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2013 • R • 2h 9m • Action, Biography, Comedy • Paramount Pictures

Their American dream is bigger than yours.

🍅 49% 47%

45

3.11

6.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$20.20M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$49.90M

Final

Worldwide total

$81.30M

$31.40M international

Domestic legs2.5x

Budget$26M

2013 rank#69

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Cast & crew

Full Bay filmography

Michael Bay

Michael Bay Director

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg Starring

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson Starring

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie Starring

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub Starring

Ed Harris

Ed Harris Starring

ScreenplayChristopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Produced byMichael Bay, Ian Bryce, Donald De Line CinematographyBen Seresin Music bySteve Jablonsky StudioParamount Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Apr 26-28 1 $20.2M — 3,277 $6,178 $20.2M

2 May 3-5 2 $7.5M −62.9% 3,287 $2,285 $33.8M

3 May 10-12 3 $5.0M −33.4% 3,303 $1,514 $41.6M

4 May 17-19 4 $3.2M −35.3% 2,429 $1,333 $46.7M

5 May 24-26 12 $642.8K −80.1% 1,003 $641 $48.6M

6 May 31-Jun 2 19 $160.9K −75.0% 207 $777 $49.1M

7 Jun 7-9 29 $100.1K −37.8% 175 $572 $49.2M

8 Jun 14-16 38 $37.3K −62.8% 70 $533 $49.3M

9 Jun 21-23 47 $24.3K −34.8% 50 $486 $49.3M

10 Jun 28-30 58 $10.8K −55.7% 26 $415 $49.4M

11 Jul 5-7 29 $117.1K +985.7% 170 $689 $49.5M

12 Jul 12-14 32 $75.0K −35.9% 150 $500 $49.7M

13 Jul 19-21 48 $29.3K −61.0% 70 $418 $49.7M

14 Jul 26-28 53 $14.9K −49.2% 35 $425 $49.8M

15 Aug 2-4 63 $8.8K −41.1% 20 $438 $49.8M

16 Aug 9-11 68 $12.3K +40.5% 19 $647 $49.8M

17 Aug 16-18 48 $38.2K +210.4% 86 $444 $49.8M

18 Aug 23-25 86 $2.2K −94.2% 22 $100 $49.9M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Apr 26 #1 $7.5M — $7.5M 3,277 $2,286 1

Sat Apr 27 #2 $7.3M −2.0% $14.8M 3,277 $2,240 2

Sun Apr 28 #1 $5.4M −26.3% $20.2M 3,277 $1,651 3

Mon Apr 29 #1 $1.7M −68.5% $21.9M 3,277 $520 4

Tue Apr 30 #1 $2.0M +14.9% $23.9M 3,277 $597 5

Wed May 1 #1 $1.3M −32.9% $25.2M 3,277 $401 6

Thu May 2 #1 $1.1M −16.1% $26.3M 3,277 $336 7

Fri May 3 #2 $2.4M +113.5% −68.6% $28.7M 3,287 $716 8

Sat May 4 #2 $3.1M +31.6% −57.8% $31.8M 3,287 $942 9

Sun May 5 #2 $2.1M −33.3% −61.9% $33.8M 3,287 $628 10

Mon May 6 #2 $650.0K −68.5% −61.8% $34.5M 3,287 $198 11

Tue May 7 #2 $834.7K +28.4% −57.3% $35.3M 3,287 $254 12

Wed May 8 #2 $643.3K −22.9% −51.0% $36.0M 3,287 $196 13

Thu May 9 #2 $649.8K +1.0% −41.0% $36.6M 3,287 $198 14

Fri May 10 #3 $1.3M +106.1% −43.1% $37.9M 3,303 $406 15

Sat May 11 #3 $2.1M +58.6% −31.4% $40.1M 3,303 $643 16

Sun May 12 #4 $1.5M −27.6% −25.5% $41.6M 3,303 $466 17

Mon May 13 #3 $470.8K −69.4% −27.6% $42.1M 3,303 $143 18

Tue May 14 #3 $600.2K +27.5% −28.1% $42.7M 3,303 $182 19

Wed May 15 #3 $450.6K −24.9% −30.0% $43.1M 3,303 $136 20

Thu May 16 #4 $343.7K −23.7% −47.1% $43.5M 2,610 $132 21

Fri May 17 #4 $893.3K +160.0% −33.3% $44.4M 2,429 $368 22

Sat May 18 #5 $1.3M +48.6% −37.5% $45.7M 2,429 $546 23

Sun May 19 #5 $1.0M −23.3% −33.9% $46.7M 2,429 $419 24

Mon May 20 #4 $401.0K −60.6% −14.8% $47.1M 2,429 $165 25

Tue May 21 #4 $392.7K −2.1% −34.6% $47.5M 2,429 $162 26

Wed May 22 #4 $261.8K −33.3% −41.9% $47.8M 2,429 $108 27

Thu May 23 #9 $146.1K −44.2% −57.5% $47.9M 2,429 $60 28

Fri May 24 — $186.6K +27.7% −79.1% $48.1M 1,003 $186 29

Sat May 25 — $247.2K +32.5% −81.4% $48.3M 1,003 $247 30

Sun May 26 — $209.0K −15.5% −79.5% $48.6M 1,003 $208 31

Mon May 27 — $145.1K −30.6% −63.8% $48.7M 1,003 $145 32

Tue May 28 #10 $79.8K −45.0% −79.7% $48.8M 1,003 $80 33

Wed May 29 #10 $66.8K −16.3% −74.5% $48.8M 1,003 $67 34

Thu May 30 #12 $46.3K −30.8% −68.3% $48.9M 1,003 $46 35

Fri May 31 — $52.0K +12.4% −72.1% $48.9M 207 $251 36

Sat Jun 1 — $69.5K +33.8% −71.9% $49.0M 207 $336 37

Sun Jun 2 — $39.3K −43.4% −81.2% $49.1M 207 $190 38

Mon Jun 3 — $13.4K −66.0% −90.8% $49.1M 207 $65 39

Tue Jun 4 — $16.1K +20.2% −79.9% $49.1M 207 $78 40

Wed Jun 5 — $15.7K −2.5% −76.6% $49.1M 207 $76 41

Thu Jun 6 — $15.0K −4.3% −67.6% $49.1M 207 $72 42

Fri Jun 7 — $31.0K +107.0% −40.3% $49.1M 175 $177 43

Sat Jun 8 — $44.9K +44.6% −35.5% $49.2M 175 $256 44

Sun Jun 9 — $24.2K −46.1% −38.5% $49.2M 175 $138 45

Mon Jun 10 — $10.7K −55.9% −20.2% $49.2M 175 $61 46

Tue Jun 11 — $11.1K +4.5% −30.7% $49.2M 175 $64 47

Wed Jun 12 — $8.3K −25.9% −47.3% $49.2M 175 $47 48

Thu Jun 13 — $7.4K −10.7% −50.8% $49.3M 175 $42 49

Fri Jun 14 — $11.9K +61.0% −61.7% $49.3M 70 $170 50

Sat Jun 15 — $14.9K +25.5% −66.8% $49.3M 70 $213 51

Sun Jun 16 — $10.5K −29.6% −56.6% $49.3M 70 $150 52

Mon Jun 17 — $4.3K −58.6% −59.2% $49.3M 70 $62 53

Tue Jun 18 — $4.9K +13.9% −55.6% $49.3M 70 $71 54

Wed Jun 19 — $5.0K +0.8% −39.6% $49.3M 70 $71 55

Thu Jun 20 — $4.6K −8.4% −38.1% $49.3M 70 $65 56

Fri Jun 21 — $7.4K +62.2% −37.6% $49.3M 50 $148 57

Sat Jun 22 — $9.3K +25.7% −37.5% $49.3M 50 $186 58

Sun Jun 23 — $7.6K −18.5% −27.6% $49.3M 50 $152 59

Mon Jun 24 — $3.2K −57.2% −25.3% $49.3M 50 $65 60

Tue Jun 25 — $4.4K +35.6% −11.0% $49.3M 50 $88 61

Wed Jun 26 — $4.3K −3.3% −14.6% $49.3M 50 $85 62

Thu Jun 27 — $3.5K −17.1% −22.7% $49.3M 50 $71 63

Fri Jun 28 — $3.0K −16.1% −60.0% $49.4M 26 $114 64

Sat Jun 29 — $4.1K +39.8% −55.5% $49.4M 26 $159 65

Sun Jun 30 — $3.7K −11.4% −51.6% $49.4M 26 $141 66

Mon Jul 1 — $1.8K −50.5% −44.1% $49.4M 26 $70 67

Tue Jul 2 — $1.6K −10.9% −63.2% $49.4M 26 $62 68

Wed Jul 3 — $17.1K +956.2% +301.4% $49.4M 170 $101 69

Thu Jul 4 — $21.8K +27.4% +516.5% $49.4M 170 $128 70

Fri Jul 5 — $37.1K +70.5% +1152.4% $49.4M 170 $218 71

Sat Jul 6 — $43.6K +17.5% +952.9% $49.5M 170 $257 72

Sun Jul 7 — $36.3K −16.8% +888.1% $49.5M 170 $214 73

Mon Jul 8 — $16.7K −53.9% +821.3% $49.5M 170 $98 74

Tue Jul 9 — $19.7K +17.9% +1119.3% $49.6M 170 $116 75

Wed Jul 10 — $17.0K −14.0% −0.7% $49.6M 170 $100 76

Thu Jul 11 — $16.0K −5.5% −26.3% $49.6M 170 $94 77

Fri Jul 12 — $20.1K +25.3% −45.9% $49.6M 150 $134 78

Sat Jul 13 — $29.9K +48.7% −31.5% $49.6M 150 $199 79

Sun Jul 14 — $24.3K −18.8% −33.1% $49.7M 150 $167 80

Mon Jul 15 — $10.7K −56.1% −36.4% $49.7M 150 $71 81

Tue Jul 16 — $11.0K +2.9% −44.5% $49.7M 150 $73 82

Wed Jul 17 — $10.1K −8.2% −40.7% $49.7M 150 $67 83

Thu Jul 18 — $11.6K +15.5% −27.6% $49.7M 150 $77 84

Fri Jul 19 — $7.9K −32.3% −60.9% $49.7M 70 $112 85

Sat Jul 20 — $11.8K +50.4% −60.4% $49.7M 70 $169 86

Sun Jul 21 — $9.6K −19.1% −60.6% $49.7M 70 $137 87

Mon Jul 22 — $4.4K −53.8% −58.5% $49.7M 70 $63 88

Tue Jul 23 — $4.5K +1.4% −59.1% $49.7M 70 $64 89

Wed Jul 24 — $4.4K −1.5% −56.1% $49.7M 70 $63 90

Thu Jul 25 — $4.4K +0.6% −61.7% $49.8M 70 $64 91

Fri Jul 26 — $3.9K −11.2% −49.8% $49.8M 35 $113 92

Sat Jul 27 — $5.9K +50.4% −49.8% $49.8M 35 $170 93

Sun Jul 28 — $5.0K −16.0% −47.9% $49.8M 35 $142 94

Mon Jul 29 — $2.0K −59.5% −54.4% $49.8M 35 $58 95

Tue Jul 30 — $2.5K +22.4% −44.9% $49.8M 35 $71 96

Wed Jul 31 — $2.3K −7.9% −48.5% $49.8M 35 $65 97

Thu Aug 1 — $2.5K +11.9% −42.7% $49.8M 35 $73 98

Fri Aug 2 — $2.4K −5.9% −39.3% $49.8M 20 $120 99

Sat Aug 3 — $3.5K +44.8% −41.5% $49.8M 20 $174 100

Sun Aug 4 — $2.9K −16.9% −42.1% $49.8M 20 $144 101

Mon Aug 5 — $1.3K −56.6% −38.0% $49.8M 20 $63 102

Tue Aug 6 — $1.3K +4.3% −47.1% $49.8M 20 $65 103

Wed Aug 7 — $1.2K −10.3% −48.6% $49.8M 20 $59 104

Thu Aug 8 — $1.3K +9.6% −49.6% $49.8M 20 $64 105

Fri Aug 9 — $2.9K +124.7% +20.4% $49.8M 19 $152 106

Sat Aug 10 — $4.7K +63.4% +35.9% $49.8M 19 $248 107

Sun Aug 11 — $4.7K −0.6% +62.6% $49.8M 19 $247 108

Mon Aug 12 — $1.4K −69.2% +15.2% $49.8M 19 $76 109

Tue Aug 13 — $1.5K +1.7% +12.3% $49.8M 19 $77 110

Wed Aug 14 — $1.8K +22.5% +53.5% $49.8M 19 $95 111

Thu Aug 15 — $1.2K −31.9% −4.6% $49.8M 19 $65 112

Fri Aug 16 — $10.6K +762.0% +265.9% $49.8M 86 $123 113

Sat Aug 17 — $15.4K +46.0% +226.9% $49.8M 86 $179 114

Sun Aug 18 — $12.2K −21.0% +159.7% $49.8M 86 $142 115

Mon Aug 19 — $5.1K −58.5% +250.3% $49.9M 86 $59 116

Tue Aug 20 — $4.7K −6.4% +222.4% $49.9M 86 $55 117

Wed Aug 21 — $7.7K +62.9% +328.5% $49.9M 86 $90 118

Thu Aug 22 — $7.3K −4.9% +497.7% $49.9M 86 $85 119

Fri Aug 23 — $733 −90.0% −93.1% $49.9M 22 $33 120

Sat Aug 24 — $866 +18.1% −94.4% $49.9M 22 $39 121

Sun Aug 25 — $603 −30.4% −95.1% $49.9M 22 $27 122

Mon Aug 26 — $103 −82.9% −98.0% $49.9M 22 $5 123

Tue Aug 27 — $97 −5.8% −98.0% $49.9M 22 $4 124

Wed Aug 28 — $83 −14.4% −98.9% $49.9M 22 $4 125

Thu Aug 29 — $75 −9.6% −99.0% $49.9M 22 $3 126

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

Cumulative total$49.4M

Apr 26May 13May 31Jun 17Jul 4

Weekend grossWk 10 · $10.8K

$20.2M

$7.5M

$5.0M

$3.2M

$642.8K

$160.9K

$100.1K

$37.3K

$24.3K

$10.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,303 → 170 −94.9%

3,277 open170 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −55.7%

−62.9%

W1→2

−33.4%

W2→3

−35.3%

W3→4

−80.1%

W4→5

−75.0%

W5→6

−37.8%

W6→7

−62.8%

W7→8

−34.8%

W8→9

−55.7%

W9→10

Steepest −80.1%Best hold −33.4%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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