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Good Night, and Good LuckFollow

2005 • PG • 1h 32m • Drama, History • Warner Independent Pictures

We will not walk in fear of one another.

🍅 93% 83% MC 80 LB 3.70 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$421K
Limited · 11 theaters
Domestic total
$31.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$56.60M
$25.10M international
Domestic legs10.3x from $3.1M first wide weekend
Budget$7.0M
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Cast & crew

Full Clooney filmography
George Clooney George Clooney Director David Strathairn David Strathairn Starring Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. Starring Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson Starring Frank Langella Frank Langella Starring Jeff Daniels Jeff Daniels Starring
ScreenplayGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov Produced byGrant Heslov CinematographyRobert Elswit StudioWarner Independent Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 7-9 21 $421.4K — 11 $38,313 $421.4K
2 Oct 14-16 16 $1.2M +195.3% 68 $18,305 $1.9M
3 Oct 21-23 12 $2.3M +81.5% 225 $10,041 $4.5M
4 Oct 28-30 12 $2.0M −11.3% 272 $7,366 $7.2M
5 Nov 4-6 7 $3.1M +53.0% 657 $4,667 $11.0M
6 Nov 11-13 11 $2.5M −18.4% 668 $3,745 $14.5M
7 Nov 18-20 11 $1.7M −33.3% 803 $2,078 $16.9M
8 Nov 25-27 15 $1.9M +12.8% 617 $3,050 $19.6M
9 Dec 2-4 14 $1.1M −44.0% 631 $1,670 $21.0M
10 Dec 9-11 16 $538.1K −48.9% 512 $1,051 $21.9M
11 Dec 16-18 17 $341.9K −36.5% 322 $1,062 $22.4M
12 Dec 23-25 21 $195.0K −43.0% 154 $1,266 $22.8M
13 Dec 30-Jan 1 23 $362.0K +85.6% 143 $2,531 $23.6M
14 Jan 6-8 25 $315.8K −12.8% 157 $2,011 $24.1M
15 Jan 13-15 28 $287.7K −8.9% 144 $1,998 $24.5M
16 Jan 20-22 31 $215.0K −25.3% 118 $1,822 $24.9M
17 Jan 27-29 37 $181.3K −15.7% 105 $1,727 $25.1M
18 Feb 3-5 18 $1.5M +739.6% 929 $1,639 $26.8M
19 Feb 10-12 19 $872.0K −42.7% 685 $1,273 $28.2M
20 Feb 17-19 20 $739.4K −15.2% 315 $2,347 $29.3M
21 Feb 24-26 23 $652.0K −11.8% 272 $2,397 $30.3M
22 Mar 3-5 23 $599.1K −8.1% 285 $2,102 $31.2M
23 Mar 10-12 37 $172.3K −71.2% 132 $1,306 $31.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$21.3M
Oct 10Nov 4Nov 8Nov 16Dec 7
Weekend grossWk 10 · $538.1K
$421.4K
$1.2M
$2.3M
$2.0M
$3.1M
$2.5M
$1.7M
$1.9M
$1.1M
$538.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 803 → 631 −21.4%
11 open631 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −48.9%
+195.3%
W1→2
+81.5%
W2→3
−11.3%
W3→4
+53.0%
W4→5
−18.4%
W5→6
−33.3%
W6→7
+12.8%
W7→8
−44.0%
W8→9
−48.9%
W9→10
Steepest −48.9%Biggest gain +195.3%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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