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Intolerable CrueltyFollow

2003 • PG-13 • 1h 40m • Comedy, Crime, Romance • Universal Pictures

Engage the enemy.

🍅 76% 48%

71

3.04

6.3

CS C+

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$12.50M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$35.30M

Final

Worldwide total

$121.00M

$85.50M international

Domestic legs2.82x

Budget$60.0M

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Cast & crew

Full Coen filmography

Joel Coen

Joel Coen Director

George Clooney

George Clooney Starring

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones Starring

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush Starring

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer Starring

ScreenplayJoel Coen, Matthew Stone, Robert Ramsey, Ethan Coen Produced byEthan Coen, Brian Grazer CinematographyRoger Deakins MusicCarter Burwell Prod. DesignLeslie McDonald StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 10-12 4 $12.5M — 2,564 $4,884 $12.5M

2 Oct 17-19 7 $6.5M −48.0% 2,570 $2,535 $22.7M

3 Oct 24-26 9 $3.6M −44.3% 2,290 $1,585 $28.3M

4 Oct 31-Nov 2 9 $2.5M −31.1% 1,661 $1,505 $31.9M

5 Nov 7-9 14 $913.9K −63.4% 672 $1,359 $33.5M

6 Nov 14-16 18 $503.0K −45.0% 393 $1,279 $34.4M

7 Nov 21-23 23 $273.3K −45.7% 302 $905 $34.8M

8 Nov 28-30 36 $138.6K −49.3% 167 $830 $35.0M

9 Dec 5-7 40 $64.3K −53.6% 143 $450 $35.1M

10 Dec 12-14 45 $49.5K −23.2% 157 $314 $35.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Oct 10 #3 $4.1M — $4.1M 2,562 $1,614 1

Sat Oct 11 #4 $5.1M +23% $9.2M 2,564 $1,990 2

Sun Oct 12 #4 $3.3M −35% $12.5M 2,564 $1,295 3

Mon Oct 13 #4 $1.3M −60% $13.9M 2,564 $519 4

Tue Oct 14 #2 $896.0K −33% $14.8M 2,564 $349 5

Wed Oct 15 #3 $732.0K −18% $15.5M 2,564 $285 6

Thu Oct 16 #4 $719.0K −2% $16.2M 2,564 $280 7

Fri Oct 17 #7 $2.3M +215% −45% $18.5M 2,570 $882 8

Sat Oct 18 #7 $2.8M +25% −44% $21.2M 2,570 $1,105 9

Sun Oct 19 #7 $1.5M −47% −54% $22.7M 2,570 $590 10

Mon Oct 20 #6 $438.0K −71% −67% $23.2M 2,570 $170 11

Tue Oct 21 #5 $527.0K +20% −41% $23.7M 2,570 $205 12

Wed Oct 22 #5 $462.0K −12% −37% $24.1M 2,570 $179 13

Thu Oct 23 #6 $475.0K +3% −34% $24.6M 2,570 $184 14

Fri Oct 24 #9 $1.1M +141% −50% $25.8M 2,290 $499 15

Sat Oct 25 #9 $1.6M +36% −45% $27.3M 2,290 $679 16

Sun Oct 26 #9 $927.5K −40% −39% $28.3M 2,290 $405 17

Mon Oct 27 #8 $274.0K −70% −37% $28.5M 2,290 $119 18

Tue Oct 28 #8 $310.0K +13% −41% $28.8M 2,290 $135 19

Wed Oct 29 #8 $287.0K −7% −38% $29.1M 2,290 $125 20

Thu Oct 30 #8 $275.0K −4% −42% $29.4M 2,290 $120 21

Fri Oct 31 #9 $565.0K +105% −51% $30.0M 1,658 $340 22

Sat Nov 1 #9 $1.3M +132% −16% $31.3M 1,661 $790 23

Sun Nov 2 #10 $622.9K −53% −33% $31.9M 1,661 $375 24

Mon Nov 3 #10 $192.0K −69% −30% $32.1M 1,661 $115 25

Tue Nov 4 #9 $224.0K +17% −28% $32.3M 1,661 $134 26

Cumulative total$32.3M

Oct 10Oct 16Oct 23Oct 29Nov 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $49.5K

$12.5M

$6.5M

$3.6M

$2.5M

$913.9K

$503.0K

$273.3K

$138.6K

$64.3K

$49.5K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 2,570 → 1,661 −35.4%

2,562 open1,661 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −23.2%

−48.0%

W1→2

−44.3%

W2→3

−31.1%

W3→4

−63.4%

W4→5

−45.0%

W5→6

−45.7%

W6→7

−49.3%

W7→8

−53.6%

W8→9

−23.2%

W9→10

Steepest −63.4%Best hold −23.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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