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2013 • PG • 1h 31m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • Relativity Media

The greatest turkey movie of all time.

🍅 20% 45%

38

2.73

5.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$15.80M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$55.80M

Final

Worldwide total

$110.40M

$54.60M international

Domestic legs3.5x

Budget$55M

2013 rank#63

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Cast & crew

Full Hayward filmography

Jimmy Hayward

Jimmy Hayward Director

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson Starring

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson Starring

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler Starring

George Takei

George Takei Starring

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney Starring

ScreenplayScott Mosier, Jimmy Hayward Produced byScott Mosier MusicDominic Lewis StudioRelativity Media

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 1-3 4 $15.8M — 3,736 $4,231 $15.8M

2 Nov 8-10 3 $11.1M −29.7% 3,736 $2,974 $30.1M

3 Nov 15-17 4 $8.1M −27.1% 3,510 $2,309 $42.0M

4 Nov 22-24 5 $5.4M −33.8% 3,071 $1,746 $48.7M

5 Nov 29-Dec 1 14 $1.8M −65.8% 2,287 $802 $53.3M

6 Dec 6-8 20 $342.4K −81.3% 1,202 $285 $53.8M

7 Dec 13-15 27 $101.6K −70.3% 283 $359 $54.0M

9 Dec 27-29 $214.0K — 243 $881 $54.4M

10 Jan 3-5 28 $210.2K −1.8% 253 $831 $54.9M

11 Jan 10-12 29 $157.6K −25.0% 232 $679 $55.1M

12 Jan 17-19 34 $119.0K −24.5% 199 $598 $55.3M

13 Jan 24-26 35 $94.5K −20.6% 171 $552 $55.4M

14 Jan 31-Feb 2 44 $60.0K −36.5% 135 $444 $55.5M

15 Feb 7-9 46 $34.4K −42.6% 109 $316 $55.6M

16 Feb 14-16 49 $33.4K −3.0% 75 $445 $55.6M

17 Feb 21-23 52 $26.0K −22.3% 56 $464 $55.7M

18 Feb 28-Mar 2 57 $25.6K −1.5% 48 $533 $55.7M

19 Mar 7-9 52 $33.5K +31.0% 74 $453 $55.7M

20 Mar 14-16 72 $8.3K −75.1% 32 $261 $55.7M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Nov 1 #4 $3.9M — $3.9M 3,736 $1,056 1

Sat Nov 2 #3 $7.2M +83.8% $11.2M 3,736 $1,940 2

Sun Nov 3 #3 $4.6M −36.4% $15.8M 3,736 $1,234 3

Mon Nov 4 #5 $700.1K −84.8% $16.5M 3,736 $187 4

Tue Nov 5 #4 $1.2M +75.7% $17.7M 3,736 $329 5

Wed Nov 6 #6 $560.1K −54.5% $18.3M 3,736 $150 6

Thu Nov 7 #5 $721.1K +28.7% $19.0M 3,736 $193 7

Fri Nov 8 #5 $2.6M +255.4% −35.0% $21.6M 3,736 $686 8

Sat Nov 9 #2 $5.0M +96.2% −30.7% $26.6M 3,736 $1,346 9

Sun Nov 10 #2 $3.5M −29.9% −23.6% $30.1M 3,736 $943 10

Mon Nov 11 #2 $2.6M −26.6% +269.5% $32.7M 3,736 $692 11

Tue Nov 12 #8 $453.1K −82.5% −63.2% $33.2M 3,736 $121 12

Wed Nov 13 #9 $351.0K −22.5% −37.3% $33.5M 3,736 $94 13

Thu Nov 14 #8 $399.1K +13.7% −44.7% $33.9M 3,736 $107 14

Fri Nov 15 #5 $1.8M +345.2% −30.7% $35.7M 3,510 $506 15

Sat Nov 16 #3 $3.9M +120.9% −21.9% $39.6M 3,510 $1,118 16

Sun Nov 17 #3 $2.4M −38.7% −31.7% $42.0M 3,510 $685 17

Mon Nov 18 #9 $292.9K −87.8% −88.7% $42.3M 3,510 $83 18

Tue Nov 19 #9 $372.4K +27.1% −17.8% $42.7M 3,510 $106 19

Wed Nov 20 #9 $305.6K −18.0% −12.9% $43.0M 3,510 $87 20

Thu Nov 21 #7 $298.6K −2.3% −25.2% $43.3M 3,510 $85 21

Fri Nov 22 #6 $1.1M +267.5% −38.2% $44.4M 3,071 $357 22

Sat Nov 23 #5 $2.6M +134.5% −34.5% $47.0M 3,071 $838 23

Sun Nov 24 #5 $1.7M −34.2% −29.6% $48.7M 3,071 $551 24

Mon Nov 25 #5 $695.9K −58.9% +137.6% $49.4M 3,071 $227 25

Tue Nov 26 #5 $925.9K +33.1% +148.6% $50.3M 3,071 $302 26

Wed Nov 27 #7 $778.7K −15.9% +154.8% $51.1M 2,287 $340 27

Thu Nov 28 #14 $374.1K −52.0% +25.3% $51.4M 2,287 $164 28

Fri Nov 29 #14 $840.9K +124.8% −23.4% $52.3M 2,287 $368 29

Sat Nov 30 #15 $640.5K −23.8% −75.1% $52.9M 2,287 $280 30

Sun Dec 1 #14 $353.8K −44.8% −79.1% $53.3M 2,287 $155 31

Mon Dec 2 #16 $63.7K −82.0% −90.8% $53.3M 2,287 $28 32

Tue Dec 3 — $44.7K −29.8% −95.2% $53.4M 2,287 $20 33

Wed Dec 4 — $35.6K −20.4% −95.4% $53.4M 2,287 $16 34

Thu Dec 5 — $36.1K +1.4% −90.4% $53.4M 2,287 $16 35

Fri Dec 6 — $60.8K +68.6% −92.8% $53.5M 1,202 $51 36

Sat Dec 7 — $164.4K +170.4% −74.3% $53.7M 1,202 $137 37

Sun Dec 8 — $117.2K −28.8% −66.9% $53.8M 1,202 $97 38

Mon Dec 9 — $26.0K −77.8% −59.2% $53.8M 1,202 $22 39

Tue Dec 10 — $28.1K +7.9% −37.2% $53.8M 1,202 $23 40

Wed Dec 11 — $19.8K −29.5% −44.4% $53.9M 1,202 $16 41

Thu Dec 12 — $17.8K −9.8% −50.5% $53.9M 1,202 $15 42

Fri Dec 13 — $20.6K +15.6% −66.1% $53.9M 283 $73 43

Sat Dec 14 — $50.0K +142.3% −69.6% $54.0M 283 $177 44

Sun Dec 15 — $30.9K −38.1% −73.6% $54.0M 283 $109 45

Mon Dec 16 — $5.5K −82.1% −78.7% $54.0M 283 $20 46

Tue Dec 17 — $16.3K +194.4% −42.0% $54.0M 283 $58 47

Wed Dec 18 — $7.4K −54.5% −62.6% $54.0M 283 $26 48

Thu Dec 19 — $10.0K +35.6% −43.8% $54.0M 283 $35 49

Fri Jan 3 — $75.4K — $54.8M 253 $298 64

Sat Jan 4 — $84.7K +12.2% $54.8M 253 $335 65

Sun Jan 5 — $50.1K −40.9% $54.9M 253 $198 66

Mon Jan 6 — $22.2K −55.7% $54.9M 253 $88 67

Tue Jan 7 — $19.4K −12.5% $54.9M 253 $77 68

Wed Jan 8 — $15.1K −22.4% $55.0M 253 $60 69

Thu Jan 9 — $13.6K −9.4% $55.0M 253 $54 70

Fri Jan 10 — $30.1K +120.8% −60.1% $55.0M 232 $130 71

Sat Jan 11 — $78.5K +160.6% −7.2% $55.1M 232 $339 72

Sun Jan 12 — $48.9K −37.7% −2.2% $55.1M 232 $211 73

Mon Jan 13 — $8.3K −83.0% −62.5% $55.1M 232 $36 74

Tue Jan 14 — $9.1K +9.2% −53.3% $55.1M 232 $39 75

Wed Jan 15 — $7.8K −14.2% −48.3% $55.1M 232 $34 76

Thu Jan 16 — $8.2K +5.3% −40.0% $55.2M 232 $35 77

Fri Jan 17 — $23.3K +184.7% −22.6% $55.2M 199 $117 78

Sat Jan 18 — $56.7K +143.2% −27.8% $55.2M 199 $285 79

Sun Jan 19 — $38.9K −31.5% −20.5% $55.3M 199 $195 80

Mon Jan 20 — $47.5K +22.0% +470.9% $55.3M 199 $239 81

Tue Jan 21 — $7.4K −84.5% −18.7% $55.3M 199 $37 82

Wed Jan 22 — $6.1K −17.3% −21.6% $55.3M 199 $31 83

Thu Jan 23 — $5.3K −13.2% −35.4% $55.3M 199 $27 84

Fri Jan 24 — $18.5K +249.1% −20.8% $55.4M 171 $108 85

Sat Jan 25 — $44.8K +142.2% −21.1% $55.4M 171 $262 86

Sun Jan 26 — $31.2K −30.4% −19.8% $55.4M 171 $182 87

Mon Jan 27 — $5.3K −83.0% −88.8% $55.4M 171 $31 88

Tue Jan 28 — $6.9K +30.9% −6.0% $55.4M 171 $41 89

Wed Jan 29 — $5.9K −14.6% −2.9% $55.5M 171 $35 90

Thu Jan 30 — $6.5K +9.1% +22.1% $55.5M 171 $38 91

Fri Jan 31 — $14.0K +117.3% −24.0% $55.5M 135 $104 92

Sat Feb 1 — $31.9K +127.3% −28.7% $55.5M 135 $236 93

Sun Feb 2 — $14.0K −56.1% −55.1% $55.5M 135 $104 94

Mon Feb 3 — $3.0K −78.5% −43.2% $55.5M 135 $22 95

Tue Feb 4 — $2.9K −3.1% −58.0% $55.5M 135 $22 96

Wed Feb 5 — $3.5K +19.2% −41.3% $55.5M 135 $26 97

Thu Feb 6 — $3.6K +2.9% −44.6% $55.5M 135 $27 98

Fri Feb 7 — $5.9K +64.0% −58.2% $55.5M 109 $54 99

Sat Feb 8 — $17.7K +201.1% −44.6% $55.6M 109 $162 100

Sun Feb 9 — $10.9K −38.4% −22.2% $55.6M 109 $100 101

Mon Feb 10 — $2.2K −79.6% −26.2% $55.6M 109 $20 102

Tue Feb 11 — $1.7K −21.8% −40.4% $55.6M 109 $16 103

Wed Feb 12 — $1.8K +1.6% −49.3% $55.6M 109 $16 104

Thu Feb 13 — $2.1K +21.5% −40.1% $55.6M 109 $20 105

Fri Feb 14 — $7.9K +267.8% +34.3% $55.6M 75 $105 106

Sat Feb 15 — $14.3K +81.3% −19.1% $55.6M 75 $191 107

Sun Feb 16 — $11.2K −21.4% +3.1% $55.6M 75 $150 108

Mon Feb 17 — $9.4K −16.0% +324.9% $55.6M 75 $126 109

Tue Feb 18 — $2.4K −74.2% +40.0% $55.6M 75 $32 110

Wed Feb 19 — $2.3K −6.2% +29.3% $55.6M 75 $30 111

Thu Feb 20 — $2.9K +29.2% +37.4% $55.6M 75 $39 112

Fri Feb 21 — $5.4K +84.7% −31.0% $55.6M 56 $97 113

Sat Feb 22 — $12.6K +131.7% −11.8% $55.6M 56 $225 114

Sun Feb 23 — $7.9K −37.2% −29.5% $55.7M 56 $141 115

Mon Feb 24 — $1.3K −83.5% −86.2% $55.7M 56 $23 116

Tue Feb 25 — $1.2K −4.6% −48.7% $55.7M 56 $22 117

Wed Feb 26 — $1.2K −4.0% −47.5% $55.7M 56 $21 118

Thu Feb 27 — $1.4K +13.0% −54.1% $55.7M 56 $24 119

Fri Feb 28 — $4.0K +195.6% −26.6% $55.7M 48 $83 120

Sat Mar 1 — $13.0K +225.7% +3.1% $55.7M 48 $271 121

Sun Mar 2 — $8.6K −34.1% +8.3% $55.7M 48 $179 122

Mon Mar 3 — $2.4K −71.9% +84.3% $55.7M 48 $50 123

Tue Mar 4 — $2.9K +19.8% +131.4% $55.7M 48 $60 124

Wed Mar 5 — $2.3K −21.2% +90.1% $55.7M 48 $47 125

Thu Mar 6 — $2.3K +2.6% +72.7% $55.7M 48 $49 126

Fri Mar 7 — $4.3K +83.9% +7.5% $55.7M 74 $58 127

Sat Mar 8 — $17.1K +299.5% +31.8% $55.7M 74 $232 128

Sun Mar 9 — $12.1K −29.5% +40.9% $55.7M 74 $163 129

Mon Mar 10 — $2.9K −76.1% +20.0% $55.7M 74 $39 130

Tue Mar 11 — $3.8K +32.7% +32.9% $55.7M 74 $52 131

Wed Mar 12 — $3.2K −17.8% +38.6% $55.7M 74 $43 132

Thu Mar 13 — $3.6K +13.7% +53.6% $55.7M 74 $48 133

Fri Mar 14 — $2.3K −34.5% −45.3% $55.7M 32 $73 134

Sat Mar 15 — $3.5K +49.9% −79.5% $55.7M 32 $110 135

Sun Mar 16 — $2.5K −29.7% −79.5% $55.7M 32 $77 136

Mon Mar 17 — $693 −72.0% −76.0% $55.7M 32 $22 137

Tue Mar 18 — $839 +21.1% −78.1% $55.7M 32 $26 138

Wed Mar 19 — $592 −29.4% −81.2% $55.7M 32 $18 139

Thu Mar 20 — $632 +6.8% −82.4% $55.8M 32 $20 140

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

Cumulative total$55.0M

Nov 1Nov 15Nov 29Dec 12Jan 9

Weekend grossWk 10 · $210.2K

$15.8M

$11.1M

$8.1M

$5.4M

$1.8M

$342.4K

$101.6K

$214.0K

$210.2K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,736 → 253 −93.2%

3,736 open253 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −1.8%

−29.7%

W1→2

−27.1%

W2→3

−33.8%

W3→4

−65.8%

W4→5

−81.3%

W5→6

−70.3%

W6→7

−1.8%

W9→10

Steepest −81.3%Best hold −1.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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