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Planet 51Follow

2009 • PG • 1h 37m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • Sony Pictures Releasing

Something strange is coming to their planet...Us!

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$12.30M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$42.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$109.00M
$66.80M international
Domestic legs3.4x
Budget$60M
2009 rank#71

Cast & crew

Justin Long Justin Long Starring Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Johnson Starring Jessica Biel Jessica Biel Starring Seann William Scott Seann William Scott Starring Gary Oldman Gary Oldman Starring John Cleese John Cleese Starring
ScreenplayJoe Stillman Produced byGuy Collins, Ignacio Pérez Dolset StudioSony Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 20-22 4 $12.3M — 3,035 $4,048 $12.3M
2 Nov 27-29 7 $10.2M −16.8% 3,035 $3,367 $28.5M
3 Dec 4-6 9 $4.4M −57.1% 2,904 $1,511 $34.1M
4 Dec 11-13 12 $2.3M −48.3% 2,570 $882 $37.1M
5 Dec 18-20 15 $810.1K −64.3% 1,349 $601 $38.5M
6 Dec 25-27 32 $104.7K −87.1% 209 $501 $39.2M
7 Jan 1-3 33 $160.0K +52.8% 209 $766 $39.6M
8 Jan 8-10 35 $82.0K −48.7% 132 $622 $39.7M
9 Jan 15-17 24 $386.4K +371.0% 371 $1,042 $40.1M
10 Jan 22-24 27 $324.9K −15.9% 308 $1,055 $40.6M
11 Jan 29-31 24 $281.7K −13.3% 282 $999 $41.0M
12 Feb 5-7 30 $224.7K −20.2% 268 $838 $41.3M
13 Feb 12-14 28 $200.3K −10.8% 226 $886 $41.5M
14 Feb 19-21 31 $176.6K −11.9% 206 $857 $41.8M
15 Feb 26-28 38 $138.7K −21.4% 164 $846 $42.0M
16 Mar 5-7 40 $95.3K −31.3% 142 $671 $42.1M
17 Mar 12-14 37 $81.9K −14.0% 94 $872 $42.2M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$40.6M
Nov 20Dec 4Dec 17Dec 31Jan 24
Weekend grossWk 10 · $324.9K
$12.3M
$10.2M
$4.4M
$2.3M
$810.1K
$104.7K
$160.0K
$82.0K
$386.4K
$324.9K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,035 → 308 −89.9%
3,035 open308 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −15.9%
−16.8%
W1→2
−57.1%
W2→3
−48.3%
W3→4
−64.3%
W4→5
−87.1%
W5→6
+52.8%
W6→7
−48.7%
W7→8
+371.0%
W8→9
−15.9%
W9→10
Steepest −87.1%Biggest gain +371.0%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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