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Escape from Planet EarthFollow

2013 • PG • 1h 29m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • The Weinstein Company

Earth's greatest secrets are about to break out!

🍅 35% 54%

35

2.39

5.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$15.90M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$57.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$74.20M

$17.10M international

Domestic legs3.6x

Budget$40M

2013 rank#61

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Cast & crew

Rob Corddry

Rob Corddry Starring

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser Starring

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba Starring

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn Starring

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker Starring

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais Starring

ScreenplayCal Brunker, Bob Barlen Produced byJonathan Shestack, Preston Stutzman MusicAaron Zigman Prod. DesignBarry E. Jackson StudioThe Weinstein Company

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Feb 15-17 4 $15.9M — 3,288 $4,833 $15.9M

2 Feb 22-24 3 $10.7M −32.8% 3,353 $3,186 $34.8M

3 Mar 1-3 6 $6.6M −38.0% 3,110 $2,129 $43.1M

4 Mar 8-10 9 $3.2M −51.4% 2,549 $1,263 $47.8M

5 Mar 15-17 10 $2.3M −27.3% 2,211 $1,058 $52.2M

6 Mar 22-24 16 $477.5K −79.6% 1,494 $320 $53.4M

7 Mar 29-31 20 $235.1K −50.8% 977 $241 $53.9M

8 Apr 5-7 22 $261.8K +11.3% 432 $606 $54.4M

9 Apr 12-14 26 $158.2K −39.6% 276 $573 $54.7M

10 Apr 19-21 31 $144.4K −8.7% 240 $602 $54.8M

11 Apr 26-28 27 $161.8K +12.0% 283 $572 $55.1M

12 May 3-5 27 $123.6K −23.6% 257 $481 $55.2M

13 May 10-12 29 $101.5K −17.9% 254 $400 $55.3M

14 May 17-19 18 $244.6K +141.0% 693 $353 $55.6M

15 May 24-26 17 $254.4K +4.0% 346 $735 $56.0M

16 May 31-Jun 2 17 $195.3K −23.2% 268 $729 $56.3M

17 Jun 7-9 28 $107.1K −45.1% 182 $589 $56.5M

18 Jun 14-16 34 $61.3K −42.8% 151 $406 $56.7M

19 Jun 21-23 37 $43.4K −29.3% 138 $314 $56.8M

20 Jun 28-30 45 $30.4K −29.9% 101 $301 $56.9M

23 Jul 19-21 95 $1.0K — 7 $144 $57.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Feb 15 #4 $3.7M — $3.7M 3,288 $1,126 1

Sat Feb 16 #4 $6.7M +80.5% $10.4M 3,288 $2,032 2

Sun Feb 17 #4 $5.5M −17.5% $15.9M 3,288 $1,676 3

Mon Feb 18 #1 $5.2M −5.4% $21.1M 3,288 $1,585 4

Tue Feb 19 #4 $1.3M −75.0% $22.4M 3,288 $396 5

Wed Feb 20 #4 $860.0K −33.9% $23.3M 3,288 $262 6

Thu Feb 21 #4 $867.6K +0.9% $24.1M 3,288 $264 7

Fri Feb 22 #6 $2.4M +172.0% −36.2% $26.5M 3,353 $704 8

Sat Feb 23 #3 $5.2M +119.7% −22.4% $31.7M 3,353 $1,546 9

Sun Feb 24 #3 $3.1M −39.4% −43.0% $34.8M 3,353 $936 10

Mon Feb 25 #7 $379.8K −87.9% −92.7% $35.2M 3,353 $113 11

Tue Feb 26 #7 $466.0K +22.7% −64.2% $35.7M 3,353 $139 12

Wed Feb 27 #6 $415.5K −10.8% −51.7% $36.1M 3,353 $124 13

Thu Feb 28 #6 $413.1K −0.6% −52.4% $36.5M 3,353 $123 14

Fri Mar 1 #8 $1.3M +213.9% −45.1% $37.8M 3,110 $417 15

Sat Mar 2 #5 $3.3M +153.1% −36.7% $41.1M 3,110 $1,055 16

Sun Mar 3 #4 $2.0M −37.8% −35.0% $43.1M 3,110 $656 17

Mon Mar 4 #8 $333.7K −83.7% −12.1% $43.4M 3,110 $107 18

Tue Mar 5 #8 $451.6K +35.4% −3.1% $43.9M 3,110 $145 19

Wed Mar 6 #8 $372.2K −17.6% −10.4% $44.3M 3,110 $120 20

Thu Mar 7 #7 $360.8K −3.1% −12.7% $44.6M 3,110 $116 21

Fri Mar 8 #10 $702.3K +94.6% −45.8% $45.3M 2,549 $276 22

Sat Mar 9 #9 $1.5M +116.3% −53.7% $46.8M 2,549 $596 23

Sun Mar 10 #7 $997.4K −34.4% −51.1% $47.8M 2,549 $391 24

Mon Mar 11 #7 $422.6K −57.6% +26.7% $48.3M 2,549 $166 25

Tue Mar 12 #6 $592.3K +40.1% +31.2% $48.9M 2,549 $232 26

Wed Mar 13 #5 $473.3K −20.1% +27.2% $49.3M 2,549 $186 27

Thu Mar 14 #5 $506.3K +7.0% +40.3% $49.8M 2,549 $199 28

Fri Mar 15 #11 $629.5K +24.3% −10.4% $50.5M 2,211 $285 29

Sat Mar 16 #10 $1.0M +59.3% −34.0% $51.5M 2,211 $454 30

Sun Mar 17 #7 $706.9K −29.5% −29.1% $52.2M 2,211 $320 31

Mon Mar 18 #11 $163.6K −76.9% −61.3% $52.3M 2,211 $74 32

Tue Mar 19 #11 $199.4K +21.9% −66.3% $52.5M 2,211 $90 33

Wed Mar 20 #11 $174.4K −12.5% −63.1% $52.7M 2,211 $79 34

Thu Mar 21 #11 $162.0K −7.1% −68.0% $52.9M 2,211 $73 35

Fri Mar 22 — $115.8K −28.5% −81.6% $53.0M 1,494 $78 36

Sat Mar 23 — $208.8K +80.3% −79.2% $53.2M 1,494 $140 37

Sun Mar 24 — $153.0K −26.7% −78.4% $53.4M 1,494 $102 38

Mon Mar 25 — $78.8K −48.5% −51.8% $53.4M 1,494 $53 39

Tue Mar 26 — $93.0K +18.0% −53.4% $53.5M 1,494 $62 40

Wed Mar 27 — $80.8K −13.1% −53.7% $53.6M 1,494 $54 41

Thu Mar 28 #15 $84.5K +4.6% −47.8% $53.7M 1,494 $57 42

Fri Mar 29 — $95.6K +13.1% −17.5% $53.8M 977 $98 43

Sat Mar 30 — $78.7K −17.6% −62.3% $53.9M 977 $81 44

Sun Mar 31 — $60.9K −22.7% −60.2% $53.9M 977 $62 45

Mon Apr 1 #14 $76.8K +26.2% −2.6% $54.0M 977 $79 46

Tue Apr 2 #15 $61.2K −20.2% −34.1% $54.1M 977 $63 47

Wed Apr 3 #16 $54.5K −11.0% −32.5% $54.1M 977 $56 48

Thu Apr 4 #17 $59.0K +8.2% −30.2% $54.2M 977 $60 49

Fri Apr 5 #20 $85.1K +44.2% −11.0% $54.3M 432 $197 50

Sat Apr 6 #22 $109.3K +28.5% +38.9% $54.4M 432 $253 51

Sun Apr 7 #21 $67.4K −38.3% +10.8% $54.4M 432 $156 52

Mon Apr 8 — $14.0K −79.3% −81.8% $54.5M 432 $32 53

Tue Apr 9 — $18.6K +33.0% −69.6% $54.5M 432 $43 54

Wed Apr 10 — $13.5K −27.4% −75.2% $54.5M 432 $31 55

Thu Apr 11 — $15.4K +14.1% −73.9% $54.5M 432 $36 56

Fri Apr 12 — $35.8K +132.1% −58.0% $54.5M 276 $130 57

Sat Apr 13 — $75.6K +111.3% −30.9% $54.6M 276 $274 58

Sun Apr 14 — $46.8K −38.0% −30.5% $54.7M 276 $170 59

Mon Apr 15 — $10.1K −78.5% −27.8% $54.7M 276 $37 60

Tue Apr 16 — $12.4K +23.2% −33.2% $54.7M 276 $45 61

Wed Apr 17 — $11.3K −9.4% −16.7% $54.7M 276 $41 62

Thu Apr 18 — $11.1K −1.2% −27.8% $54.7M 276 $40 63

Fri Apr 19 — $33.8K +204.2% −5.4% $54.7M 240 $141 64

Sat Apr 20 — $67.8K +100.3% −10.3% $54.8M 240 $282 65

Sun Apr 21 — $42.8K −36.8% −8.6% $54.8M 240 $178 66

Mon Apr 22 — $8.1K −81.1% −20.0% $54.9M 240 $34 67

Tue Apr 23 — $10.0K +24.0% −19.4% $54.9M 240 $42 68

Wed Apr 24 — $12.9K +29.0% +14.8% $54.9M 240 $54 69

Thu Apr 25 — $8.2K −36.7% −26.5% $54.9M 240 $34 70

Fri Apr 26 — $44.3K +442.4% +31.0% $54.9M 283 $157 71

Sat Apr 27 — $80.1K +80.8% +18.3% $55.0M 283 $283 72

Sun Apr 28 — $37.3K −53.4% −12.8% $55.1M 283 $132 73

Mon Apr 29 — $7.9K −78.8% −2.1% $55.1M 283 $28 74

Tue Apr 30 — $9.5K +19.9% −5.3% $55.1M 283 $33 75

Wed May 1 — $9.4K −0.3% −26.9% $55.1M 283 $33 76

Thu May 2 — $9.6K +1.7% +17.6% $55.1M 283 $34 77

Fri May 3 — $35.6K +270.5% −19.7% $55.1M 257 $138 78

Sat May 4 — $54.9K +54.2% −31.5% $55.2M 257 $214 79

Sun May 5 — $33.1K −39.6% −11.2% $55.2M 257 $129 80

Mon May 6 — $6.9K −79.2% −12.9% $55.2M 257 $27 81

Tue May 7 — $7.8K +13.4% −17.6% $55.2M 257 $30 82

Wed May 8 — $7.7K −1.1% −18.2% $55.2M 257 $30 83

Thu May 9 — $6.4K −17.0% −33.2% $55.2M 257 $25 84

Fri May 10 — $23.6K +267.8% −33.7% $55.3M 254 $93 85

Sat May 11 — $44.3K +87.7% −19.3% $55.3M 254 $174 86

Sun May 12 — $33.6K −24.2% +1.3% $55.3M 254 $132 87

Mon May 13 — $5.4K −84.0% −22.1% $55.3M 254 $21 88

Tue May 14 — $6.9K +28.1% −12.0% $55.4M 254 $27 89

Wed May 15 — $7.2K +4.0% −7.5% $55.4M 254 $28 90

Thu May 16 — $7.7K +8.3% +20.7% $55.4M 254 $30 91

Fri May 17 — $48.6K +528.1% +106.1% $55.4M 693 $70 92

Sat May 18 — $102.7K +111.1% +131.7% $55.5M 693 $148 93

Sun May 19 — $93.3K −9.1% +177.8% $55.6M 693 $135 94

Mon May 20 — $25.8K −72.3% +381.0% $55.6M 693 $37 95

Tue May 21 — $22.4K −13.2% +225.9% $55.7M 693 $32 96

Wed May 22 — $20.9K −6.6% +192.6% $55.7M 693 $30 97

Thu May 23 — $21.8K +4.3% +181.9% $55.7M 693 $32 98

Fri May 24 — $56.5K +159.0% +16.3% $55.8M 346 $163 99

Sat May 25 — $104.5K +84.8% +1.8% $55.9M 346 $302 100

Sun May 26 — $93.4K −10.6% +0.1% $56.0M 346 $270 101

Mon May 27 — $81.6K −12.6% +216.5% $56.0M 346 $236 102

Tue May 28 — $28.8K −64.8% +28.4% $56.1M 346 $83 103

Wed May 29 — $27.6K −4.0% +31.9% $56.1M 346 $80 104

Thu May 30 — $31.4K +13.6% +43.6% $56.1M 346 $91 105

Fri May 31 — $49.1K +56.6% −13.2% $56.2M 268 $183 106

Sat Jun 1 — $84.5K +72.0% −19.2% $56.3M 268 $315 107

Sun Jun 2 — $61.8K −26.9% −33.9% $56.3M 268 $230 108

Mon Jun 3 — $23.9K −61.3% −70.7% $56.3M 268 $89 109

Tue Jun 4 — $28.9K +20.8% +0.5% $56.4M 268 $108 110

Wed Jun 5 — $28.2K −2.3% +2.3% $56.4M 268 $105 111

Thu Jun 6 — $37.7K +33.8% +20.4% $56.4M 268 $141 112

Fri Jun 7 — $32.5K −13.9% −33.8% $56.5M 182 $179 113

Sat Jun 8 — $39.1K +20.4% −53.7% $56.5M 182 $215 114

Sun Jun 9 — $35.5K −9.3% −42.5% $56.5M 182 $195 115

Mon Jun 10 — $18.5K −47.9% −22.6% $56.6M 182 $102 116

Tue Jun 11 — $21.6K +16.4% −25.4% $56.6M 182 $118 117

Wed Jun 12 — $19.5K −9.7% −31.0% $56.6M 182 $107 118

Thu Jun 13 — $21.5K +10.3% −43.2% $56.6M 182 $118 119

Fri Jun 14 — $17.4K −18.9% −46.5% $56.6M 151 $115 120

Sat Jun 15 — $23.0K +32.0% −41.3% $56.7M 151 $152 121

Sun Jun 16 — $20.9K −8.9% −41.0% $56.7M 151 $139 122

Mon Jun 17 — $10.3K −50.8% −44.4% $56.7M 151 $68 123

Tue Jun 18 — $15.6K +51.5% −27.6% $56.7M 151 $103 124

Wed Jun 19 — $12.5K −20.1% −35.9% $56.7M 151 $83 125

Thu Jun 20 — $11.8K −5.1% −44.9% $56.7M 151 $78 126

Fri Jun 21 — $12.4K +4.8% −28.8% $56.8M 138 $90 127

Sat Jun 22 — $16.5K +33.3% −28.1% $56.8M 138 $120 128

Sun Jun 23 — $14.5K −12.4% −30.9% $56.8M 138 $105 129

Mon Jun 24 — $8.4K −42.2% −18.8% $56.8M 138 $61 130

Tue Jun 25 — $11.4K +36.4% −26.9% $56.8M 138 $83 131

Wed Jun 26 — $8.9K −21.7% −28.4% $56.8M 138 $65 132

Fri Jun 28 — $9.4K — −23.8% $56.8M 101 $93 134

Sat Jun 29 — $11.5K +21.4% −30.7% $56.8M 101 $113 135

Sun Jun 30 — $9.5K −16.8% −34.1% $56.9M 101 $94 136

Mon Jul 1 — $5.7K −40.0% −31.6% $56.9M 101 $57 137

Tue Jul 2 — $8.1K +40.9% −29.3% $56.9M 101 $80 138

Mon Jul 15 — $10.7K — $57.0M 55 $195 151

Tue Jul 16 — $14.8K +38.2% $57.0M 55 $270 152

Wed Jul 17 — $13.2K −11.0% $57.0M 55 $240 153

Thu Jul 18 — $14.0K +5.8% $57.0M 55 $254 154

Mon Jul 22 — $194 — −98.2% $57.0M 7 $28 158

Tue Jul 23 — $246 +26.8% −98.3% $57.0M 7 $35 159

Wed Jul 24 — $391 +58.9% −97.0% $57.0M 7 $56 160

Thu Jul 25 — $299 −23.5% −97.9% $57.0M 7 $43 161

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

Cumulative total$54.9M

Feb 15Mar 4Mar 22Apr 8Apr 25

Weekend grossWk 10 · $144.4K

$15.9M

$10.7M

$6.6M

$3.2M

$2.3M

$477.5K

$235.1K

$261.8K

$158.2K

$144.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,353 → 240 −92.8%

3,288 open240 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −8.7%

−32.8%

W1→2

−38.0%

W2→3

−51.4%

W3→4

−27.3%

W4→5

−79.6%

W5→6

−50.8%

W6→7

+11.3%

W7→8

−39.6%

W8→9

−8.7%

W9→10

Steepest −79.6%Biggest gain +11.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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