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2015 • R • 1h 53m • Drama, Thriller • A24

Love knows no boundaries.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$118K
Limited · 4 theaters
Domestic total
$14.70M
Final
Worldwide total
$36.30M
$21.60M international
Domestic legs11.0x from $1.3M first wide weekend
Budget$13.0M
2016 rank#147

Cast & crew

Brie Larson Brie Larson Starring Jacob Tremblay Jacob Tremblay Starring Joan Allen Joan Allen Starring William H. Macy William H. Macy Starring
ScreenplayEmma Donoghue Based on the novel byEmma Donoghue Produced byEd Guiney, David Gross CinematographyDanny Cohen Music byStephen Rennicks StudioA24

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Oct 16-18 30 $118.3K — 4 $29,575 $118.3K
2 Oct 23-25 22 $249.7K +111.1% 23 $10,856 $404.6K
3 Oct 30-Nov 1 26 $292.6K +17.2% 49 $5,972 $789.8K
4 Nov 6-8 21 $474.0K +62.0% 87 $5,448 $1.4M
5 Nov 13-15 19 $563.7K +18.9% 133 $4,238 $2.3M
6 Nov 20-22 17 $384.8K −31.7% 160 $2,405 $2.9M
7 Nov 27-29 19 $319.9K −16.9% 175 $1,828 $3.4M
8 Dec 4-6 21 $228.6K −28.5% 175 $1,307 $3.8M
9 Dec 11-13 21 $264.6K +15.7% 198 $1,336 $4.2M
10 Dec 18-20 27 $180.2K −31.9% 171 $1,054 $4.5M
11 Dec 25-27 35 $88.5K −50.9% 100 $885 $4.8M
12 Jan 1-3 36 $116.2K +31.3% 91 $1,277 $5.0M
13 Jan 8-10 32 $115.8K −0.3% 88 $1,316 $5.2M
14 Jan 15-17 20 $759.8K +556.0% 293 $2,593 $6.0M
15 Jan 22-24 15 $1.3M +75.8% 862 $1,549 $7.9M
16 Jan 29-31 14 $1.2M −7.4% 795 $1,556 $9.9M
17 Feb 5-7 18 $731.1K −40.9% 631 $1,159 $11.2M
18 Feb 12-14 24 $449.9K −38.5% 316 $1,424 $12.0M
19 Feb 19-21 27 $408.0K −9.3% 352 $1,159 $12.7M
20 Feb 26-28 23 $579.8K +42.1% 530 $1,094 $13.5M
21 Mar 4-6 21 $461.6K −20.4% 565 $817 $14.2M
22 Mar 11-13 34 $157.0K −66.0% 202 $777 $14.3M
23 Mar 18-20 50 $53.7K −65.8% 92 $584 $14.6M
24 Mar 25-27 60 $14.1K −73.7% 34 $416 $14.6M
25 Apr 1-3 79 $4.4K −69.0% 14 $313 $14.7M
27 Apr 15-17 73 $3.6K — 6 $599 $14.7M
28 Apr 22-24 89 $1.1K −69.7% 2 $545 $14.7M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $180.2K
$118.3K
$249.7K
$292.6K
$474.0K
$563.7K
$384.8K
$319.9K
$228.6K
$264.6K
$180.2K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −31.9%
+111.1%
W1→2
+17.2%
W2→3
+62.0%
W3→4
+18.9%
W4→5
−31.7%
W5→6
−16.9%
W6→7
−28.5%
W7→8
+15.7%
W8→9
−31.9%
W9→10
Steepest −31.9%Biggest gain +111.1%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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