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2010 • PG-13 • 1h 41m • Horror, Mystery, Thriller • FilmDistrict

It's not the house that's haunted.

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3.26

6.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$13.30M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$54.00M

Final

Worldwide total

$99.90M

$45.90M international

Domestic legs4.1x

Budget$1.5M

2011 rank#61

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Cast & crew

Full Wan filmography

James Wan

James Wan Director

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson Starring

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne Starring

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye Starring

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey Starring

Written byLeigh Whannell Produced byJason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli CinematographyJohn R. Leonetti, David M. Brewer Music byJoseph Bishara StudioFilmDistrict SeriesInsidious

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Apr 1-3 3 $13.3M — 2,408 $5,511 $13.3M

2 Apr 8-10 5 $9.4M −29.4% 2,419 $3,874 $26.7M

3 Apr 15-17 7 $6.7M −28.0% 2,233 $3,020 $35.9M

4 Apr 22-24 9 $5.2M −22.8% 2,130 $2,445 $44.0M

5 Apr 29-May 1 8 $2.7M −48.4% 1,584 $1,698 $48.3M

6 May 6-8 11 $1.3M −50.2% 1,001 $1,338 $50.3M

7 May 13-15 12 $958.3K −28.4% 762 $1,258 $51.7M

8 May 20-22 16 $474.2K −50.5% 501 $947 $52.4M

9 May 27-29 27 $163.2K −65.6% 186 $877 $52.7M

10 Jun 3-5 21 $180.4K +10.6% 160 $1,128 $53.0M

11 Jun 10-12 23 $136.7K −24.2% 134 $1,020 $53.2M

12 Jun 17-19 30 $90.2K −34.0% 98 $921 $53.4M

13 Jun 24-26 33 $72.6K −19.6% 74 $981 $53.5M

14 Jul 1-3 40 $46.3K −36.2% 70 $661 $53.6M

15 Jul 8-10 36 $78.7K +70.0% 81 $972 $53.7M

16 Jul 15-17 44 $50.6K −35.6% 66 $767 $53.8M

17 Jul 22-24 50 $38.0K −25.0% 59 $644 $53.9M

18 Jul 29-31 60 $20.2K −46.9% 41 $492 $53.9M

19 Aug 5-7 73 $11.8K −41.3% 26 $455 $54.0M

20 Aug 12-14 82 $5.3K −55.6% 13 $404 $54.0M

21 Aug 19-21 91 $4.1K −22.7% 9 $451 $54.0M

22 Aug 26-28 81 $5.7K +40.1% 7 $813 $54.0M

23 Sep 2-4 73 $15.8K +176.9% 4 $3,941 $54.0M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Apr 1 #3 $4.8M — $4.8M 2,408 $1,984 1

Sat Apr 2 #3 $5.4M +13.7% $10.2M 2,408 $2,256 2

Sun Apr 3 #3 $3.1M −43.7% $13.3M 2,408 $1,271 3

Mon Apr 4 #3 $1.0M −66.0% $14.3M 2,408 $432 4

Tue Apr 5 #3 $1.2M +12.1% $15.5M 2,408 $484 5

Wed Apr 6 #3 $917.9K −21.3% $16.4M 2,408 $381 6

Thu Apr 7 #3 $960.8K +4.7% $17.4M 2,408 $399 7

Fri Apr 8 #6 $3.3M +240.7% −31.5% $20.6M 2,419 $1,353 8

Sat Apr 9 #5 $4.1M +25.1% −24.6% $24.7M 2,419 $1,693 9

Sun Apr 10 #6 $2.0M −51.1% −34.6% $26.7M 2,419 $828 10

Mon Apr 11 #5 $607.6K −69.7% −41.6% $27.3M 2,419 $251 11

Tue Apr 12 #6 $685.9K +12.9% −41.2% $28.0M 2,419 $284 12

Wed Apr 13 #6 $543.3K −20.8% −40.8% $28.6M 2,419 $225 13

Thu Apr 14 #6 $561.1K +3.3% −41.6% $29.1M 2,419 $232 14

Fri Apr 15 #4 $2.3M +311.8% −29.4% $31.4M 2,233 $1,035 15

Sat Apr 16 #7 $2.9M +27.3% −28.2% $34.4M 2,233 $1,317 16

Sun Apr 17 #8 $1.5M −49.2% −25.4% $35.9M 2,233 $669 17

Mon Apr 18 #7 $613.8K −58.9% +1.0% $36.5M 2,233 $275 18

Tue Apr 19 #7 $709.1K +15.5% +3.4% $37.2M 2,233 $318 19

Wed Apr 20 #8 $632.6K −10.8% +16.4% $37.8M 2,233 $283 20

Thu Apr 21 #5 $967.4K +52.9% +72.4% $38.8M 2,233 $433 21

Fri Apr 22 #8 $2.1M +117.4% −9.0% $40.9M 2,130 $988 22

Sat Apr 23 #8 $2.1M −1.4% −29.5% $43.0M 2,130 $973 23

Sun Apr 24 #9 $1.0M −50.3% −31.0% $44.0M 2,130 $484 24

Mon Apr 25 #9 $540.8K −47.5% −11.9% $44.5M 2,130 $254 25

Tue Apr 26 #10 $404.6K −25.2% −42.9% $44.9M 2,130 $190 26

Wed Apr 27 #10 $338.7K −16.3% −46.5% $45.3M 2,130 $159 27

Thu Apr 28 #10 $334.7K −1.2% −65.4% $45.6M 2,130 $157 28

Fri Apr 29 #8 $1.0M +202.1% −51.9% $46.6M 1,584 $638 29

Sat Apr 30 #9 $1.1M +11.6% −45.6% $47.8M 1,584 $712 30

Sun May 1 #12 $550.3K −51.2% −46.6% $48.3M 1,584 $347 31

Mon May 2 #10 $170.7K −69.0% −68.4% $48.5M 1,584 $108 32

Tue May 3 #12 $187.3K +9.7% −53.7% $48.7M 1,584 $118 33

Wed May 4 #11 $161.2K −13.9% −52.4% $48.8M 1,584 $102 34

Thu May 5 #10 $151.1K −6.2% −54.8% $49.0M 1,584 $95 35

Fri May 6 #10 $481.5K +218.6% −52.4% $49.5M 1,001 $481 36

Sat May 7 #11 $572.1K +18.8% −49.3% $50.0M 1,001 $572 37

Sun May 8 #13 $285.3K −50.1% −48.2% $50.3M 1,001 $285 38

Mon May 9 #10 $102.2K −64.2% −40.1% $50.4M 1,001 $102 39

Tue May 10 #14 $99.7K −2.5% −46.8% $50.5M 1,001 $100 40

Wed May 11 - $92.7K −6.9% −42.5% $50.6M 1,001 $93 41

Thu May 12 - $102.3K +10.3% −32.3% $50.7M 1,001 $102 42

Fri May 13 #11 $333.9K +226.5% −30.7% $51.0M 762 $438 43

Sat May 14 #12 $426.5K +27.7% −25.4% $51.5M 762 $560 44

Sun May 15 #14 $197.9K −53.6% −30.6% $51.7M 762 $260 45

Mon May 16 - $73.5K −62.9% −28.1% $51.7M 762 $96 46

Tue May 17 - $77.0K +4.9% −22.7% $51.8M 762 $101 47

Wed May 18 - $66.3K −13.9% −28.5% $51.9M 762 $87 48

Thu May 19 - $67.2K +1.4% −34.2% $52.0M 762 $88 49

Fri May 20 #13 $160.9K +139.2% −51.8% $52.1M 501 $321 50

Sat May 21 - $205.4K +27.7% −51.9% $52.3M 501 $410 51

Sun May 22 - $108.0K −47.4% −45.4% $52.4M 501 $216 52

Mon May 23 - $47.8K −55.7% −34.9% $52.5M 501 $95 53

Tue May 24 - $40.4K −15.5% −47.6% $52.5M 501 $81 54

Wed May 25 - $35.3K −12.6% −46.8% $52.6M 501 $70 55

Thu May 26 - $15.1K −57.2% −77.5% $52.6M 501 $30 56

Fri May 27 - $47.0K +211.2% −70.8% $52.6M 186 $253 57

Sat May 28 - $60.4K +28.4% −70.6% $52.7M 186 $325 58

Sun May 29 - $55.8K −7.7% −48.4% $52.7M 186 $300 59

Mon May 30 #31 $33.4K −40.2% −30.2% $52.8M 186 $179 60

Tue May 31 - $16.1K −51.8% −60.1% $52.8M 186 $87 61

Wed Jun 1 - $16.8K +4.5% −52.3% $52.8M 186 $90 62

Thu Jun 2 - $29.6K +76.1% +96.0% $52.8M 215 $138 63

Fri Jun 3 - $55.1K +86.1% +17.2% $52.9M 160 $345 64

Sat Jun 4 - $75.9K +37.6% +25.6% $53.0M 160 $474 65

Sun Jun 5 - $49.5K −34.8% −11.3% $53.0M 160 $309 66

Mon Jun 6 - $22.4K −54.8% −33.0% $53.0M 160 $140 67

Tue Jun 7 - $20.5K −8.2% +27.4% $53.1M 160 $128 68

Wed Jun 8 - $25.5K +24.1% +51.4% $53.1M 160 $159 69

Thu Jun 9 - $20.0K −21.3% −32.3% $53.1M 160 $125 70

Fri Jun 10 - $44.3K +121.2% −19.6% $53.1M 134 $331 71

Sat Jun 11 - $58.3K +31.5% −23.1% $53.2M 134 $435 72

Sun Jun 12 - $34.0K −41.6% −31.2% $53.2M 134 $254 73

Mon Jun 13 - $17.5K −48.6% −21.8% $53.3M 134 $130 74

Tue Jun 14 - $17.1K −2.0% −16.5% $53.3M 134 $128 75

Wed Jun 15 - $21.2K +23.7% −16.8% $53.3M 134 $158 76

Thu Jun 16 - $17.5K −17.4% −12.7% $53.3M 134 $131 77

Fri Jun 17 - $29.0K +65.4% −34.7% $53.3M 98 $296 78

Sat Jun 18 - $35.5K +22.7% −39.1% $53.4M 98 $363 79

Sun Jun 19 - $25.7K −27.6% −24.4% $53.4M 98 $263 80

Mon Jun 20 - $13.7K −46.7% −21.5% $53.4M 98 $140 81

Tue Jun 21 - $13.1K −4.7% −23.6% $53.4M 98 $134 82

Wed Jun 22 - $15.4K +18.0% −27.1% $53.4M 98 $158 83

Thu Jun 23 - $12.2K −21.2% −30.5% $53.5M 98 $124 84

Fri Jun 24 - $22.9K +88.5% −20.8% $53.5M 74 $310 85

Sat Jun 25 - $29.3K +27.9% −17.5% $53.5M 74 $396 86

Sun Jun 26 - $20.3K −30.7% −21.0% $53.5M 74 $275 87

Mon Jun 27 - $11.1K −45.3% −19.1% $53.5M 74 $150 88

Tue Jun 28 - $10.7K −3.6% −18.2% $53.5M 74 $145 89

Wed Jun 29 - $10.2K −5.1% −34.2% $53.6M 74 $137 90

Thu Jun 30 - $7.6K −25.6% −37.8% $53.6M 74 $102 91

Fri Jul 1 - $13.7K +81.7% −40.1% $53.6M 70 $196 92

Sat Jul 2 - $17.8K +29.3% −39.4% $53.6M 70 $254 93

Sun Jul 3 - $14.8K −16.8% −27.2% $53.6M 70 $211 94

Mon Jul 4 #41 $8.0K −45.9% −28.0% $53.6M 70 $114 95

Tue Jul 5 - $8.1K +1.5% −24.2% $53.6M 70 $116 96

Wed Jul 6 - $8.4K +3.1% −17.6% $53.6M 70 $120 97

Thu Jul 7 - $7.0K −16.1% −7.1% $53.6M 70 $100 98

Fri Jul 8 - $22.4K +219.5% +63.4% $53.7M 81 $277 99

Sat Jul 9 - $30.5K +35.7% +71.4% $53.7M 81 $376 100

Sun Jul 10 - $25.8K −15.3% +74.5% $53.7M 81 $319 101

Mon Jul 11 - $14.3K −44.5% +79.1% $53.7M 81 $177 102

Tue Jul 12 - $15.0K +4.4% +84.3% $53.8M 81 $185 103

Wed Jul 13 - $13.5K −9.5% +61.7% $53.8M 81 $167 104

Thu Jul 14 - $13.1K −3.4% +86.2% $53.8M 81 $161 105

Fri Jul 15 - $14.9K +14.0% −33.5% $53.8M 66 $226 106

Sat Jul 16 - $19.8K +32.5% −35.1% $53.8M 66 $299 107

Sun Jul 17 - $16.0K −19.2% −38.1% $53.8M 66 $242 108

Mon Jul 18 - $8.5K −46.7% −40.5% $53.8M 66 $129 109

Tue Jul 19 - $8.5K −0.7% −43.4% $53.8M 66 $128 110

Wed Jul 20 - $7.6K −9.6% −43.5% $53.9M 66 $116 111

Thu Jul 21 - $8.2K +7.5% −37.1% $53.9M 66 $125 112

Fri Jul 22 - $12.0K +45.5% −19.8% $53.9M 59 $203 113

Sat Jul 23 - $14.5K +21.5% −26.4% $53.9M 59 $246 114

Sun Jul 24 - $11.5K −21.0% −28.1% $53.9M 59 $195 115

Mon Jul 25 - $6.0K −48.0% −29.9% $53.9M 59 $101 116

Tue Jul 26 - $6.0K +1.0% −28.7% $53.9M 59 $102 117

Wed Jul 27 - $5.6K −7.6% −27.1% $53.9M 59 $95 118

Thu Jul 28 - $5.6K −0.0% −32.2% $53.9M 59 $94 119

Fri Jul 29 - $6.3K +13.1% −47.3% $53.9M 41 $154 120

Sat Jul 30 - $7.9K +25.4% −45.6% $53.9M 41 $193 121

Sun Jul 31 - $5.9K −24.8% −48.2% $53.9M 41 $145 122

Mon Aug 1 - $3.0K −49.9% −50.1% $53.9M 41 $73 123

Tue Aug 2 - $2.9K −1.9% −51.5% $53.9M 41 $71 124

Wed Aug 3 - $2.8K −5.9% −50.6% $54.0M 41 $67 125

Thu Aug 4 - $2.9K +4.4% −48.4% $54.0M 41 $70 126

Fri Aug 5 - $3.5K +20.8% −44.9% $54.0M 26 $134 127

Sat Aug 6 - $5.0K +43.1% −37.1% $54.0M 26 $191 128

Sun Aug 7 - $3.4K −31.7% −42.9% $54.0M 26 $131 129

Mon Aug 8 - $1.6K −52.9% −46.3% $54.0M 26 $62 130

Tue Aug 9 - $1.5K −3.9% −47.4% $54.0M 26 $59 131

Wed Aug 10 - $1.4K −10.5% −50.0% $54.0M 26 $53 132

Thu Aug 11 - $1.6K +16.1% −44.4% $54.0M 26 $62 133

Fri Aug 12 - $1.4K −11.7% −59.3% $54.0M 26 $54 134

Sat Aug 13 - $2.1K +49.3% −57.6% $54.0M 26 $81 135

Sun Aug 14 - $1.7K −17.8% −49.0% $54.0M 26 $67 136

Mon Aug 15 - $633 −63.5% −60.5% $54.0M 26 $24 137

Tue Aug 16 - $612 −3.3% −60.2% $54.0M 26 $24 138

Wed Aug 17 - $432 −29.4% −68.6% $54.0M 26 $17 139

Thu Aug 18 - $591 +36.8% −63.0% $54.0M 26 $23 140

Fri Aug 19 - $1.1K +81.2% −24.2% $54.0M 9 $119 141

Sat Aug 20 - $2.0K +85.2% −5.9% $54.0M 9 $220 142

Sun Aug 21 - $1.0K −49.1% −41.8% $54.0M 9 $112 143

Mon Aug 22 - $298 −70.5% −52.9% $54.0M 9 $33 144

Tue Aug 23 - $238 −20.1% −61.1% $54.0M 9 $26 145

Wed Aug 24 - $316 +32.8% −26.9% $54.0M 9 $35 146

Thu Aug 25 - $322 +1.9% −45.5% $54.0M 9 $36 147

Fri Aug 26 - $1.7K +431.7% +59.9% $54.0M 7 $245 148

Sat Aug 27 - $3.0K +74.4% +50.6% $54.0M 7 $427 149

Sun Aug 28 - $996 −66.6% −1.3% $54.0M 7 $142 150

Mon Aug 29 - $416 −58.2% +39.6% $54.0M 7 $59 151

Tue Aug 30 - $240 −42.3% +0.8% $54.0M 7 $34 152

Wed Aug 31 - $356 +48.3% +12.7% $54.0M 7 $51 153

Thu Sep 1 - $526 +47.8% +63.4% $54.0M 7 $75 154

Fri Sep 2 - $749 +42.4% −56.2% $54.0M 4 $187 155

Sat Sep 3 - $7.4K +887.7% +147.8% $54.0M 4 $1,850 156

Sun Sep 4 - $7.6K +3.0% +664.9% $54.0M 4 $1,904 157

Mon Sep 5 #110 $351 −95.4% −15.6% $54.0M 4 $88 158

Tue Sep 6 - $92 −73.8% −61.7% $54.0M 4 $23 159

Wed Sep 7 - $198 +115.2% −44.4% $54.0M 4 $50 160

Thu Sep 8 - $69 −65.2% −86.9% $54.0M 4 $17 161

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

Cumulative total$53.1M

Apr 1Apr 18May 6May 23Jun 9

Weekend grossWk 10 · $180.4K

$13.3M

$9.4M

$6.7M

$5.2M

$2.7M

$1.3M

$958.3K

$474.2K

$163.2K

$180.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,419 → 160 −93.4%

2,408 open160 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +10.6%

−29.4%

W1→2

−28.0%

W2→3

−22.8%

W3→4

−48.4%

W4→5

−50.2%

W5→6

−28.4%

W6→7

−50.5%

W7→8

−65.6%

W8→9

+10.6%

W9→10

Steepest −65.6%Biggest gain +10.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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