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2011 • R • 2h 15m • Drama, Sci-Fi • Magnolia Pictures

It will change everything.

🍅 80% 67% MC 81 LB 3.83 IMDb 7.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$257K
Limited · 19 theaters
Domestic total
$3.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$21.80M
$18.80M international
Domestic legs9.0x from $338K biggest weekend
Budget$9.4M
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Cast & crew

Full Trier filmography
Lars von Trier Lars von Trier Director Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Gainsbourg Starring Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland Starring Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Skarsgård Starring Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling Starring
ScreenplayLars von Trier Produced byMeta Louise Foldager Sørensen, Louise Vesth CinematographyManuel Alberto Claro StudioMagnolia Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 11-13 27 $257.2K — 19 $13,535 $257.2K
2 Nov 18-20 20 $337.5K +31.2% 57 $5,922 $709.2K
3 Nov 25-27 18 $329.6K −2.3% 95 $3,470 $1.2M
4 Dec 2-4 19 $270.3K −18.0% 129 $2,096 $1.6M
5 Dec 9-11 22 $230.6K −14.7% 145 $1,590 $2.0M
6 Dec 16-18 26 $133.9K −41.9% 131 $1,022 $2.2M
8 Dec 30-Jan 1 43 $63.1K — 63 $1,001 $2.5M
9 Jan 6-8 40 $87.2K +38.1% 61 $1,429 $2.7M
10 Jan 13-15 40 $78.3K −10.2% 67 $1,168 $2.8M
11 Jan 20-22 48 $48.6K −37.9% 52 $935 $2.9M
12 Jan 27-29 52 $29.9K −38.6% 23 $1,299 $3.0M
13 Feb 3-5 55 $12.2K −59.0% 13 $941 $3.0M
14 Feb 10-12 69 $9.2K −24.7% 8 $1,152 $3.0M
15 Feb 17-19 85 $2.8K −69.9% 5 $554 $3.0M
16 Feb 24-26 96 $1.4K −48.3% 3 $478 $3.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $78.3K
$257.2K
$337.5K
$329.6K
$270.3K
$230.6K
$133.9K
$63.1K
$87.2K
$78.3K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −10.2%
+31.2%
W1→2
−2.3%
W2→3
−18.0%
W3→4
−14.7%
W4→5
−41.9%
W5→6
+38.1%
W8→9
−10.2%
W9→10
Steepest −41.9%Biggest gain +38.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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