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2014 • R • 1h 29m • Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller • Universal Pictures

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$43.90M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$126.70M

Final

Worldwide total

$457.50M

$330.80M international

Domestic legs2.89x

Budget$40.0M

2014 rank#23

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Cast & crew

Full Besson filmography

Luc Besson

Luc Besson Director

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson Starring

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman Starring

Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik Starring

ScreenplayLuc Besson Produced byVirginie Besson-Silla CinematographyThierry Arbogast MusicÉric Serra Prod. DesignHugues Tissandier StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 25-27 1 $43.9M — 3,173 $13,835 $43.9M

2 Aug 1-3 2 $18.3M −58.4% 3,202 $5,700 $79.5M

3 Aug 8-10 5 $9.5M −48.0% 3,147 $3,015 $97.5M

4 Aug 15-17 8 $5.5M −42.1% 2,520 $2,180 $107.7M

5 Aug 22-24 11 $3.5M −37.0% 1,768 $1,959 $113.7M

6 Aug 29-31 11 $2.8M −20.2% 1,293 $2,136 $117.8M

7 Sep 5-7 10 $2.0M −29.2% 1,171 $1,670 $121.2M

8 Sep 12-14 13 $1.5M −21.1% 1,068 $1,445 $123.5M

9 Sep 19-21 15 $736.8K −52.2% 788 $935 $124.8M

10 Sep 26-28 19 $370.8K −49.7% 488 $760 $125.5M

11 Oct 3-5 24 $188.6K −49.1% 255 $740 $125.8M

12 Oct 10-12 28 $174.6K −7.4% 203 $860 $126.1M

13 Oct 17-19 32 $137.7K −21.1% 180 $765 $126.3M

14 Oct 24-26 35 $90.8K −34.1% 144 $630 $126.4M

15 Oct 31-33 44 $62.7K −30.9% 113 $555 $126.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jul 24 #P $2.7M — $2.7M 0 $0 -1

Fri Jul 25 #1 $17.1M +523.7% $17.1M 3,173 $5,385 1

Sat Jul 26 #1 $15.0M −12.1% $32.1M 3,173 $4,735 2

Sun Jul 27 #1 $11.8M −21.6% $43.9M 3,173 $3,715 3

Mon Jul 28 #1 $5.0M −57.9% $48.9M 3,173 $1,565 4

Tue Jul 29 #1 $5.4M +9.5% $54.3M 3,173 $1,715 5

Wed Jul 30 #1 $3.7M −31.2% $58.1M 3,173 $1,180 6

Thu Jul 31 #1 $3.2M −13.6% $61.3M 3,173 $1,020 7

Fri Aug 1 #2 $5.5M +70.2% −67.8% $66.8M 3,202 $1,720 8

Sat Aug 2 #2 $7.3M +32.6% −51.4% $74.1M 3,202 $2,280 9

Sun Aug 3 #2 $5.4M −25.4% −53.8% $79.5M 3,202 $1,700 10

Mon Aug 4 #2 $2.3M −57.4% −53.3% $81.9M 3,202 $725 11

Tue Aug 5 #2 $2.6M +11.0% −52.7% $84.4M 3,202 $805 12

Wed Aug 6 #2 $1.9M −26.1% −49.1% $86.3M 3,202 $595 13

Thu Aug 7 #2 $1.7M −11.7% −48.0% $88.0M 3,202 $525 14

Fri Aug 8 #6 $2.8M +69.4% −48.3% $90.9M 3,147 $905 15

Sat Aug 9 #5 $3.8M +34.9% −47.4% $94.7M 3,147 $1,220 16

Sun Aug 10 #5 $2.8M −27.0% −48.5% $97.5M 3,147 $890 17

Mon Aug 11 #5 $1.2M −56.2% −47.1% $98.7M 3,147 $390 18

Tue Aug 12 #5 $1.5M +23.2% −41.3% $100.3M 3,147 $480 19

Wed Aug 13 #6 $1.1M −27.4% −42.4% $101.3M 3,147 $349 20

Thu Aug 14 #6 $871.2K −20.6% −48.2% $102.2M 3,147 $277 21

Fri Aug 15 #8 $1.6M +83.6% −43.8% $103.8M 2,520 $635 22

Sat Aug 16 #8 $2.3M +42.7% −40.6% $106.1M 2,520 $905 23

Sun Aug 17 #8 $1.6M −29.3% −42.4% $107.7M 2,520 $640 24

Mon Aug 18 #8 $618.0K −61.7% −49.7% $108.3M 2,520 $245 25

Tue Aug 19 #8 $769.3K +24.5% −49.1% $109.1M 2,520 $305 26

Wed Aug 20 #8 $618.5K −19.6% −43.6% $109.7M 2,520 $245 27

Thu Aug 21 #8 $516.3K −16.5% −40.7% $110.2M 2,520 $205 28

Fri Aug 22 #11 $1.0M +96.7% −36.5% $111.3M 1,768 $575 29

Sat Aug 23 #11 $1.5M +47.9% −34.2% $112.8M 1,768 $850 30

Sun Aug 24 #11 $945.9K −37.0% −41.4% $113.7M 1,768 $535 31

Mon Aug 25 #10 $344.0K −63.6% −44.3% $114.0M 1,768 $195 32

Tue Aug 26 #10 $442.8K +28.7% −42.4% $114.5M 1,768 $250 33

Wed Aug 27 #11 $304.5K −31.2% −50.8% $114.8M 1,768 $172 34

Thu Aug 28 #11 $289.2K −5.0% −44.0% $115.1M 1,768 $164 35

Fri Aug 29 #12 $653.5K +126.0% −35.7% $115.7M 1,293 $505 36

Sat Aug 30 #11 $1.0M +54.4% −32.8% $116.7M 1,293 $780 37

Sun Aug 31 #11 $1.1M +9.0% +16.3% $117.8M 1,293 $850 38

Mon Sep 1 #11 $769.9K −30.0% +123.9% $118.6M 1,293 $595 39

Tue Sep 2 #12 $251.5K −67.3% −43.2% $118.9M 1,293 $195 40

Wed Sep 3 #12 $206.9K −17.7% −32.1% $119.1M 1,293 $160 41

Thu Sep 4 #12 $187.5K −9.4% −35.2% $119.3M 1,293 $145 42

Fri Sep 5 #10 $538.7K +187.3% −17.6% $119.8M 1,171 $460 43

Sat Sep 6 #10 $930.9K +72.8% −7.7% $120.7M 1,171 $795 44

Sun Sep 7 #10 $486.0K −47.8% −55.8% $121.2M 1,171 $415 45

Mon Sep 8 #10 $170.1K −65.0% −77.9% $121.4M 1,171 $145 46

Tue Sep 9 #10 $216.2K +27.1% −14.0% $121.6M 1,171 $185 47

Wed Sep 10 #10 $175.8K −18.7% −15.0% $121.8M 1,171 $150 48

Thu Sep 11 #10 $175.2K −0.4% −6.5% $122.0M 1,171 $150 49

Fri Sep 12 #13 $437.9K +149.9% −18.7% $122.4M 1,068 $410 50

Sat Sep 13 #13 $704.4K +60.9% −24.3% $123.1M 1,068 $660 51

Sun Sep 14 #13 $400.4K −43.2% −17.6% $123.5M 1,068 $375 52

Mon Sep 15 #13 $139.3K −65.2% −18.1% $123.6M 1,068 $130 53

Tue Sep 16 #13 $176.7K +26.8% −18.3% $123.8M 1,068 $165 54

Wed Sep 17 #13 $149.0K −15.7% −15.2% $124.0M 1,068 $140 55

Thu Sep 18 #13 $123.2K −17.3% −29.7% $124.1M 1,068 $115 56

Fri Sep 19 #15 $208.5K +69.2% −52.4% $124.3M 788 $265 57

Sat Sep 20 #14 $334.9K +60.7% −52.5% $124.6M 788 $425 58

Sun Sep 21 #14 $193.4K −42.3% −51.7% $124.8M 788 $245 59

Mon Sep 22 #14 $74.5K −61.5% −46.5% $124.9M 788 $95 60

Tue Sep 23 #15 $86.4K +16.0% −51.1% $125.0M 788 $110 61

Wed Sep 24 #15 $71.3K −17.5% −52.2% $125.1M 788 $90 62

Thu Sep 25 #- $59.5K −16.5% −51.7% $125.1M 788 $75 63

Fri Sep 26 #- $107.3K +80.4% −48.6% $125.2M 488 $220 64

Sat Sep 27 #- $168.3K +56.9% −49.8% $125.4M 488 $345 65

Sun Sep 28 #- $95.2K −43.4% −50.8% $125.5M 488 $195 66

Mon Sep 29 #- $39.0K −59.0% −47.6% $125.5M 488 $80 67

Tue Sep 30 #14 $48.6K +24.7% −43.7% $125.6M 488 $100 68

Wed Oct 1 #14 $41.6K −14.4% −41.6% $125.6M 488 $85 69

Thu Oct 2 #- $31.6K −24.1% −46.8% $125.6M 488 $65 70

Fri Oct 3 #- $49.7K +57.1% −53.7% $125.7M 255 $195 71

Sat Oct 4 #- $86.7K +74.6% −48.5% $125.8M 255 $340 72

Sun Oct 5 #- $52.2K −39.8% −45.2% $125.8M 255 $205 73

Mon Oct 6 #- $19.2K −63.3% −50.9% $125.8M 255 $75 74

Tue Oct 7 #- $22.9K +19.8% −52.8% $125.9M 255 $90 75

Wed Oct 8 #- $20.5K −10.6% −50.7% $125.9M 255 $80 76

Thu Oct 9 #- $19.0K −7.4% −39.9% $125.9M 255 $75 77

Fri Oct 10 #- $48.7K +156.4% −1.9% $126.0M 203 $240 78

Sat Oct 11 #- $74.1K +52.1% −14.6% $126.0M 203 $365 79

Sun Oct 12 #- $51.8K −30.1% −0.8% $126.1M 203 $255 80

Mon Oct 13 #- $24.4K −52.9% +27.3% $126.1M 203 $120 81

Tue Oct 14 #- $20.2K −17.2% −12.0% $126.1M 203 $100 82

Wed Oct 15 #- $18.2K −10.1% −11.5% $126.1M 203 $90 83

Thu Oct 16 #- $16.3K −10.1% −14.0% $126.2M 203 $80 84

Fri Oct 17 #- $38.6K +136.3% −20.8% $126.2M 180 $214 85

Sat Oct 18 #- $63.0K +63.3% −14.9% $126.3M 180 $350 86

Sun Oct 19 #- $36.0K −42.8% −30.4% $126.3M 180 $200 87

Mon Oct 20 #- $14.3K −60.2% −41.2% $126.3M 180 $80 88

Tue Oct 21 #- $14.5K +1.0% −28.3% $126.3M 180 $80 89

Wed Oct 22 #- $13.6K −6.3% −25.3% $126.3M 180 $75 90

Thu Oct 23 #- $13.4K −1.1% −17.9% $126.4M 180 $75 91

Fri Oct 24 #- $24.5K +82.7% −36.5% $126.4M 144 $170 92

Sat Oct 25 #- $41.8K +70.4% −33.7% $126.4M 144 $290 93

Sun Oct 26 #- $24.5K −41.3% −32.0% $126.4M 144 $170 94

Mon Oct 27 #- $7.9K −67.7% −44.8% $126.5M 144 $55 95

Tue Oct 28 #- $9.3K +17.9% −35.6% $126.5M 144 $65 96

Wed Oct 29 #- $8.6K −7.9% −36.7% $126.5M 144 $60 97

Thu Oct 30 #- $8.6K −0.2% −36.1% $126.5M 144 $60 98

Fri Oct 31 #- $12.4K +44.9% −49.3% $126.5M 113 $110 99

Sat Nov 1 #- $31.7K +154.7% −24.2% $126.5M 113 $280 100

Sun Nov 2 #- $18.6K −41.2% −24.0% $126.5M 113 $165 101

Mon Nov 3 #- $6.8K −63.6% −14.4% $126.6M 113 $60 102

Tue Nov 4 #- $7.3K +8.3% −21.3% $126.6M 113 $65 103

Wed Nov 5 #- $6.8K −7.5% −20.9% $126.6M 113 $60 104

Thu Nov 6 #- $6.2K −8.5% −27.6% $126.6M 113 $55 105

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

Cumulative total$125.6M

Jul 24Aug 11Aug 28Sep 15Oct 2

Weekend grossWk 10 · $370.8K

$43.9M

$18.3M

$9.5M

$5.5M

$3.5M

$2.8M

$2.0M

$1.5M

$736.8K

$370.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,202 → 488 −84.8%

3,173 open488 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −49.7%

−58.4%

W1→2

−48.0%

W2→3

−42.1%

W3→4

−37.0%

W4→5

−20.2%

W5→6

−29.2%

W6→7

−21.1%

W7→8

−52.2%

W8→9

−49.7%

W9→10

Steepest −58.4%Best hold −20.2%

Run milestones

$100M in 19 days

$100M

Day 19

Aug 12

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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