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2001 • R • 1h 53m • Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi • Newmarket Films
🍅 88% 80% MC 71 LB 4.0 IMDb 8.0

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$110.5K
Limited · 58 theaters
Domestic total
$516.9K
Final (2001-02 run)
Worldwide total
$7.50M
$6.0M intl (lifetime)
Budget$4.5M
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Cast & crew

Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal Starring Jena Malone Jena Malone Starring Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Starring Beth Grant Beth Grant Starring Mary McDonnell Mary McDonnell Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal Starring
ScreenplayRichard Kelly StudioNewmarket Films Produced bySean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Adam Fields, Drew Barrymore

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 26-28 34 $110.5K — 58 $1,905 $110.5K
2 Nov 2-4 48 $58.4K −47.1% 26 $2,248 $222.6K
3 Nov 9-11 49 $42.0K −28.1% 17 $2,472 $294.2K
4 Nov 16-18 54 $25.2K −40.0% 10 $2,520 $340.6K
5 Nov 23-25 67 $17.4K −30.9% 6 $2,901 $369.8K
6 Nov 30-Dec 2 69 $12.2K −29.9% 7 $1,743 $389.2K
7 Dec 7-9 85 $5.5K −55.2% 6 $912 $403.7K
8 Dec 14-16 92 $4.2K −22.8% 7 $603 $411.0K
9 Dec 21-23 81 $2.4K −42.8% 6 $402 $416.5K
10 Dec 28-30 95 $2.6K +8.1% 4 $652 $420.6K
11 Jan 4-6 94 $2.1K −18.3% 4 $533 $423.2K
12 Jan 11-13 81 $2.0K −7.9% 4 $491 $426.7K
13 Jan 18-20 88 $3.0K +51.6% 4 $744 $430.9K
14 Jan 25-27 76 $5.1K +72.3% 6 $854 $437.1K
15 Feb 1-3 84 $5.0K −2.2% 6 $835 $445.4K
16 Feb 8-10 90 $3.0K −40.1% 7 $429 $450.4K
17 Feb 15-17 94 $3.1K +3.0% 4 $773 $455.3K
18 Feb 22-24 102 $2.9K −6.5% 6 $482 $460.0K
19 Mar 1-3 94 $4.6K +59.5% 3 $1,537 $466.3K
20 Mar 8-10 61 $20.7K +348.5% 9 $2,298 $489.7K
21 Mar 15-17 77 $9.3K −55.1% 6 $1,547 $501.7K
22 Mar 22-24 92 $6.0K −34.9% 5 $1,208 $509.7K
23 Mar 29-31 100 $3.2K −46.8% 4 $804 $514.5K
24 Apr 5-7 122 $1.5K −54.5% 2 $732 $516.9K
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.6K
$110.5K
$58.4K
$42.0K
$25.2K
$17.4K
$12.2K
$5.5K
$4.2K
$2.4K
$2.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +8.1%
−47.1%
W1→2
−28.1%
W2→3
−40.0%
W3→4
−30.9%
W4→5
−29.9%
W5→6
−55.2%
W6→7
−22.8%
W7→8
−42.8%
W8→9
+8.1%
W9→10
Steepest −55.2%Biggest gain +8.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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