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2014 • PG-13 • 2h 18m • Biography, Drama, Music • Universal Pictures

The Funk Don't Quit

🍅 80% 68% MC 71 LB 3.36 IMDb 6.9

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$13.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$30.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$33.30M
$2.80M international
Domestic legs2.3x
Budget$30M
2014 rank#92
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Cast & crew

Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman Starring Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Starring Viola Davis Viola Davis Starring Lennie James Lennie James Starring Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer Starring
ScreenplayJez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Steven Baigelman Produced byMick Jagger, Tate Taylor, Brian Grazer, Erica Huggins CinematographyStephen Goldblatt MusicThomas Newman Prod. DesignMark Ricker StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 1-3 3 $13.6M — 2,468 $5,505 $13.6M
2 Aug 8-10 8 $5.2M −61.8% 2,469 $2,104 $23.1M
3 Aug 15-17 13 $1.9M −62.5% 1,101 $1,770 $27.0M
4 Aug 22-24 15 $932.6K −52.2% 579 $1,611 $28.7M
5 Aug 29-31 26 $585.7K −37.2% 371 $1,579 $29.6M
6 Sep 5-7 27 $330.9K −43.5% 354 $935 $30.3M
7 Sep 12-14 53 $40.1K −87.9% 253 $159 $30.5M
Weekend grossWk 7 · $40.1K
$13.6M
$5.2M
$1.9M
$932.6K
$585.7K
$330.9K
$40.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 7 · −87.9%
−61.8%
W1→2
−62.5%
W2→3
−52.2%
W3→4
−37.2%
W4→5
−43.5%
W5→6
−87.9%
W6→7
Steepest −87.9%Best hold −37.2%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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