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2010 • PG • 1h 35m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • Universal Pictures

Superbad. Superdad.

🍅 80% 83%

72

3.65

7.6

CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$56.40M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$252.80M

Final

Worldwide total

$544.70M

$292.00M international

Domestic legs4.48x

Budget$69.0M

2010 rank#7

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Cast & crew

Full Coffin filmography

Pierre Coffin

Pierre Coffin Director

Chris Renaud

Chris Renaud Director

Steve Carell

Steve Carell Starring

Jason Segel

Jason Segel Starring

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews Starring

Will Arnett

Will Arnett Starring

ScreenplayKen Daurio, Cinco Paul Produced byChris Meledandri, Janet Healy, John Cohen MusicPharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira Prod. DesignYarrow Cheney StudioUniversal Pictures SeriesDespicable Me

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 9-11 1 $56.4M — 3,476 $16,224 $56.4M

2 Jul 16-18 2 $32.8M −41.8% 3,501 $9,369 $118.4M

3 Jul 23-25 3 $23.7M −27.8% 3,600 $6,580 $161.3M

4 Jul 30-Aug 1 4 $15.5M −34.5% 3,602 $4,309 $190.3M

5 Aug 6-8 6 $9.3M −40.2% 3,413 $2,720 $209.3M

6 Aug 13-15 6 $7.0M −24.9% 2,923 $2,385 $222.2M

7 Aug 20-22 11 $4.7M −33.1% 2,236 $2,085 $231.1M

8 Aug 27-29 13 $2.9M −38.7% 1,833 $1,560 $236.3M

9 Sep 3-5 13 $3.0M +4.3% 1,600 $1,865 $240.4M

10 Sep 10-12 13 $1.7M −44.5% 1,375 $1,205 $243.5M

11 Sep 17-19 17 $911.0K −45.0% 944 $965 $244.7M

12 Sep 24-26 15 $582.6K −36.0% 610 $955 $245.5M

13 Oct 1-3 16 $439.9K −24.5% 463 $950 $246.1M

14 Oct 8-10 20 $347.7K −20.9% 353 $985 $246.6M

15 Oct 15-17 22 $345.3K −0.7% 332 $1,040 $247.1M

16 Oct 22-24 23 $371.0K +7.4% 324 $1,144 $247.5M

17 Oct 29-31 25 $268.0K −27.8% 335 $800 $247.9M

18 Nov 5-7 21 $328.5K +22.6% 307 $1,070 $248.3M

19 Nov 12-14 21 $363.1K +10.5% 273 $1,330 $248.8M

20 Nov 19-21 22 $269.3K −25.8% 268 $1,004 $249.2M

21 Nov 26-28 19 $363.1K +34.8% 266 $1,365 $249.7M

22 Dec 3-5 22 $217.0K −40.2% 280 $774 $250.0M

23 Dec 10-12 22 $191.3K −11.8% 255 $750 $250.3M

24 Dec 17-19 22 $171.3K −10.5% 233 $735 $250.5M

25 Dec 24-26 29 $102.3K −40.3% 193 $530 $250.8M

26 Dec 31-Jan 2 26 $170.4K +66.6% 197 $865 $251.2M

27 Jan 7-9 32 $118.4K −30.6% 178 $664 $251.4M

28 Jan 14-16 40 $63.0K −46.8% 137 $459 $251.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jul 9 #1 $21.3M — $21.3M 3,476 $6,140 1

Sat Jul 10 #1 $20.8M −2% $42.2M 3,476 $5,995 2

Sun Jul 11 #1 $14.2M −32% $56.4M 3,476 $4,089 3

Mon Jul 12 #1 $7.5M −47% $63.9M 3,476 $2,165 4

Tue Jul 13 #1 $8.2M +8% $72.1M 3,476 $2,345 5

Wed Jul 14 #1 $7.2M −12% $79.2M 3,476 $2,059 6

Thu Jul 15 #1 $6.4M −11% $85.6M 3,476 $1,840 7

Fri Jul 16 #2 $10.1M +58% −53% $95.8M 3,501 $2,895 8

Sat Jul 17 #2 $12.7M +26% −39% $108.5M 3,501 $3,634 9

Sun Jul 18 #2 $9.9M −22% −30% $118.4M 3,501 $2,840 10

Mon Jul 19 #2 $4.9M −51% −35% $123.3M 3,501 $1,395 11

Tue Jul 20 #2 $5.2M +7% −36% $128.5M 3,501 $1,490 12

Wed Jul 21 #2 $4.5M −14% −37% $133.0M 3,501 $1,280 13

Thu Jul 22 #2 $4.6M +2% −28% $137.6M 3,501 $1,309 14

Fri Jul 23 #3 $7.5M +63% −26% $145.1M 3,600 $2,070 15

Sat Jul 24 #3 $9.3M +24% −27% $154.3M 3,600 $2,570 16

Sun Jul 25 #3 $7.0M −25% −30% $161.3M 3,600 $1,939 17

Mon Jul 26 #3 $3.1M −55% −36% $164.4M 3,600 $870 18

Tue Jul 27 #3 $3.6M +15% −31% $168.0M 3,600 $1,004 19

Wed Jul 28 #3 $3.3M −8% −26% $171.4M 3,600 $919 20

Thu Jul 29 #2 $3.5M +4% −25% $174.8M 3,600 $959 21

Fri Jul 30 #5 $4.7M +36% −37% $179.5M 3,602 $1,305 22

Sat Jul 31 #4 $6.1M +30% −34% $185.6M 3,602 $1,690 23

Sun Aug 1 #4 $4.7M −22% −32% $190.3M 3,602 $1,314 24

Mon Aug 2 #4 $2.4M −49% −23% $192.7M 3,602 $670 25

Tue Aug 3 #4 $2.6M +9% −27% $195.4M 3,602 $730 26

Wed Aug 4 #3 $2.3M −12% −30% $197.7M 3,602 $645 27

Thu Aug 5 #3 $2.3M −1% −33% $200.0M 3,602 $640 28

Fri Aug 6 #6 $2.8M +24% −39% $202.9M 3,413 $835 29

Sat Aug 7 #6 $3.6M +28% −40% $206.5M 3,413 $1,065 30

Sun Aug 8 #6 $2.8M −23% −41% $209.3M 3,413 $820 31

Mon Aug 9 #5 $1.5M −48% −39% $210.8M 3,413 $430 32

Tue Aug 10 #4 $1.7M +15% −36% $212.4M 3,413 $495 33

Wed Aug 11 #4 $1.4M −18% −41% $213.8M 3,413 $405 34

Thu Aug 12 #4 $1.4M +1% −39% $215.2M 3,413 $410 35

Fri Aug 13 #7 $2.1M +49% −27% $217.3M 2,923 $715 36

Sat Aug 14 #6 $2.8M +32% −24% $220.1M 2,923 $945 37

Sun Aug 15 #6 $2.1M −23% −24% $222.2M 2,923 $725 38

Mon Aug 16 #6 $1.1M −48% −25% $223.3M 2,923 $374 39

Tue Aug 17 #7 $1.1M +1% −34% $224.4M 2,923 $379 40

Wed Aug 18 #7 $1.1M n/c −20% $225.5M 2,710 $410 41

Thu Aug 19 #7 $880.8K −21% −37% $226.4M 2,710 $325 42

Fri Aug 20 #11 $1.2M +38% −42% $227.6M 2,236 $545 43

Sat Aug 21 #11 $1.9M +52% −33% $229.5M 2,236 $830 44

Sun Aug 22 #10 $1.6M −14% −25% $231.1M 2,236 $710 45

Mon Aug 23 #11 $659.4K −58% −40% $231.7M 2,236 $294 46

Tue Aug 24 #11 $682.0K +3% −39% $232.4M 2,236 $305 47

Wed Aug 25 #11 $560.0K −18% −50% $233.0M 2,236 $250 48

Thu Aug 26 #11 $458.0K −18% −48% $233.4M 2,236 $204 49

Fri Aug 27 #14 $751.5K +64% −38% $234.2M 1,833 $409 50

Sat Aug 28 #13 $1.2M +65% −33% $235.4M 1,833 $675 51

Sun Aug 29 #13 $870.7K −30% −45% $236.3M 1,833 $475 52

Mon Aug 30 #13 $292.7K −66% −56% $236.6M 1,833 $159 53

Tue Aug 31 #12 $366.4K +25% −46% $236.9M 1,833 $199 54

Wed Sep 1 #13 $262.1K −28% −53% $237.2M 1,691 $155 55

Thu Sep 2 #13 $253.7K −3% −45% $237.5M 1,691 $150 56

Fri Sep 3 #13 $671.9K +165% −11% $238.1M 1,600 $419 57

Sat Sep 4 #12 $1.2M +73% −6% $239.3M 1,600 $725 58

Sun Sep 5 #11 $1.2M −1% +32% $240.4M 1,600 $720 59

Mon Sep 6 #11 $1.1M −8% +263% $241.5M 1,600 $664 60

Tue Sep 7 $136.0K −87% −63% $241.6M 1,600 $84 61

Wed Sep 8 $104.0K −23% −60% $241.7M 1,600 $65 62

Thu Sep 9 $136.2K +31% −46% $241.9M 1,600 $85 63

Fri Sep 10 #14 $343.8K +152% −49% $242.2M 1,375 $250 64

Sat Sep 11 #13 $770.2K +124% −34% $243.0M 1,375 $560 65

Sun Sep 12 #12 $543.1K −29% −53% $243.5M 1,375 $395 66

Mon Sep 13 $69.0K −87% −94% $243.6M 1,375 $50 67

Tue Sep 14 $83.2K +21% −39% $243.7M 1,375 $60 68

Wed Sep 15 $68.2K −18% −34% $243.8M 1,375 $49 69

Thu Sep 16 $75.7K +11% −44% $243.8M 1,375 $55 70

Fri Sep 17 #17 $198.2K +162% −42% $244.0M 944 $210 71

Sat Sep 18 #16 $434.2K +119% −44% $244.5M 944 $460 72

Sun Sep 19 #15 $278.5K −36% −49% $244.7M 944 $295 73

Mon Sep 20 $47.2K −83% −32% $244.8M 944 $49 74

Tue Sep 21 $52.0K +10% −37% $244.8M 944 $55 75

Wed Sep 22 $46.9K −10% −31% $244.9M 944 $49 76

Thu Sep 23 $47.0K n/c −38% $244.9M 944 $49 77

Fri Sep 24 #17 $146.4K +211% −26% $245.1M 610 $240 78

Sat Sep 25 #15 $265.4K +81% −39% $245.3M 610 $435 79

Sun Sep 26 #15 $170.8K −36% −39% $245.5M 610 $280 80

Mon Sep 27 $36.5K −79% −23% $245.6M 610 $59 81

Tue Sep 28 $36.7K n/c −29% $245.6M 610 $60 82

Wed Sep 29 $30.5K −17% −35% $245.6M 610 $49 83

Thu Sep 30 $33.5K +10% −29% $245.7M 610 $55 84

Fri Oct 1 $108.8K +224% −26% $245.8M 463 $235 85

Sat Oct 2 #16 $206.0K +89% −22% $246.0M 463 $445 86

Sun Oct 3 #15 $125.0K −39% −27% $246.1M 463 $270 87

Mon Oct 4 $30.1K −76% −18% $246.1M 463 $65 88

Tue Oct 5 $30.1K n/c −18% $246.2M 463 $65 89

Wed Oct 6 $27.8K −8% −9% $246.2M 463 $60 90

Thu Oct 7 $30.0K +8% −11% $246.2M 463 $64 91

Fri Oct 8 $93.5K +212% −14% $246.3M 353 $265 92

Sat Oct 9 $151.8K +62% −26% $246.5M 353 $430 93

Sun Oct 10 $102.4K −33% −18% $246.6M 353 $290 94

Mon Oct 11 $67.1K −34% +123% $246.6M 353 $190 95

Tue Oct 12 $24.7K −63% −18% $246.6M 353 $70 96

Wed Oct 13 $22.9K −7% −17% $246.7M 353 $65 97

Thu Oct 14 $33.5K +46% +12% $246.7M 353 $95 98

Fri Oct 15 $97.9K +192% +5% $246.8M 332 $295 99

Sat Oct 16 $154.4K +58% +2% $247.0M 332 $465 100

Sun Oct 17 $93.0K −40% −9% $247.1M 332 $280 101

Mon Oct 18 $24.7K −73% −63% $247.1M 332 $74 102

Tue Oct 19 $21.7K −12% −12% $247.1M 332 $65 103

Wed Oct 20 $23.3K +7% +2% $247.1M 332 $70 104

Thu Oct 21 $28.2K +21% −16% $247.1M 332 $85 105

Fri Oct 22 $98.8K +250% +1% $247.2M 324 $305 106

Sat Oct 23 $168.5K +70% +9% $247.4M 324 $519 107

Sun Oct 24 $103.7K −38% +12% $247.5M 324 $320 108

Mon Oct 25 $24.3K −77% −2% $247.5M 324 $75 109

Tue Oct 26 $21.1K −13% −3% $247.6M 324 $65 110

Wed Oct 27 $19.4K −8% −17% $247.6M 324 $60 111

Thu Oct 28 $24.3K +25% −14% $247.6M 324 $75 112

Fri Oct 29 $79.9K +229% −19% $247.7M 335 $238 113

Sat Oct 30 $124.3K +56% −26% $247.8M 335 $370 114

Sun Oct 31 $63.9K −49% −38% $247.9M 335 $190 115

Mon Nov 1 $26.8K −58% +10% $247.9M 335 $79 116

Tue Nov 2 $31.8K +19% +51% $247.9M 335 $95 117

Wed Nov 3 $23.3K −27% +20% $248.0M 335 $69 118

Thu Nov 4 $25.0K +7% +3% $248.0M 335 $74 119

Fri Nov 5 $82.9K +231% +4% $248.1M 307 $270 120

Sat Nov 6 $153.5K +85% +24% $248.2M 307 $500 121

Sun Nov 7 $92.1K −40% +44% $248.3M 307 $299 122

Mon Nov 8 $20.0K −78% −25% $248.3M 307 $65 123

Tue Nov 9 $20.1K +1% −37% $248.4M 307 $65 124

Wed Nov 10 $23.0K +15% −1% $248.4M 307 $75 125

Thu Nov 11 $76.8K +233% +207% $248.5M 307 $250 126

Fri Nov 12 $102.4K +33% +24% $248.6M 273 $375 127

Sat Nov 13 $159.7K +56% +4% $248.7M 273 $585 128

Sun Nov 14 $101.0K −37% +10% $248.8M 273 $370 129

Mon Nov 15 $20.5K −80% +3% $248.8M 273 $75 130

Tue Nov 16 $24.6K +20% +22% $248.9M 273 $90 131

Wed Nov 17 $19.1K −22% −17% $248.9M 273 $70 132

Thu Nov 18 $20.5K +7% −73% $248.9M 273 $75 133

Fri Nov 19 $63.0K +208% −38% $249.0M 268 $235 134

Sat Nov 20 $130.0K +106% −19% $249.1M 268 $484 135

Sun Nov 21 $76.4K −41% −24% $249.2M 268 $285 136

Mon Nov 22 $33.5K −56% +64% $249.2M 268 $125 137

Tue Nov 23 $47.0K +40% +91% $249.2M 268 $175 138

Wed Nov 24 $73.2K +56% +283% $249.3M 266 $275 139

Thu Nov 25 $38.6K −47% +88% $249.4M 266 $145 140

Fri Nov 26 $139.7K +262% +122% $249.5M 266 $525 141

Sat Nov 27 $149.0K +7% +15% $249.7M 266 $560 142

Sun Nov 28 $74.5K −50% −2% $249.7M 266 $280 143

Mon Nov 29 $16.0K −79% −52% $249.7M 266 $60 144

Tue Nov 30 $15.8K −1% −66% $249.8M 266 $59 145

Wed Dec 1 $14.6K −8% −80% $249.8M 266 $55 146

Thu Dec 2 $16.0K +9% −59% $249.8M 266 $60 147

Fri Dec 3 $54.6K +242% −61% $249.8M 280 $194 148

Sat Dec 4 $98.0K +80% −34% $249.9M 280 $349 149

Sun Dec 5 $64.4K −34% −14% $250.0M 280 $230 150

Mon Dec 6 $13.9K −78% −13% $250.0M 280 $49 151

Tue Dec 7 $15.3K +10% −4% $250.0M 280 $54 152

Wed Dec 8 $13.9K −9% −5% $250.0M 280 $49 153

Thu Dec 9 $13.9K n/c −13% $250.1M 280 $49 154

Fri Dec 10 $43.4K +211% −21% $250.1M 255 $170 155

Sat Dec 11 $91.8K +112% −6% $250.2M 255 $360 156

Sun Dec 12 $56.2K −39% −13% $250.3M 255 $220 157

Mon Dec 13 $15.3K −73% +10% $250.3M 255 $59 158

Tue Dec 14 $17.9K +17% +17% $250.3M 255 $70 159

Wed Dec 15 $17.8K n/c +28% $250.3M 255 $69 160

Thu Dec 16 $19.1K +8% +37% $250.3M 255 $75 161

Fri Dec 17 #22 $40.8K +113% −6% $250.4M 233 $175 162

Sat Dec 18 #22 $75.7K +86% −18% $250.4M 233 $325 163

Sun Dec 19 #21 $54.8K −28% −2% $250.5M 233 $235 164

Mon Dec 20 $40.8K −26% +167% $250.5M 233 $175 165

Tue Dec 21 $53.6K +31% +200% $250.6M 233 $230 166

Wed Dec 22 $50.1K −7% +182% $250.6M 193 $259 167

Thu Dec 23 $51.3K +2% +168% $250.7M 193 $265 168

Fri Dec 24 $26.1K −49% −36% $250.7M 193 $135 169

Sat Dec 25 $32.8K +26% −57% $250.7M 193 $170 170

Sun Dec 26 $43.4K +32% −21% $250.8M 193 $225 171

Mon Dec 27 $47.3K +9% +16% $250.8M 193 $245 172

Tue Dec 28 $63.7K +35% +19% $250.9M 193 $330 173

Wed Dec 29 $63.6K n/c +27% $251.0M 193 $329 174

Thu Dec 30 $66.6K +5% +30% $251.0M 193 $345 175

Fri Dec 31 $50.2K −25% +93% $251.1M 197 $255 176

Sat Jan 1 $72.9K +45% +122% $251.2M 197 $370 177

Sun Jan 2 $47.3K −35% +9% $251.2M 197 $240 178

Mon Jan 3 $22.7K −52% −52% $251.2M 197 $115 179

Tue Jan 4 $16.7K −26% −74% $251.2M 197 $85 180

Wed Jan 5 $12.8K −24% −80% $251.3M 197 $65 181

Thu Jan 6 $10.8K −15% −84% $251.3M 197 $55 182

Fri Jan 7 $26.7K +146% −47% $251.3M 178 $149 183

Sat Jan 8 $58.7K +120% −19% $251.4M 178 $330 184

Sun Jan 9 $32.9K −44% −30% $251.4M 178 $185 185

Mon Jan 10 $5.3K −84% −76% $251.4M 178 $30 186

Tue Jan 11 $8.0K +50% −52% $251.4M 178 $45 187

Wed Jan 12 $7.1K −11% −44% $251.4M 178 $40 188

Thu Jan 13 $8.9K +25% −18% $251.4M 178 $49 189

Fri Jan 14 $12.3K +39% −54% $251.4M 137 $90 190

Sat Jan 15 $27.4K +122% −53% $251.5M 137 $199 191

Sun Jan 16 $23.3K −15% −29% $251.5M 137 $170 192

Mon Jan 17 #36 $24.7K +6% +362% $251.5M 137 $180 193

Tue Jan 18 $4.1K −83% −49% $251.5M 137 $30 194

Wed Jan 19 $4.1K −1% −43% $251.5M 137 $29 195

Thu Jan 20 $4.1K +1% −53% $251.5M 137 $30 196

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

Cumulative total$243.8M

Jul 9Jul 26Aug 13Aug 30Sep 16

Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.7M

$56.4M

$32.8M

$23.7M

$15.5M

$9.3M

$7.0M

$4.7M

$2.9M

$3.0M

$1.7M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,602 → 1,375 −61.8%

3,476 open1,375 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −44.5%

−41.8%

W1→2

−27.8%

W2→3

−34.5%

W3→4

−40.2%

W4→5

−24.9%

W5→6

−33.1%

W6→7

−38.7%

W7→8

+4.3%

W8→9

−44.5%

W9→10

Steepest −44.5%Biggest gain +4.3%

Run milestones

$200M in 28 days

$100M

Day 9

Jul 17

$200M

Day 28

Aug 5

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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