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2006 • R • 2h 17m • Drama, Romance • New Line Cinema
🍅 81% 82% MC 75 LB 3.72 IMDb 7.5

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$98K
Limited · 5 theaters
Domestic total
$5.50M
Final
Worldwide total
$14.10M
$8.70M international
Domestic legs14.3x from $385K biggest weekend
Budget$14M
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Cast & crew

Full Field filmography
Todd Field Todd Field Director Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Starring Patrick Wilson Patrick Wilson Starring Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly Starring Noah Emmerich Noah Emmerich Starring Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley Starring
ScreenplayTodd Field, Tom Perrotta Produced byTodd Field, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa CinematographyAntonio Calvache MusicThomas Newman Prod. DesignDavid Gropman StudioNew Line Cinema

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 6-8 41 $98.0K — 5 $19,591 $98.0K
2 Oct 13-15 45 $84.6K −13.7% 5 $16,910 $230.5K
3 Oct 20-22 26 $238.4K +181.9% 32 $7,450 $508.8K
4 Oct 27-29 27 $199.9K −16.1% 32 $6,248 $803.5K
5 Nov 3-5 30 $173.0K −13.5% 32 $5,408 $1.1M
6 Nov 10-12 35 $136.1K −21.4% 29 $4,692 $1.3M
7 Nov 17-19 29 $164.5K +20.9% 37 $4,447 $1.5M
8 Nov 24-26 33 $141.6K −13.9% 31 $4,567 $1.6M
9 Dec 1-3 30 $104.4K −26.3% 30 $3,479 $1.8M
10 Dec 8-10 36 $65.7K −37.0% 25 $2,629 $1.9M
11 Dec 15-17 31 $77.6K +18.1% 21 $3,695 $2.0M
12 Dec 22-25 27 $110.0K +41.8% 42 $2,619 $2.2M
13 Dec 29-Jan 1 32 $158.9K +44.5% 13 $12,226 $2.5M
14 Jan 5-7 28 $385.2K +142.4% 103 $3,740 $3.0M
15 Jan 12-15 35 $288.1K −25.2% 101 $2,853 $3.4M
16 Jan 19-21 38 $184.8K −35.8% 92 $2,009 $3.8M
17 Jan 26-28 37 $207.3K +12.2% 88 $2,356 $4.1M
18 Feb 2-4 36 $220.3K +6.2% 106 $2,078 $4.4M
19 Feb 9-11 34 $229.5K +4.2% 115 $1,996 $4.7M
20 Feb 16-19 42 $143.5K −37.5% 90 $1,594 $4.9M
21 Feb 23-25 49 $64.3K −55.2% 61 $1,054 $5.1M
22 Mar 2-4 50 $69.4K +7.9% 62 $1,119 $5.2M
23 Mar 9-11 51 $56.2K −18.9% 59 $953 $5.3M
24 Mar 16-18 53 $36.2K −35.7% 47 $769 $5.4M
25 Mar 23-25 56 $27.5K −24.0% 43 $640 $5.4M
26 Mar 30-Apr 1 55 $18.1K −34.2% 26 $696 $5.4M
27 Apr 6-8 75 $7.0K −61.6% 15 $463 $5.5M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $65.7K
$98.0K
$84.6K
$238.4K
$199.9K
$173.0K
$136.1K
$164.5K
$141.6K
$104.4K
$65.7K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −37.0%
−13.7%
W1→2
+181.9%
W2→3
−16.1%
W3→4
−13.5%
W4→5
−21.4%
W5→6
+20.9%
W6→7
−13.9%
W7→8
−26.3%
W8→9
−37.0%
W9→10
Steepest −37.0%Biggest gain +181.9%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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