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Name: Formula 51
Director: Ronny Yu
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2002
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Rhys Ifans

2002 • R • 1h 33m • Action, Comedy, Crime • Screen Media Films

Nice wheels. Dirty deals. And one mean mother in a kilt.

🍅 26% 59%

2.95

6.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$2.80M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$5.20M

Final

Worldwide total

$12.90M

$7.70M international

Domestic legs1.8x

Budget$27M

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Cast & crew

Samuel L. Jackson Starring

Robert Carlyle Starring

Emily Mortimer Starring

Rhys Ifans Starring

Sean Pertwee Starring

ScreenplayStel Pavlou Produced byJonathan Debin, Malcolm Kohll, Seaton McLean, Stel Pavlou CinematographyPoon Hang-Sang Prod. DesignAlan MacDonald StudioScreen Media Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 18-20 12 $2.8M — 1,857 $1,517 $2.8M

2 Oct 25-27 19 $964.0K −65.8% 1,857 $519 $4.7M

3 Nov 1-3 40 $101.1K −89.5% 196 $516 $5.1M

4 Nov 8-10 61 $25.6K −74.6% 47 $545 $5.2M

Cumulative total$6

Oct 18Oct 19Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23

Weekend grossWk 4 · $25.6K

$2.8M

$964.0K

$101.1K

$25.6K

W1W2W3W4

Theater countPeak 634 → 115 −81.9%

496 open115 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −74.6%

−65.8%

W1→2

−89.5%

W2→3

−74.6%

W3→4

Steepest −89.5%Best hold −65.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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