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J. EdgarFollow

2011 • R • 2h 17m • Biography, Crime, Drama • Warner Bros.

The most powerful man in the world.

🍅 44% 44%

59

2.92

6.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$11.20M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$37.30M

Final

Worldwide total

$84.60M

$47.30M international

Domestic legs3.3x

Budget$35M

2011 rank#82

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Cast & crew

Full Eastwood filmography

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood Director

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio Starring

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts Starring

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer Starring

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas Starring

Judi Dench

Judi Dench Starring

ScreenplayDustin Lance Black Produced byClint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Robert Lorenz CinematographyTom Stern Music byClint Eastwood StudioWarner Bros.

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 11-13 5 $11.2M — 1,910 $5,873 $11.3M

2 Nov 18-20 7 $5.9M −47.2% 1,947 $3,045 $20.7M

3 Nov 25-27 11 $5.0M −16.1% 1,910 $2,605 $28.8M

4 Dec 2-4 11 $2.3M −53.6% 1,985 $1,163 $32.6M

5 Dec 9-11 13 $1.2M −48.5% 1,555 $764 $34.8M

6 Dec 16-18 19 $386.5K −67.5% 703 $550 $35.7M

7 Dec 23-25 25 $142.1K −63.2% 455 $312 $36.1M

8 Dec 30-Jan 1 25 $245.6K +72.8% 455 $540 $36.6M

9 Jan 6-8 32 $110.3K −55.1% 152 $726 $36.9M

10 Jan 13-15 43 $55.3K −49.9% 82 $674 $37.0M

11 Jan 20-22 51 $31.1K −43.8% 46 $675 $37.0M

12 Jan 27-29 39 $108.9K +250.6% 208 $523 $37.2M

13 Feb 3-5 44 $41.2K −62.2% 135 $305 $37.3M

14 Feb 10-12 63 $13.7K −66.7% 42 $326 $37.3M

15 Feb 17-19 79 $4.0K −71.0% 11 $362 $37.3M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Wed Nov 9 — $52.6K — $52.6K 7 $7,521 -2

Thu Nov 10 — $45.9K −12.8% $98.5K 7 $6,556 -1

Fri Nov 11 #5 $4.3M — $4.4M 1,910 $2,229 1

Sat Nov 12 #5 $4.5M +4.8% $8.8M 1,910 $2,337 2

Sun Nov 13 #5 $2.5M −44.1% $11.3M 1,910 $1,307 3

Mon Nov 14 #4 $838.1K −66.4% $12.2M 1,910 $439 4

Tue Nov 15 #3 $1.0M +23.9% $13.2M 1,910 $544 5

Wed Nov 16 #3 $864.4K −16.7% $14.1M 1,910 $453 6

Thu Nov 17 #4 $738.0K −14.6% $14.8M 1,910 $386 7

Fri Nov 18 #7 $1.8M +143.3% −57.8% $16.6M 1,947 $922 8

Sat Nov 19 #7 $2.6M +45.6% −41.5% $19.2M 1,947 $1,342 9

Sun Nov 20 #7 $1.5M −41.8% −39.1% $20.7M 1,947 $781 10

Mon Nov 21 #7 $577.3K −62.0% −31.1% $21.3M 1,947 $296 11

Tue Nov 22 #7 $757.1K +31.2% −27.1% $22.1M 1,947 $389 12

Wed Nov 23 — $832.0K +9.9% −3.8% $22.9M 1,947 $427 13

Thu Nov 24 — $973.4K +17.0% +31.9% $23.9M 1,947 $500 14

Fri Nov 25 #11 $2.0M +104.5% +10.9% $25.9M 1,910 $1,042 15

Sat Nov 26 #11 $2.0M −0.9% −24.5% $27.8M 1,910 $1,033 16

Sun Nov 27 #11 $1.0M −48.7% −33.4% $28.8M 1,910 $530 17

Mon Nov 28 #10 $333.1K −67.1% −42.3% $29.2M 1,910 $174 18

Tue Nov 29 #9 $416.5K +25.0% −45.0% $29.6M 1,910 $218 19

Wed Nov 30 #9 $345.2K −17.1% −58.5% $29.9M 1,910 $181 20

Thu Dec 1 #10 $328.5K −4.8% −66.3% $30.3M 1,910 $172 21

Fri Dec 2 #11 $711.7K +116.7% −64.2% $31.0M 1,985 $359 22

Sat Dec 3 #11 $1.0M +45.1% −47.6% $32.0M 1,985 $520 23

Sun Dec 4 #11 $563.7K −45.4% −44.3% $32.6M 1,985 $284 24

Mon Dec 5 #10 $223.1K −60.4% −33.0% $32.8M 1,985 $112 25

Tue Dec 6 #10 $286.0K +28.2% −31.3% $33.1M 1,985 $144 26

Wed Dec 7 #10 $249.5K −12.8% −27.7% $33.3M 1,985 $126 27

Thu Dec 8 #10 $244.5K −2.0% −25.6% $33.6M 1,985 $123 28

Fri Dec 9 — $355.7K +45.5% −50.0% $33.9M 1,555 $229 29

Sat Dec 10 — $545.0K +53.2% −47.2% $34.5M 1,555 $351 30

Sun Dec 11 — $287.7K −47.2% −49.0% $34.8M 1,555 $185 31

Mon Dec 12 #12 $138.2K −52.0% −38.1% $34.9M 1,555 $89 32

Tue Dec 13 #12 $158.3K +14.6% −44.7% $35.1M 1,555 $102 33

Wed Dec 14 #12 $139.5K −11.9% −44.1% $35.2M 1,555 $90 34

Thu Dec 15 #12 $135.4K −3.0% −44.6% $35.3M 1,555 $87 35

Fri Dec 16 — $108.1K −20.2% −69.6% $35.4M 703 $154 36

Sat Dec 17 — $174.0K +61.0% −68.1% $35.6M 703 $248 37

Sun Dec 18 — $104.4K −40.0% −63.7% $35.7M 703 $148 38

Mon Dec 19 — $57.3K −45.1% −58.5% $35.8M 703 $82 39

Tue Dec 20 — $58.3K +1.7% −63.2% $35.8M 703 $83 40

Wed Dec 21 — $36.4K −37.6% −73.9% $35.9M 455 $80 41

Thu Dec 22 — $41.4K +13.8% −69.4% $35.9M 455 $91 42

Fri Dec 23 — $43.0K +3.8% −60.2% $36.0M 455 $94 43

Sat Dec 24 — $34.9K −18.8% −80.0% $36.0M 455 $77 44

Sun Dec 25 — $64.3K +84.2% −38.4% $36.1M 455 $141 45

Mon Dec 26 — $81.7K +27.1% +42.5% $36.1M 455 $179 46

Tue Dec 27 — $61.4K −24.8% +5.4% $36.2M 455 $135 47

Wed Dec 28 — $63.0K +2.6% +73.3% $36.3M 455 $139 48

Thu Dec 29 — $66.4K +5.4% +60.5% $36.3M 455 $146 49

Fri Dec 30 — $79.3K +19.3% +84.4% $36.4M 455 $174 50

Sat Dec 31 — $86.8K +9.5% +148.8% $36.5M 455 $191 51

Sun Jan 1 — $79.6K −8.4% +23.8% $36.6M 455 $175 52

Mon Jan 2 — $78.2K −1.7% −4.2% $36.7M 455 $172 53

Tue Jan 3 — $35.2K −55.0% −42.7% $36.7M 455 $77 54

Wed Jan 4 — $33.3K −5.4% −47.2% $36.7M 455 $73 55

Thu Jan 5 — $32.5K −2.4% −51.1% $36.8M 455 $71 56

Fri Jan 6 — $32.0K −1.5% −59.6% $36.8M 152 $211 57

Sat Jan 7 — $49.5K +54.5% −43.0% $36.8M 152 $325 58

Sun Jan 8 — $28.9K −41.6% −63.7% $36.9M 152 $190 59

Mon Jan 9 — $11.6K −60.0% −85.2% $36.9M 152 $76 60

Tue Jan 10 — $15.6K +34.7% −55.8% $36.9M 152 $102 61

Wed Jan 11 — $16.2K +4.0% −51.4% $36.9M 152 $106 62

Thu Jan 12 — $13.8K −14.7% −57.5% $36.9M 152 $91 63

Fri Jan 13 — $15.2K +9.8% −52.7% $36.9M 82 $185 64

Sat Jan 14 — $23.3K +53.7% −52.9% $37.0M 82 $284 65

Sun Jan 15 — $16.8K −27.8% −41.8% $37.0M 82 $205 66

Mon Jan 16 — $12.1K −28.1% +4.7% $37.0M 82 $147 67

Tue Jan 17 — $6.9K −43.0% −55.7% $37.0M 82 $84 68

Wed Jan 18 — $6.1K −11.7% −62.4% $37.0M 82 $74 69

Thu Jan 19 — $6.3K +3.0% −54.6% $37.0M 82 $76 70

Fri Jan 20 — $9.2K +47.2% −39.1% $37.0M 46 $201 71

Sat Jan 21 — $14.3K +55.1% −38.5% $37.0M 46 $311 72

Sun Jan 22 — $7.5K −47.5% −55.3% $37.0M 46 $163 73

Mon Jan 23 — $3.6K −52.0% −70.2% $37.0M 46 $78 74

Tue Jan 24 — $4.7K +31.7% −31.1% $37.0M 46 $103 75

Wed Jan 25 — $3.4K −29.4% −44.9% $37.0M 46 $73 76

Thu Jan 26 — $3.9K +16.5% −37.7% $37.1M 46 $85 77

Fri Jan 27 — $33.2K +749.7% +259.6% $37.1M 208 $160 78

Sat Jan 28 — $46.5K +40.2% +224.9% $37.1M 208 $224 79

Sun Jan 29 — $29.2K −37.3% +288.6% $37.2M 208 $140 80

Mon Jan 30 — $13.1K −55.0% +263.9% $37.2M 208 $63 81

Tue Jan 31 — $17.0K +29.4% +257.6% $37.2M 208 $82 82

Wed Feb 1 — $12.9K −24.0% +285.0% $37.2M 208 $62 83

Thu Feb 2 — $13.0K +1.1% +234.1% $37.2M 208 $63 84

Fri Feb 3 — $14.5K +11.4% −56.2% $37.2M 135 $108 85

Sat Feb 4 — $19.8K +36.1% −57.5% $37.3M 135 $146 86

Sun Feb 5 — $6.9K −65.2% −76.4% $37.3M 135 $51 87

Mon Feb 6 — $4.9K −29.5% −63.0% $37.3M 135 $36 88

Tue Feb 7 — $6.1K +26.0% −64.0% $37.3M 135 $45 89

Wed Feb 8 — $5.0K −19.0% −61.6% $37.3M 135 $37 90

Thu Feb 9 — $5.2K +5.2% −60.1% $37.3M 135 $39 91

Fri Feb 10 — $4.1K −21.3% −71.8% $37.3M 42 $98 92

Sat Feb 11 — $5.6K +37.3% −71.5% $37.3M 42 $134 93

Sun Feb 12 — $4.0K −29.6% −42.4% $37.3M 42 $94 94

Mon Feb 13 — $1.4K −65.0% −71.4% $37.3M 42 $33 95

Tue Feb 14 — $2.3K +66.4% −62.2% $37.3M 42 $55 96

Wed Feb 15 — $1.6K −30.1% −67.4% $37.3M 42 $38 97

Thu Feb 16 — $1.7K +4.0% −67.8% $37.3M 42 $40 98

Fri Feb 17 — $871 −48.1% −78.8% $37.3M 11 $79 99

Sat Feb 18 — $1.3K +47.1% −77.3% $37.3M 11 $116 100

Sun Feb 19 — $1.8K +42.6% −53.9% $37.3M 11 $166 101

Mon Feb 20 — $499 −72.7% −64.1% $37.3M 11 $45 102

Tue Feb 21 — $354 −29.1% −84.7% $37.3M 11 $32 103

Wed Feb 22 — $330 −6.8% −79.6% $37.3M 11 $30 104

Thu Feb 23 — $396 +20.0% −76.4% $37.3M 11 $36 105

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

Cumulative total$37.0M

Nov 9Nov 27Dec 15Jan 1Jan 19

Weekend grossWk 10 · $55.3K

$11.2M

$5.9M

$5.0M

$2.3M

$1.2M

$386.5K

$142.1K

$245.6K

$110.3K

$55.3K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 1,985 → 82 −95.9%

7 open82 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.9%

−47.2%

W1→2

−16.1%

W2→3

−53.6%

W3→4

−48.5%

W4→5

−67.5%

W5→6

−63.2%

W6→7

+72.8%

W7→8

−55.1%

W8→9

−49.9%

W9→10

Steepest −67.5%Biggest gain +72.8%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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