 $200.6K

2 Jan 9-11 36 $68.2K −44.8% 2 $34,092 $309.0K

3 Jan 16-18 8 $8.9M +12970.5% 1,789 $4,981 $9.3M

4 Jan 23-25 11 $5.7M −36.4% 1,793 $3,161 $18.6M

5 Jan 30-Feb 1 14 $2.5M −55.8% 1,662 $1,506 $22.8M

6 Feb 6-8 19 $1.4M −44.3% 858 $1,624 $25.2M

7 Feb 13-15 22 $714.4K −48.7% 442 $1,616 $26.4M

8 Feb 20-22 28 $484.1K −32.2% 567 $854 $27.2M

9 Feb 27-Mar 1 32 $319.6K −34.0% 317 $1,008 $27.7M

10 Mar 6-8 34 $209.8K −34.4% 249 $843 $28.0M

11 Mar 13-15 37 $155.9K −25.7% 202 $772 $28.3M

12 Mar 20-22 44 $67.4K −56.8% 118 $571 $28.4M

13 Mar 27-29 41 $49.0K −27.3% 80 $612 $28.5M

14 Apr 3-5 57 $23.6K −51.7% 52 $455 $28.5M

15 Apr 10-12 56 $28.8K +21.7% 47 $612 $28.6M

16 Apr 17-19 70 $10.8K −62.4% 30 $361 $28.6M

17 Apr 24-26 45 $40.7K +275.9% 102 $399 $28.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Dec 31 #- $25.2K — $25.2K 2 $12,618 -2

Thu Jan 1 #- $51.9K +105.5% $77.1K 2 $25,932 -1

Fri Jan 2 #- $39.4K −24.0% $116.5K 2 $19,703 1

Sat Jan 3 #- $49.6K +25.8% $166.1K 2 $24,796 2

Sun Jan 4 #- $34.5K −30.4% $200.6K 2 $17,258 3

Mon Jan 5 #- $10.0K −71.0% $210.6K 2 $5,001 4

Tue Jan 6 #- $10.2K +2.4% $220.9K 2 $5,122 5

Wed Jan 7 #- $9.8K −4.3% $230.7K 2 $4,902 6

Thu Jan 8 #- $10.2K +3.7% $240.8K 2 $5,086 7

Fri Jan 9 #- $17.4K +71.4% −55.8% $258.3K 2 $8,716 8

Sat Jan 10 #- $30.6K +75.4% −38.4% $288.8K 2 $15,285 9

Sun Jan 11 #- $20.2K −34.0% −41.5% $309.0K 2 $10,091 10

Mon Jan 12 #- $7.7K −62.0% −23.2% $316.7K 2 $3,840 11

Tue Jan 13 #- $8.5K +10.4% −17.3% $325.2K 2 $4,238 12

Wed Jan 14 #- $8.9K +5.2% −9.1% $334.1K 2 $4,456 13

Thu Jan 15 #- $6.5K −26.6% −35.7% $340.6K 2 $3,272 14

Fri Jan 16 #8 $2.7M +41282.5% +15438.3% $3.0M 1,789 $1,514 15

Sat Jan 17 #7 $3.8M +41.2% +12412.9% $6.9M 1,789 $2,138 16

Sun Jan 18 #7 $2.4M −37.8% +11683.5% $9.3M 1,789 $1,329 17

Mon Jan 19 #7 $1.6M −32.8% +20713.3% $10.9M 1,789 $893 18

Tue Jan 20 #6 $690.1K −56.8% +8042.6% $11.5M 1,789 $386 19

Wed Jan 21 #5 $676.0K −2.0% +7485.7% $12.2M 1,789 $378 20

Thu Jan 22 #6 $680.9K +0.7% +10303.8% $12.9M 1,789 $381 21

Fri Jan 23 #12 $1.5M +123.0% −43.9% $14.4M 1,793 $847 22

Sat Jan 24 #10 $2.5M +66.4% −33.9% $16.9M 1,793 $1,409 23

Sun Jan 25 #9 $1.6M −35.8% −31.8% $18.6M 1,793 $904 24

Mon Jan 26 #9 $411.4K −74.6% −74.3% $19.0M 1,793 $229 25

Tue Jan 27 #7 $465.1K +13.1% −32.6% $19.4M 1,793 $259 26

Wed Jan 28 #9 $412.5K −11.3% −39.0% $19.9M 1,793 $230 27

Thu Jan 29 #9 $443.5K +7.5% −34.9% $20.3M 1,793 $247 28

Fri Jan 30 #14 $767.5K +73.1% −49.4% $21.1M 1,662 $462 29

Sat Jan 31 #14 $1.3M +68.1% −48.9% $22.4M 1,662 $776 30

Sun Feb 1 #14 $445.6K −65.5% −72.5% $22.8M 1,662 $268 31

Mon Feb 2 #12 $239.0K −46.4% −41.9% $23.0M 1,662 $144 32

Tue Feb 3 #12 $257.3K +7.7% −44.7% $23.3M 1,662 $155 33

Wed Feb 4 #13 $243.7K −5.3% −40.9% $23.5M 1,662 $147 34

Thu Feb 5 #13 $263.1K +8.0% −40.7% $23.8M 1,662 $158 35

Fri Feb 6 #- $367.0K +39.5% −52.2% $24.2M 858 $428 36

Sat Feb 7 #- $644.7K +75.7% −50.0% $24.8M 858 $751 37

Sun Feb 8 #- $381.6K −40.8% −14.4% $25.2M 858 $445 38

Mon Feb 9 #- $110.8K −71.0% −53.6% $25.3M 858 $129 39

Tue Feb 10 #- $120.1K +8.4% −53.4% $25.4M 858 $140 40

Wed Feb 11 #- $106.6K −11.2% −56.3% $25.5M 858 $124 41

Thu Feb 12 #- $117.9K +10.6% −55.2% $25.7M 858 $137 42

Fri Feb 13 #- $143.5K +21.7% −60.9% $25.8M 442 $325 43

Sat Feb 14 #- $337.0K +134.9% −47.7% $26.1M 442 $762 44

Sun Feb 15 #- $234.0K −30.6% −38.7% $26.4M 442 $529 45

Mon Feb 16 #24 $145.8K −37.7% +31.7% $26.5M 442 $330 46

Tue Feb 17 #- $66.7K −54.3% −44.5% $26.6M 442 $151 47

Wed Feb 18 #- $53.1K −20.3% −50.2% $26.6M 442 $120 48

Thu Feb 19 #- $60.3K +13.5% −48.9% $26.7M 442 $136 49

Fri Feb 20 #- $128.0K +112.3% −10.8% $26.8M 567 $226 50

Sat Feb 21 #- $231.1K +80.6% −31.4% $27.1M 567 $408 51

Sun Feb 22 #- $125.0K −45.9% −46.6% $27.2M 567 $221 52

Mon Feb 23 #- $47.0K −62.4% −67.8% $27.2M 567 $83 53

Tue Feb 24 #- $52.9K +12.6% −20.6% $27.3M 567 $93 54

Wed Feb 25 #- $45.4K −14.2% −14.5% $27.3M 567 $80 55

Thu Feb 26 #23 $50.0K +10.3% −17.0% $27.4M 567 $88 56

Fri Feb 27 #- $80.8K +61.5% −36.9% $27.5M 317 $255 57

Sat Feb 28 #- $152.2K +88.4% −34.1% $27.6M 317 $480 58

Sun Mar 1 #- $86.6K −43.1% −30.7% $27.7M 317 $273 59

Mon Mar 2 #- $27.9K −67.7% −40.5% $27.7M 317 $88 60

Tue Mar 3 #- $31.8K +13.8% −39.9% $27.8M 317 $100 61

Wed Mar 4 #- $29.5K −7.1% −34.9% $27.8M 317 $93 62

Thu Mar 5 #- $30.9K +4.8% −38.2% $27.8M 317 $98 63

Fri Mar 6 #- $53.8K +73.9% −33.4% $27.9M 249 $216 64

Sat Mar 7 #- $100.3K +86.3% −34.1% $28.0M 249 $403 65

Sun Mar 8 #- $55.7K −44.4% −35.6% $28.0M 249 $224 66

Mon Mar 9 #- $17.2K −69.1% −38.3% $28.0M 249 $69 67

Tue Mar 10 #- $22.9K +33.1% −27.8% $28.1M 249 $92 68

Wed Mar 11 #- $20.7K −9.7% −29.8% $28.1M 249 $83 69

Thu Mar 12 #- $22.3K +7.7% −27.9% $28.1M 249 $90 70

Fri Mar 13 #- $40.3K +80.4% −25.2% $28.1M 202 $199 71

Sat Mar 14 #- $73.5K +82.5% −26.7% $28.2M 202 $364 72

Sun Mar 15 #- $42.1K −42.7% −24.4% $28.3M 202 $209 73

Mon Mar 16 #- $14.5K −65.6% −16.0% $28.3M 202 $72 74

Tue Mar 17 #- $15.6K +7.7% −32.0% $28.3M 202 $77 75

Wed Mar 18 #- $15.7K +0.4% −24.5% $28.3M 202 $77 76

Thu Mar 19 #- $17.1K +9.5% −23.2% $28.3M 202 $85 77

Fri Mar 20 #- $17.8K +3.7% −55.9% $28.3M 118 $151 78

Sat Mar 21 #- $30.8K +73.4% −58.0% $28.4M 118 $261 79

Sun Mar 22 #- $18.8K −39.2% −55.5% $28.4M 118 $159 80

Mon Mar 23 #- $7.3K −61.1% −49.6% $28.4M 118 $62 81

Tue Mar 24 #- $8.8K +21.2% −43.3% $28.4M 118 $75 82

Wed Mar 25 #- $8.0K −9.7% −48.9% $28.4M 118 $68 83

Thu Mar 26 #- $7.6K −5.2% −55.8% $28.4M 118 $64 84

Fri Mar 27 #- $10.6K +39.9% −40.4% $28.4M 80 $132 85

Sat Mar 28 #- $23.5K +121.5% −23.9% $28.5M 80 $293 86

Sun Mar 29 #- $14.9K −36.3% −20.4% $28.5M 80 $187 87

Mon Mar 30 #- $3.5K −76.4% −51.6% $28.5M 80 $44 88

Tue Mar 31 #- $7.1K +102.0% −19.4% $28.5M 80 $89 89

Wed Apr 1 #- $4.2K −41.8% −48.0% $28.5M 80 $52 90

Thu Apr 2 #- $4.6K +9.9% −39.7% $28.5M 80 $57 91

Fri Apr 3 #- $6.4K +40.0% −39.7% $28.5M 52 $123 92

Sat Apr 4 #- $10.9K +71.2% −53.4% $28.5M 52 $210 93

Sun Apr 5 #- $6.3K −42.2% −57.7% $28.5M 52 $122 94

Mon Apr 6 #- $1.6K −75.0% −55.2% $28.5M 52 $30 95

Tue Apr 7 #- $2.6K +62.5% −64.0% $28.5M 52 $49 96

Wed Apr 8 #- $2.2K −14.3% −47.0% $28.5M 52 $42 97

Thu Apr 9 #- $2.2K −1.0% −52.2% $28.5M 52 $42 98

Fri Apr 10 #- $7.8K +257.6% +22.0% $28.5M 47 $166 99

Sat Apr 11 #- $13.5K +72.8% +23.2% $28.5M 47 $286 100

Sun Apr 12 #- $7.5K −44.2% +18.8% $28.6M 47 $160 101

Mon Apr 13 #- $3.8K −49.4% +140.4% $28.6M 47 $81 102

Tue Apr 14 #- $3.1K −18.2% +21.0% $28.6M 47 $66 103

Wed Apr 15 #- $2.5K −18.0% +15.8% $28.6M 47 $54 104

Thu Apr 16 #- $3.3K +28.2% +50.1% $28.6M 47 $70 105

Fri Apr 17 #- $2.7K −18.6% −65.8% $28.6M 30 $89 106

Sat Apr 18 #- $5.3K +97.7% −60.9% $28.6M 30 $175 107

Sun Apr 19 #- $2.9K −45.0% −61.4% $28.6M 30 $97 108

Mon Apr 20 #- $2.1K −27.2% −44.5% $28.6M 30 $70 109

Tue Apr 21 #- $1.7K −19.6% −45.5% $28.6M 30 $56 110

Wed Apr 22 #- $1.5K −13.7% −42.6% $28.6M 30 $49 111

Thu Apr 23 #- $1.4K −3.6% −56.9% $28.6M 30 $47 112

Fri Apr 24 #- $11.1K +686.7% +316.8% $28.6M 102 $109 113

Sat Apr 25 #- $16.6K +49.9% +215.9% $28.6M 102 $163 114

Sun Apr 26 #- $13.0K −22.1% +347.4% $28.6M 102 $127 115

Mon Apr 27 #- $4.6K −64.8% +116.3% $28.6M 102 $45 116

Tue Apr 28 #- $6.1K +34.2% +260.9% $28.6M 102 $60 117

Wed Apr 29 #- $5.6K −8.9% +281.1% $28.6M 102 $55 118

Thu Apr 30 #- $5.7K +2.0% +303.3% $28.6M 102 $56 119

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$28.1M

Dec 31Jan 18Feb 5Feb 22Mar 12

Weekend grossWk 10 · $209.8K

$123.5K

$68.2K

$8.9M

$5.7M

$2.5M

$1.4M

$714.4K

$484.1K

$319.6K

$209.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,793 → 249 −86.1%

2 open249 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −34.4%

−44.8%

W1→2

+12970.5%

W2→3

−36.4%

W3→4

−55.8%

W4→5

−44.3%

W5→6

−48.7%

W6→7

−32.2%

W7→8

−34.0%

W8→9

−34.4%

W9→10

Steepest −55.8%Biggest gain +12970.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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