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2000 • NC-17 • 1h 42m • Drama • Artisan Entertainment
🍅 80% 93% MC 71 LB 4.10 IMDb 8.3

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$65K
Limited · 2 theaters
Domestic total
$3.60M
Final
Worldwide total
$7.40M
$3.80M international
Domestic legs13.2x from $273K biggest weekend
Budget$4.5M
2000 rank#196
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Cast & crew

Full Aronofsky filmography
Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky Director Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn Starring Jared Leto Jared Leto Starring Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly Starring Marlon Wayans Marlon Wayans Starring Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald Starring
ScreenplayHubert Selby Jr., Darren Aronofsky Produced byEric Watson, Palmer West CinematographyMatthew Libatique Music byClint Mansell StudioArtisan Entertainment

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 6-8 49 $64.8K — 2 $32,385 $64.8K
2 Oct 13-15 57 $43.9K −32.3% 2 $21,939 $143.0K
3 Oct 20-22 42 $83.1K +89.5% 5 $16,627 $252.1K
4 Oct 27-29 45 $67.4K −19.0% 4 $16,838 $357.1K
5 Nov 3-5 22 $251.3K +273.1% 25 $10,053 $643.6K
6 Nov 10-12 19 $242.0K −3.7% 35 $6,915 $1.0M
7 Nov 17-19 20 $224.2K −7.4% 46 $4,874 $1.3M
8 Nov 24-26 18 $273.1K +21.8% 78 $3,502 $1.7M
9 Dec 1-3 20 $214.1K −21.6% 78 $2,745 $2.1M
10 Dec 8-10 23 $151.1K −29.4% 78 $1,937 $2.3M
11 Dec 15-17 25 $140.1K −7.3% 93 $1,506 $2.5M
12 Dec 22-24 33 $70.6K −49.6% 70 $1,009 $2.8M
13 Dec 29-31 43 $67.2K −4.8% 72 $934 $2.8M
14 Jan 5-7 42 $70.4K +4.7% 63 $1,117 $3.0M
15 Jan 12-14 43 $70.2K −0.3% 53 $1,324 $3.1M
16 Jan 19-21 47 $52.5K −25.2% 50 $1,049 $3.2M
17 Jan 26-28 51 $41.3K −21.3% 50 $826 $3.2M
18 Feb 2-4 54 $43.3K +4.9% 43 $1,007 $3.3M
19 Feb 9-11 56 $30.6K −29.3% 35 $874 $3.3M
20 Feb 16-18 47 $94.0K +207.2% 75 $1,254 $3.4M
21 Feb 23-25 51 $60.4K −35.8% 62 $974 $3.5M
22 Mar 2-4 55 $50.2K −16.9% 54 $930 $3.6M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$2.4M
Nov 5Nov 14Nov 21Dec 4Dec 13
Weekend grossWk 10 · $151.1K
$64.8K
$43.9K
$83.1K
$67.4K
$251.3K
$242.0K
$224.2K
$273.1K
$214.1K
$151.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 78 → 78 +0.0%
25 open78 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −29.4%
−32.3%
W1→2
+89.5%
W2→3
−19.0%
W3→4
+273.1%
W4→5
−3.7%
W5→6
−7.4%
W6→7
+21.8%
W7→8
−21.6%
W8→9
−29.4%
W9→10
Steepest −32.3%Biggest gain +273.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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